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The Thousand Yard Stare674 viewsPainting by Bill Smock of Gary Sheets and Ed Kawczynski. This picture not only captures the botherhood that combat creates, but the emotion and void of emotion.Apr 19, 2011

Edward Kawczynski290 viewsJul 10, 2005

August 19th, 1968394 viewsI read with interest the article about Roger Hayes receiving his Purple Heart. It brought back a flood of memories. I was there on that APC with Roger that day. I was about 3 feet away from him, so it is possible that the fragment that ricocheted into his arm is from the same AK47 round that hit me on my side. I caught 4 (minor) fragments.
During this same firefight, a round went through my helmet.
The cleaning rod shows the path. The exit hole is about the size of a quarter. It grazed my scalp and knocked me out for a few seconds. Bo Smith also had a round go through his helmet during this fight. John Lewis (our driver) was hit in the neck (also a ricochet).
Jul 10, 2005

Gary Sheets & Ed Kawczynski have the 1000 yard Stare772 views1000 YARD STARE

If you've been there
you know this well
the stare of a man
who's been through hell
in search of a friend
who can't be found
only to be told
he's homeward bound
ain't nuthin' to it
it don't mean a thing
another brother flying
upon silver wings
push it back
try not to care
bury the emotion
with the 1000 yard stare

©Richard D. Preston
2000

International War Veterans' Poetry Archive Jul 10, 2005

Buddist College314 viewsJul 10, 2005

water front property257 viewsJul 10, 2005

Kids and Papa San214 viewsJul 10, 2005

Vendors230 viewsJul 10, 2005

Kids scrambling for tossed C's222 viewsJul 10, 2005

212 viewsJul 10, 2005

Nui Ba Den228 viewsJul 10, 2005

We were on road security and a track hit a mine.243 viewsJul 10, 2005

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