Russ Vaughn Vietnam Vet Poet

Vietnam Veteran Russ Vaughn Speaks out on McCain and the primary results

Vietnam Veteran Russ Vaughn Speaks out on McCain and the primary results

By Cao on 2/6/2008

Through email from Russ, posted also at Old War Dogs.
I am troubled by tonight’s primary results, especially troubled by the prospect that I may be forced to vote for an unprincipled political chameleon like McCain in order to save our country from two politicians, Bill and Hillary Clinton, who are even more unprincipled, even to [...]

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Russ Vaughn on McCain

By Cao on 1/30/2008

From Old War Dogs-”Not so Fast there, McCain!”:
Up front, as a Vietnam veteran, I will readily concede that I respect John McCain for his service to his country, first as a naval aviator and POW in Vietnam, then for his long years in our national Congress. I even will admit to [...]

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Of Eagles and Chickens

By Cao on 9/15/2007

We Americans are a mix of birds,
Some soarers, others grounders;
And from their strong, enduring words,
More Eagles were among our Founders.
But different birds this domain share,
Some soaring, some just clucking;
While Eagles soar, patrol the air;
Penned Chickens wait for plucking.
Eagles have sharp, raptor eyes,
Not so in birds fear stricken;
An Eagle fights to own his skies,
Not so the [...]

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Not Even a Contest

By Cao on 7/29/2007

I’m a soldier; haven’t been in uniform in forty years but the six years of active duty I did serve and the ensuing thirty-plus years I’ve spent working with the U.S. military, instilled in me certain qualities and beliefs that have grown and persisted within me all these decades and provide me with the basis [...]

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Wild Irish Rose

Wild Irish Rose

By Cao on 4/5/2007

From Old War Dogs by Russ Vaughn, sent to me through email. God bless you, Russ!

Wild Irish Rose – by Russ Vaughn
What is that stench wafts ‘neath the nose?
Is it ABC’s Wild Irish Rose?
Must we endure this big broad’s ranting,
That has the liberal loon’s all chanting?
Dubya brought those towers down,
Claims this crazy corpulent clown.
Is [...]

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saddle up! Fly High, you eagles, soar!

saddle up! Fly High, you eagles, soar!

By Cao on 2/25/2007

Editor’s note: Jane Fonda and Cindy Sheehan are going to be at the Washington protest on March 17th. The group Gathering of Eagles was started in order to defend our Vietnam Wall against those mealy mouthed anti-war leftists who don’t give a damn about our boys or the Iraqis. You can get this [...]

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Teherani Johnie

By Cao on 12/28/2006

This has been published elsewhere, but Russ sent it to me today, and it just seemed to ‘fit’.
Teherani Johnni
The gift that keeps on giving,
That’s what John Kerry is;
As long as that fool’s living,
He’ll keep us blogs in biz.
Big John’s too dumb to ever get
His big foot from his mouth;
So at ease, relax, you Swiftvets,
His campaign’s [...]

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Good enough to Die For

By Cao on 12/16/2006

by Russ Vaughn (emailed personally to me by Russ himself, posted here with permission and also posted at the American Thinker1 and Old War Dogs2)
I have just read a mea culpa by Vietnam War protestor, novelist and poet, Pat Conroy3, who possesses the literary skills to express what I am willing to bet many [...]

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Fasting like they fight

By Cao on 7/13/2006

Fasting Like They Fight – by Russ Vaughn
It is almost comic, nah, hell, it’s hilarious, to watch the Moonbats, led by their batty high priestess, Cindy Sheehan, undertake their new attempt to garner media attention. When I first heard about their planned Troops Home Fast, my immediate reaction was, “Hey, she can stand to lose [...]

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Higher Education-as seen at the American Thinker-by Russ Vaughn

By Cao on 4/8/2006

Higher Education
Inspired by the Sean Hannity interview with Ward Churchill
We send our kids to college,
To get an education;
We send them there for knowledge,
Not to learn to hate their nation.
The billions that we pay,
These high priced institutions,
Should pay to teach our kids a way,
To seek life’s best solutions.
But Sixties losers from the Left,
Have seized the ivory [...]

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WaPo Weasels

By Cao on 2/5/2006

WaPo Weasels
Wanna draw a soldier, Toles? Here I am,
Back with all four limbs from Vietnam.
You wanna draw pictures of fighting men?
Just tell me where and tell me when.
I’ll give you a pose to impress any viewer,
Your punk arty ass comatose in the sewer.
Like all of your kind you don’t have a clue
Who fightin’ men are [...]

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Force Multipliers

By Cao on 1/4/2006

Force Multipliers
Wikipedia: force multiplier-a military term referring to a factor that dramatically increases (hence multiplies) the combat-effectiveness of a given military force.
In Iraq an IED explodes,
An American soldier dies,
But that blast will grow as the media blow
It up before our eyes.
And trumpet to the watching world,
These fifth column falsifiers,
Like sheep they bleat we face defeat,
Our [...]

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Paristine – by Russ Vaughn

By Cao on 11/13/2005

Paristine
With a nod to Joseph Farah at World Net Daily
Jacques and his frères are surely weeping
Les pauvres immigrès have caught them sleeping,
Paysans revolt, their emotions churning,
What’s that odeur? Is Paris burning?
Within the banlieues there’s no joy
Among les jeunes who are sans emplois
What, take a job? Not the way to go;
We’d rather riot, torch your Peugeot.
Ah, [...]

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Russ Vaughn on Cindy Sheehan “A Useful Death”

By Cao on 8/14/2005

A Useful Death
A mother’s anguish turns to ire,
Her liquid tears to spears of fire,
A useful fool for the liberal Left,
All hatred now, no more bereft.
The honor which her son embraced,
Is now dishonored, now disgraced,
As his mother stands atop his grave,
From there to shriek, from there to rave.
Yes, some are maddened in their grief,
And grief can [...]

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Why Was It My Son Had to Die? – a poem

By Cao on 8/6/2005

Sent to me by Russ through email. Thanks Russ. Also posted at The American Thinker.
To the families of the brave Ohio Marines
Why was it my son had to die,
To preserve some truth? To hide a lie?
Why did my country ask of me,
To sacrifice my hopes so totally?
Why must one home give [...]

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