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jshepherd5
12/6/2011 1:14:17 PM | In Some Ways It Doesn’t Seem So Long
Seventy years ago tomorrow our country was attacked.
From that day until today a whole life time has been packed.
In some ways it seems like yesterday but my, how time has flown.
One day we were teen aged kids, the next day we were grown!
I had never been off the ground before but to fly became my dream.
My Mother signed the papers but her tears became a stream.
My neighborhood was filled with friends who wanted to do their part.
We all went different ways while best wishes filled our heart!
On Sunday morning, all hell broke loose at a place called Pearl.
For many this became the beginning of a trip around the world.
For Uncle Sam this propelled our entry into the war,
That started by Hitler invading Poland when no one knew what for!
America was climbing out of depression and wheels began to turn.
Younger folks volunteered to fight while elders had to learn,
How to get the ships and planes we needed underway at once,
For they would be needed very soon to fight on many fronts!
In the meantime I began training to fly the big old B-24.
I was still a little guy my feet wouldn’t even touch the floor.
My crew was soon on the way to Europe but somewhere in between
My orders were changed and I wound up flying combat in a B-17!
Suffice to say that by the Grace of God I managed to survive.
From my twenty-five missions over Germany I did come back alive.
I wish that all the wars could end just like that one did,
In a good economy and jobs for all…thanks from this 88 year old kid!
Copyright 2011
Jacob Nathaniel Shepherd
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EDanaII
12/7/2011 8:12:53 AM | 
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donaldbyers
12/7/2011 4:47:06 PM | We shall not Forget!!!!
Sgt. Donald C. Byers, 613th Bomb Squadron, Togglier, 42-97344 Carrie B II, KIA 08/24/1944.
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Josie
12/8/2011 10:51:55 AM | Good stuff Jake! Always young at heart...I like that!
Josie 🙂
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Jackie Sharp Sheflin
2/6/2012 3:06:34 PM | I love this poem ..even though I had tears when finished...thank you for sharing.
Jackie
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