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Ode to the Coho
Contributed by
Jim_Cundiff
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Wednesday, 31st July 2002 @ 06:51:39 AM in AEST
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Oh, brave warriors,
who fought beside Americans
in the highlands of Vietnam.
You fought so well you were
promised the freedom in our country
that was for centuries
denied you in your own.
So much like our Cherokee
are you.
Trail of Tears, Broken Promises
life and liberty denied,
Forgotten by all but a few.
Once you numbered four thousand,
Now you stand,
the noble two hundred.
All that was left
when the promises were
finally kept.
Thirteen years too late for most.
Even encaged, you still stood proud.
Still encaged, you said,
we go together or not at all,
If one must have been left behind,
Two hundred would still remain
locked away in a prison camp,
instead of here, in America
where you belong,
One in spirit, now rest in peace.
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Jim_Cundiff
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2002-07-31 06:51:39]
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Re: Ode to the Coho
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by ginsdance on
Wednesday, 31st July 2002 @ 03:26:15 PM AEST
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This was something that I didn't know... and I pride myself on knowing my American history... I s'pose you don't know why we left those poor people over there for 13 years, do you? At least they are free now... thank you for sharing this.
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