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Dear Winston ...


“Truth

is often attended

by a bodyguard

of lies”

 

A consequence

so precious

its veracity

must hide

 

Deep within

the smoke

on a battlefield

most dire

 

Victory burns

within each man

intrepid

— to inspire

 

(Tribute To D-Day: February, 2025) 

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