Stories/Poems | 101st Airborne 327 Infantry

An on-growing collection of Stories and Poems, most of them written by our own 327th Eagles.

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STORIES

Flight home Richard F. Denne		Brave Falcon Ken "Doc" Nance

"I came to see my son's name." Jim Schueckler	Dixon Ken "Doc" Nance	Memorial Day 2007 A Vet Who Remembers His Brothers.

The Honor Company Robert Leonard	The Day Ballanger Died Robert Leonard	Then and Now Mark A. Petersen

My Journey Back Mark A Petersen	Does the first Amendment give us the right to desecrate the American flag? Authur Unknown	June 1968 Dong Tam James Taylor

Where Are the Seats? Don Matthews	A Warrior's Last Steps Home Authur Unknown	544th Replacement CO. Tom "Buddha" Jones

Vietnam: The Way It Was Tom "Buddha" Jones	PTSD program at the VA Bay Pines Hospital, Tree Ceremony. Steve Merrill	Basic Training 1969 Tom "Buddha" Jones

The Lucky Ones Tom Caramanno	Survival on Birmingham Dan Clint	An Unusual Birthday Party Tom Caramanno

Remarks, made to a reunion of old aviators Joe Galloway	Remembering Viet Nam John Stiles	Prejudice Dan Clint

Thoughts on Independence Day Rex Andrea	Going Down, But Not To Woodstock By Morris Cox	Vietnam Facts vs Fiction CPT. Marshal Hanson, U.S.N.R (Ret.)

VeteranÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s Day, 1992, Letter to the Editor Tom Carpenter	The Fatal Wounding of Bret Crandall Tom Carpenter	Introduction to War Mo Cox

Doc Lefty Keeps an Unwanted Rifle John Neely	What a Tangled Web We Weave--Decoding the Mystery That is HOOAH By Sgt. Michael Volkin	"Was There Last Night" Robert Clark

Remembering a Soldier's Mother - the hero's hero Steve Shewalter	Old Sarge Gets a Care Package Russ Vaughn	Long Journey Home Dave Demsey

Law "Yankee" Jim Simchera	Grunts Have a Sick Sense of Humor, Gomers Party Dave Shade	Looking Cool Dave Shade

Terry DeVine column: N.D. oral history project reunites veterans who served in combat	The Long HUE Home Contributed by Conley and JoAnn Wilkerson	Echoes From Vietnam Myrna Wilson

When a Good Jump Goes Bad T.J. McGinley	Vietnam Veteran's Memorial for Veteran's Day Mike Moreno	My First Night Jump T.J. McGinley

Black Panther's Helmet Dale Wiese	The Final Inspection Authur Unknown	Veterans Day 2003 Barry W. Fox

Dear Vietnam Veteran, Jack Cunningham	"When the Good Lord was creating Vietnam Vets" Authur Unknown	Honor Among Soldiers Joseph L. Galloway

Joe Linda Patterson	Memories Roy Aguero	Downed Choppers Hank Ortega

Water Roy Aguero	Brief History of FB Veghel Steve Patterson/Roy Aguero	A Snake Story Roger Morris

Our Experiences In Vietnam Were Not All On The Down Side T. J. McGinley	Veghel, An Old Soldier Remembers Roger Morris	Recovering Fallen Brothers Roger Morris

Medics Roger Morris	Point Men Roger Morris	What Does a Hero Look Like Lester Montgomery

The Telegram Edith Montgomery	Becoming "Legal" in Nam Roger Huffman	Popcorn T.J. McGinley

The Man of the Mountains Leslie Hughes	Hill 882 Ted McCormick	LZ Construction Dale "Hannibal" Hansen

Forever Changed by Vietnam Tim Lickness	Morale As High As The Clouds	LZ Construction Part 2 Marion "Mouse" Hammond

Rescue of Dustoff 65 Tim Lickness	Radioman Story Dan Stroebel	The Train Station Wayne Gaskins

Vietnam 1968 Tim Lickness	Lucky To Adjust Jim "Doc" Webb	Going Home "Yankee Jim" Simchera

Everything I Ever Needed To Know In Life, I Learned As A Helicopter Crew Member In Vietnam Dan O'Brien	Eye Witness Accounts Pete Mitchell/Dave Gratton	Reunion Tim Lickness

Generals I Have Known Donald W. Aird	Hill 86 Douglas N. Field	My First Jump George Santaguida

VIETNAM: A Look Back- At The Facts K. G. Sears, Ph.D.	Reds were planning to assault firebase Submitted by Ted McCormick	Who Are The Eagles? Rick "Pointman" Swing

Letter to the Editor of Vietnam Magazine from John Pagel II	The "Things" They Carried Tim O'Brien	Murphy's Law Authur Unknown

Delta Air Strike Ben Costello & Dick Farr	Retired Lt. Gen. James Link	Let us never forget Authur Unknown


POEMS/SONGS
	When We Saw Them Coming Up The River Chapman Burgess

A Vietnam Point Man Jerry R. Rogers	The Things I Carry Michael Marks 2007	What Was it Like Being 21? Douglas R. Bergman

I Am An American Soldier Susan Paredez	AGENT ORANGE PAIN Mary Rogers	Humping The Jungle Chapman Burgess

The Reunion By Rachel Firth	Love Rises in the Body and Stalls in the Heart Chapman Burgess	Point Man Jim Wilson

Freedom is Not Free Kelly Strong	Memorial Day May 30, 2006 Ted Luna	"The Wall" Kelly Strong

Crazy Nut Chapman Burgess	Bury Me With Soldiers Unknown	Drops Wes Byrd

ONE HUNDRED AND ONE EAGLES FLY Tribute to the 101st Airborne, U.S.Army (Author Unknown)	Fightin' Words Russ Vaughn	Christmas Wish Michael Marks

All I Ask Written by Those Who Were There	A Tribute To Veterans Jerry Calow	Sheepdogs Russ Vaughn

"Night and Days Gone By" Mike "Doc" Ainsworth	Of Airborne Wings and C.I.B. Claude A. Frisbie	The Animal Grunt Keith Colville

The Sands of Christmas Michael Marks	For My Friend Snow Mike "Doc" Ainsworth	The Name on the Wall Michael Marks

The Vet Lee O'Neill	THE VIETNAM WAR Mary (Houck) Rogers	"High Flight" John Gillespie Magee, Jr.

I Served My Time In Hell Bob Graves	REMEMBRANCE DAY Don McKinley	Soldier George Skypeck

COBRA Bill Fowler	Coward's Stock Michael Clancy	Hot L.Z. Michael Clancy

Cycle of Life Walt Towers	The Wannabe Rick Swing	Quiet War Michael Clancy

Time In Hell Walt Towers	Journey Thru Hell Jim Wilson	A Soldier's Christmas Michael Marks

A Day to Remember Michael Marks	Boonie Rat Ballad Ronald W. Jordan	Battleground James Wainscoat

She Didn't Want to Play Wayne Gaskins	A Wife's Prayer Edith Montgomery	Why Gary Berry

The Wall Still Teaches, Still Reaches David C. Moore	Ode to the Airborne Infantryman of the 1st Bde. 101st Author Unknown	A Paratrooper's Boots Edith Montgomery

JUST A COMMON SOLDIER (A Soldier Died Today) A. Lawrence Vaincourt	My Vietnam Moon John Farr	This Wall R.G. Collier Sr.

To All Veterans Alan Wilkerson	The Man In The Doorway Michael Ryerson	Vietnam Mist Author Unknown

Eleven Bravo Invocation Gary McGinnis	A Soldier Samantha	FREEDOM OR PEACE Ron Jones

Who Stands Alone Michael Marks	Veteran (Author Unknown)	WAR, WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR...? Peter S. Griffin

Things you didn't do (Author Unknown)	Wall Poem (Author Unknown)	I AM THE INFANTRY Harvey Larry Wilson