[Peace-discuss] FW: Stalingrad 75

[Boyle, Francis A]

Francis A. Boyle
Law Building
504 E. Pennsylvania Ave.
Champaign, IL 61820 USA
217-333-7954 (phone)
217-244-1478 (fax)
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From: Boyle, Francis A
Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2017 10:11 AM
To: sectns.aals at lists.aals.org
Subject: Stalingrad 75

Stanlingrad

We got off the boat at the dock
Walking into town I was asked
Could I lay some flowers
At the War Memorial
On the Banks of the Volga?
Of course I said yes
Honored and pleased
My Dad had fought the Japanese
At Saipan and Tinian and Okinawa
Nazis were not his war
But we were all Allies together
In the Noble Cause to Defeat Fascism
As I neared the Statue
On the Banks of the Volga
Young Komsomol Girl appeared
All dressed in white
Carrying a wreath of red roses
She gave to me
A band was playing
Joyful, not somber, but subdued
Town Elders assembled
Sun was shining
Most beautiful day
On the Banks of the Volga
I lay my wreath of roses
To the Defenders and Victims of Stalingrad
Bowed my head in silent reflection
If the Soviets had not held at Stalingrad
All Europe today would be speaking German
And saluting: Heil Hitler!
Deutschland, Deutschland
But not Uber Alles
My Dad was smiling
On the Banks of the Volga
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Francis A. Boyle
Law Building
504 E. Pennsylvania Ave.
Champaign, IL 61820 USA
217-333-7954 (phone)
217-244-1478 (fax)
(personal comments only)

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