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“A Prayer”
This is to the being I know as God
God please help me to be a better human being
As a young man, I killed a lot of people
for no good reason!
What became no good reason!
I would love to blame someone else, anyone
else for how I feel about what I did,
the killing.
What I thought I had to do to survive to be a
good American like my dad.
I must have had other choices.
I know I had other choices
Forgive me
I will try to do good things to my fellow human
beings like nursing,
Fighting fire and save lives. It's what I know.
Until you call for me, or whatever way you use
to make this pain end.
God; you can take me anytime!
Me
-- Bill Barbeau
Note: Bill Barbeau was a Marine Scout Dog Handler, "Satan serial number 961X", in the Vietnam War. Lance Corporal Barbeau was a member of the 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division "Lucky Lark." He is now a firefighter in Somerville, Massachusetts.
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