I am Rhea Noel. I was Navy here in the US for two years, and am now a disabled veteran. I served proudly and am now concerned with our men and women overseas fighting this war.This site is in honor of all Active Duty Military and All veterans world wide. You will find pages of poetry written by veterans and by myself. I hope you stop and read some of the best war poetry to hit the internet and take a moment to remeber the freedoms you have are because so many men and women were willing to risk their lives to give you yours.

All works on the following pages are copyrighted. That means they cannot be used without the express permission of the Artist themselves. I will be providing links to their original websites for you to visit and ask permission if you so feel that you must have a copy of their works Thank you for stopping in...I hope you like what you read.

Sincerly,
Rhea Noel
           Soldier

Sitting here, a vacant face, one of disbelief,
the ravages of war, the skin now cold, of the man beneath
A soldier cries, tears of pain, for a fallen friend,
One who must now be sent home, a family full of pain.

He fought for peace and for hope
a new world to provide
He heard the bombs, saw the tears, a world blown up at night.
Bullets flew, and grenades, and Tommys filled the sky...
He fought so bravely, no one knew, that he cried at night.

Family so far away, so many now torn here,
and for his own, freedom rings, for others he shed a tear.

He is a fallen soldier, a Hero, through and through,
he fought for freedoms' ringing bell,
for them and me and you.

So before you condemn this war
think of all you have...
how many soldeirs died, their lives they freely gave,
so that the life you lead is safe from fear
free to live day to day??

Rhea Noel MacDonald
copyright 04APR2003  0939am
This award was given to me for this war poem on 05APR2003 by the Vietnam Veterans World Wide. I am honored to have recieved it. Please veiw their site at www.oocities.org/poppa1david/index.html
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Marty Bell created the wonderul graphics in detail on this page. They are copyrighted, so please do not steal them or claim them as your own. Visit his site at http://martybell.com
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Sites for War Poetry By Friends
You will find poems by these artists on my site, but their own sites are more extensive and contain their full volumes...please visit their sites for even more war poetry.
David R. Alexander
Faye Sizemore
Ruby Alexandra Beloz
Military Travels (Penthouse)
Anthony "Tony" Pahl
Mouses Poetry Archive
Poets found on these pages:
Friends whose pages are worth reading:
Writings of Boondockers Poetic Justice
I will be adding more poets as permission is granted to use their work...please come back often. Click on the button to the left to access pages of poetry by these authors that I have assembled. Click on the name to go directly to their site.
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Other important sites to check out that will touch you:
Roll Call
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