


A Squaddies Lament
Many times I wonder why!
They were the one’s who had to die
I was the one too scared to live
They were the one’s with more to give
Five of us went out that day
Four great pals were blown away
No warning given, mine fields ahead
A flash, a bang, and four mates dead
I still can’t comprehend just why
I’m still alive ? yet they had to die.
Arthur Lane