Poppy Eradication Force Poem

I have posted a poem on this page written by a person I use to work with on the Poppy Eradication Force in Afghanistan.

Here is the Poem:

From: cathcaliao@yahoo.comTo: cathcaliao@yahoo.comSubject: POEM for PEFDate: Thu, 7 Jan 2010 10:22:25 +0430

I am not a professional writer and just write once in a while but I hope you’ll like this one.. Happy New Year!

Poem of PEF Team

You may have come and goBut only as PEF knowsWhat you and I been throughIt wasn't easy but it was fun too.

It's been awhile since PEF is goneWherever you and others areThe time we shared in Ghan,The best experience we vowed

People like us are unusual,As no one else would dareDeploying to Helmand or UruzghanEven the Faizabad to Kandahar.

If many say it’s impossibleConvoying thousands of peopleMoving hundred kilometers of trucksFrom Kabul to all the country sides.

Road was rough, vehicle was fuck’dIt was snowing, it was rainingMortars here, bombs are nearWe get attacked front and back.

In the desert, we set our tentsNo shower and no entertainment.Others are clearing the perimeterWhile RA is preparing the cold dinner

The next morning is the real missionEntering dangerous places like NataliCutting many hectares of field poppiesFarmers are angry and terrorists set the IED’s.

We fought alongside with Diablo in the airWithdrew if innocents were approaching.Poppy Eradication Force is what we doNot to eliminate the civilians too.

Back in base, we recollect what we didAnd carefully planned the next field operation.Then, rest in the cots, sleep even if it’s coldAnd landing rockets are the jokes told.

The Cutting Season of January to JuneIt was the toughest and the greatest.We got to know each others,Just like as brothers and sisters.

It was a love and hate relationshipsBut now we can’t help,Not to missed one anotherWish we could work together again.

You may think I didn’t like youBut I do have a lot of respect for you,I am breathing because of you,I am thankful I’ve worked with you.

They said we were only lucky,The mission ended with no injuries.But we just proudly response,That's because we are professionals!

Thank you for your visit.

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