25 Apr 2004 TO MY DAD, I never had You left me at age five I never knew what to do about the rage inside It churned and burned and tore me up, my secret war inside It finally showed its face one day The pain from deep inside The hate that filled my heart that day Killed all the love I knew I love you, Dad, and understand you did what you had to do To hear your voice, a key you see To tell me "It's OK" To say "I love you son, sorry I went away" To feel your hand, your touch is gone That's taken from me too The war is gone, but scars remain for many like me I love you, Dad, but I'm still sad to never see you smile To hear your laugh, the joy you had All at once was silenced I miss you much and want to say that I'm so proud of you To have your name, with no shame Was what I got from you To see the stone, your new home That was made for all of you It's just a way for us to say you're in our hearts so true So my Dad I always had, who never left my side It was circumstance, just pure chance That stole you from my life Your track it flipped, it just slipped The bridge gave way you see Your crew with you angels too It was all your destiny A Duster crew at Heaven's gate, another fight you see To keep the evil far away with God's artillery So my Dad just be glad the peace that I have found The rage is gone, the hate's replaced by the love that I have found GONE BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN I love you so much and miss you even more. Your son, Thomas J Smallwood P O Box 171321, Irving TX 75017 817-881-6481 zesmallwood@sbcglobal.net My father was with Battery D, 4th Battalion, 60th Artillery. I would like to hear from anyone who has any information on my Dad.

 

A Note from The Virtual Wall The 4th Battalion, 60th Artillery, was a "Duster" unit equipped with the self-propelled M42 twin-40mm AA gun. Two men died in the accident described above - SFC Thomas J. Smallwood and PFC Michael L. Hosea of Beeville, Texas.

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