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[aid] => mick
[title] => Death of a WWII Veteran
[time] => 2004-03-20 22:36:55
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[bodytext] => His chipmunk cheeks were worried to white flags hung below his crystal blue eyes encircled by dry redness, lending his mien a patriotic touch. For those colors he fought and lived and with those colors he fought and died. And now, in death, they’re draped over his body as fellow veterans discharge their rifles to salute him. He’s gently lowered to the rich odor of damp earth, a trip back to Philippine jungles, a trip back to the country farm, away from the dry sterile nursing home, where he fought and lost his final battle. [comments] => 1 [counter] => 392 [topic] => 39 [informant] => Jessica_Saini [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 0 [ratings] => 0 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => Grief )
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