A Classic Example

He’s a classic example
of an individual that was never
able to transition back
He died homeless,
alone in the woods on a mattress.
He was buried
with a General present,
an honor guard made
a rifle salute
to the deceased Vietnam veteran.
He died of natural causes from heart failure.
Just another casualty of the Vietnam War.
It just took a few more years
to run its course.
The 64 year old was buried
next to his father.
Both were sergeants in the U.S. Army.
The father in World War II,
His son in the Vietnam.
He graduated in 1967
signed up for the Army,
to fight in Vietnam.
He just wanted to put in
his two years
and get out.
He returned
but he didn't really leave Vietnam.
People expected him to be
the same person that left,
but he was different.
His dad saw the difference.
"You're shell-shocked,"
He was found in a small wooded area
behind a gas station.
A lot of people knew of him.
He was homeless
for at least 25 years.
There's no clear record
of what happened to him
after his tour in Vietnam.
A classic example of an individual
that was never able to transition back.