Goshawk among the Eagles

Goshawk among the Eagles

By Dan Apple

14 May, Ft. Campbell KY

I walked among Screaming Eagles today

I am but a goshawk here among the fray

But I walked and talked to heroes

Who have little of themselves to say

These tested men with long set eyes

Are the ones who bore the fight

They flew and fought and fixed and cried

They came here looking for their brotherhood

I walked among Screaming Eagles today

Among those whose deeds led my way

I carry forward their tradition of heroes

And honor their sacrifice every day

I'll learn to be a quiet man with long set eyes

And in their name go looking for a fight

I'll fly too low, or long, and cover men at the left and right

But until I've earned my honor, I've nothing more to say

I wrote this for you guys on a napkin at the reunion. Pop thought you might like to read it. Thank you B Troopers, for inviting me to walk among you!