Member Poems, Songs, Stories and Musings
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The Florida Veterans’ Hall Of Fame never expected the Hall of Fame always related it to a game my veteran work was done with love with great help from The Man above when I study about each member such a group I can’t remember this gathering of veterans is quite elite the likes of which will nill repeat doctors, nurses, colonels and privates Air Force and Navy combat pilots senators, congressmen, governors and mayors educators and healers thru many layers one of our members was launched to space we even have a Tuskegee ace admirals, shirts and combat medics this is a group with high level genetics we have hero’s with lots of medals we have warriors on all different levels but it’s not about our military service giving to others is our purpose sharing of our time for others support to our sisters and brothers this is what we share the same in the Florida Veterans’ Hall of Fame David Rose Secretary FVHOF Society "And I Sit" by David Rose (a PTSD song)
Protest The War Not The Warrior Served a year in that damn war Doing what Uncle Sam called me for Didn't know the violence stateside Busy trying to save my own hyde Riots on the campus lawn Students struck with the baton In the streets were riots a plenty Not just some there were many I was sheltered from it all Working long and taking call Coming home was another war Protesters met me at the shore Protest the war I'll join you there Respect the medic I was unaware I was just doing my job Outside the wire of my FOB Now I go welcome them back Cheer them as they step the tarmac I want to try to make it right Our history I seek to rewrite David Rose No Man Comes Home From War Death and dying all around Immoral acts the most profound You could be the worst of all Or you could be the Chaps on call Any heart can plainly see There is some moral injury You may survive the war that day But intrusive thoughts are here to stay It doesn't matter who you are All from battle will endure a scar David Rose "I Started a New VA PTSD Med Today" was written, performed and recorded by David Rose. This video won first place in the VA National Festival of Creative Arts in 2015 for the humorous poetic video production category.
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Blood On My DD214 served as medic in that damn war still not sure what we fought for did a lot to save my brothers even saved some of the others stopping the bleeding was my main job a lot to lose with each heart throb grew up fast and learned a lot had to make the bleeding clot still have nightmares to this day seems I can not get away the cries and screams I heard so loud hang around as a big dark cloud destined to live my life with stress my fate was sealed when I ETS a nasty curse I should have foreseen when blood was spilled on my 214 bloody papers I carry through life a reminder of my wartime strife like giving me the boot as I walk out the door painful memories to my very core David Rose Radio interview of David Rose
Cleanup On Aisle Three Visited my local hardware store Had to pickup something for a home chore A song came over the PA that hit my trigger I stood there and cried with vigor Then I heard, "Cleanup on aisle three" Didn't take them long to get a fix on me David Rose I don't sit and think about my PTSD my PTSD thinks about me and I sit. David Rose David Rose awarding Vietnam War 50th Commemoration lapel pins in Washington DC to Vietnam War Veterans.
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Cartoons are created by David Rose
One More Orbit decades of stress from that damn war couldn’t escape from all that gore decided to make this orbit my last asked my God to please think fast He opened some ops to help my brothers offering me hope by mentoring others David Rose My Only Goal Survived the war without a gun Now back home I carry one It's sad I have to live this way My homeland in the U.S.A. Today the threat is from within This type of war is hard to win We don't know friend from foe I'd rather be a GI Joe Panama looks good to me Like many countries oversea Well, with the exception of Seoul A long way from home is my only goal David Rose The Tommy Maby story of how he escaped from a Cambodia POW camp. Tommy was ill during this interview. He passed away a short time after. Recorded and interviewed by David Rose.
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