The Soldier Poem by George L. Skypeck, as seen at the Indiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery, in Madison, Indiana. Skypeck is a decorated disabled Vietnam veteran, awarded the Purple Heart and Bronze star among numerous other metals. He rose from private to captain during his service, and after the war became a well known artist.
“I was that which others did not want to be. I went where others feared to go, and did what others failed to do. I asked nothing from those who gave nothing, and reluctantly accepted the thought of eternal loneliness … should I fail. I have seen the face of terror; felt the stinging cold of fear; and enjoyed the sweet taste of a moment’s love. I have cried, pained, and hoped … but most of all, I have lived times others would say were best forgotten. At least someday I will be able to say that I was proud of what I was … a soldier.”
A view of the Little Grand Canyon in the San Rafael Swell in central Utah, from the Wedge Overlook at sunset. The Swell is a beautiful area south of Price that offers an abundance of interesting rock formations, desert wild life, and the historic petroglyphs of the Fremont, and other Native American tribes. It offers a preview of what awaits visitors further south in the magnificent canyon country of the Colorado Plateau.
A POW-MIA flag accompanied by an American Flag against a blue sky at the Indiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Madison, Indiana. The POW-MIA Flag is the official symbols of the National League of POW/MIA Families, which was created in 1970 to bring awareness to prisoners of war (POW) and those missing in action (MIA), from the Vietnam War. The flag, adopted in 1972, has since become a widely adopted symbol, visible at most military installations, US Post Offices, as well as federal and local government agencies, and veteran group posts and celebrations. Two slogans are visible in the image, “You are not forgotten” was official adopted by the National League of POW/MIA Families as their motto, and “Freedom Is not Free” is a common statement reminding everyone that the price of American comes at a tremendous cost of human lives that should be remembered and respected.
