Hero and a man of honor
Plane shot down in Nam
Made it to shore
Made it to land
Wounded and torn
Found by enemy
Beaten and bound
Imprisoned in the dark
Given away out
Said last in
Said last out
Refused to go
Refused to comply
Beaten and bound
Tortured beyond human belief
Just a skeleton of a man
Released after five and a half years
Battered and torn
Mind still there
Mind still alive
Gave his body for country
Gave his life for country
Returned from hell
Returned to sanity
Built a life on honor
Built a life for duty
Gave his all for the people
Gave his all for his country
Naval aviator
Senator
Father
A man of honor and valor
Written in honor of a real hero. He is the type of man and officer that I would have followed to hell and back. For I know that he would have gotten myself and others out of the raging fire and into the green fields of peace. Ret. SFC Naida L. Enstone