korea war memorial and poem
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Korean Conflict1950-1953
War Memorial and I AM NOT FORGOTTEN POEM
(Burma)
“I Am Not Forgotten”By Richard L. Kirk (USA C/58AFA/3DIV)
I have walked these Korean hills before, crossed these rivers
I have passed through these fields, heavy with the odor of growth
My presence is here… and elsewhereIn the pages of a letter, yellow with age
At the edge of a photograph, on a torn dance program
I am by love begottenI am not forgotten
I am here in the hearts of those who were with me
On the perimeter, at Inchon, at The Reservoir and The River
And in the hearts of those who waitedIn their thoughts I walk again
And I wait at the curb in my car on a soft summer evening
The sounds of crickets, of passing automobiles
And the muted songs of the city are nearI am a tear in the eyes of mothers, sisters,
fathers,Brothers, wives, friends, lovers
I am by love begottenI am not forgotten
I am black, white, Jewish, Gentile, red, yellowI speak English, Korean, Chinese,
Turkish, Greek, SpanishI am known in many countries and by many
peopleI have heard the rush of summer seas
and the fist of thunderI have known a distant star on a cold December night
And I have known the love of a friend who would die for me
And I for himI am by love begotten
I am not forgotten
TV Series:
1972 –
1983Mobile Army Surgical Hospital
Pool of Remembrance
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