A "message" from Message - Last Trip Home
LAST TRIP HOME
By Billy Willbond Canadian Soldier Poet
Our piper plays a tune of glory – it is a sad lament
As Sgt Chris and Cpl Steve and Pte Joel are sent
Up the ramp as an end to their story-back to Canada they went
Onto the Herc for a final trip – their brave young lives now spent
They died to keep peace and let others be free
They died for all Canadians like you and like me
The great sacrifice of these young volunteers
Will harden resolve amongst the tears of their peers
KIAs are now called VSAs as changes to sad jargon evolves
As others now join and others now train in an answer Canada’s call
Recruits they will sign upon the line and they will do their time
They will bravely represent us all, especially those young heroes who fall
Their last ramp trip home, at the last bugle call, for those who gave their all
Thank you Chris and Thank you Steve and Thank you Joel from us
On the route home to Trenton and to your families they’ll entrust
The Canadian flag covered aluminum, transfer body case-
Denotes you died for all of us in support of the human race!
RIP Lads billy
William Willbond Saanichton BC
Friday 22 June 2007 1900 hrs
KIAs – killed in action
VSAs – vital signs absent
Sgt Chris = Sergeant Christos Karigiannis)
Cpl Steve= Corporal Stephen Bouzane ) = all of 3rd Bn PPCLI
Pte Joel = Private Joel Wiebe )
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