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Leaflet, Theme 2, Developed: Nov 67
2263, "NVA Poem"
Size: 5 x 7, 1 Color
Order From: PSYOP Bn at CTZ
Front:
From the day I left you, mother,
to follow my companions on the trip to
Central Vietnam through Laos,
I have endured the hardships of
Climbing up the green mountains
and marching through rain and shine ..
Although with my young age
Life should blossom like a flower.
For the sake of Peace, I don't mind
Enduring hardships and dangers.
For several months, I marched during
The day and rested at night.
My shoes' heels have worn out
And my jacket's shoulders
Were rubbed thin through which the cold sips in.
When evening comes, besieged by
Loneliness in the heart of the Truong Son range,
o mother, I miss our home,
I miss the blue smoke, the gourd arbor,
The little butterflies, the old
Temple roof, 0 how I miss them aEo
So I am here on strangers' soil
But the South is also our countryo
Here, I saw the same green-leafed coconut trees,
The same roads perfumed with the scent of rice paddies.
The same blue smoke filling the '::vening sky,