Hi, this is Walleye Tom Talking to you. Most of you know me because I live in Land O' Lakes. I'm going to be reading a poem here that was written by my company in the Marine Corps in 1966, before we went into a battle at Quang Tri. And I want you to please understand that this was written by those that died over there too.

We fought in Vietnam
The land that God forgot
The mountains high, the rivers dry, the sun is
Blazing hot.

We cleaned a million rifles
And twice as many guns
And when we found a little time
We did the work not done

Early morn' that unforgettable day
We moved out in full force
We never forgot to pray
By sun up on that April day
We knew the battle was on its way

When all was done and the smoke had cleared
Those left saw the color they had feared
Red all over I could hear, pink mist was everywhere
From front to rear

We fought in mud and blazing heat
1000 enemy lay dead at our feet.

For all my brothers who died at Quang Tri
You fought so bravely for us to be free.

Let all America know, it will always be free
As long as we have Veterans, like at the
Battle of Quang Tri.