They walked the rounds in on us
methodically adjusting the range
just like we'd been trained to do.
Death hunting the unlucky.
TANKS! Sweet Mary! Mother of God!
Death hunting the unlucky.
TANKS! Sweet Mary! Mother of God!
They have TANKS!
* * * * *
A Russian-built T-54 main battle tank
36 tons of fire-snorting green painted steel
made a mistake
popped out from cover among the palm trees
for a better shot at us
1000 yards away.
Instantly it's flattened
by a 70-pound-high-explosive bullet
travelling at 2650 feet a second
fired from
a 5-inch Mark 42 cannon.
* * * * *
36 tons of fire-snorting green painted steel
made a mistake
popped out from cover among the palm trees
for a better shot at us
1000 yards away.
Instantly it's flattened
by a 70-pound-high-explosive bullet
travelling at 2650 feet a second
fired from
a 5-inch Mark 42 cannon.
* * * * *
A crazy marine named Ripley
slung himself from a rope
and wired the explosives
that blew the Dong Ha Bridge
and stopped the TANKS
for a while
in the violent spring of
Quang Tri Province
1972
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| Jesus, Mary, get me there. Jesus, Mary, get me there. |
