Poems about Love, War and Just for Fun

About the Book

Vietnam

Gray lead and shiny yellow brass
Pushing death
From a stainless steel gun
That’s not made of flesh:
It’s integral parts lubricated
By oil and grease
To withstand the heat and humidity,
But what is there to erase
The red stain
On white cloth that covers
The pain
On a moving part of anatomy
Or the look on a human face?

About the Author

About the Authors: Jack and Ethel DiNola

Jack was born from immigrant parents in 1917, and Ethel was born in 1919, both in Trenton New Jersey. Both later attended Trenton High School. Jack put himself through Rutgers University to become an attorney-at-law, practicing in New Jersey and qualified to practice in front of the Supreme Court. He served the US Army during both World War II and the Korean War. When he left the service to finish his college education, he had achieved the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, although he never retired from the army. During his service he was awarded a Bronze Star with two Oak Leaves, a First Combat Infantry Badge, a Purple Heart, and many other military awards.