June 7, 2018
Remembering a Corona Marine
Here I sit on a park bench wondering.
Brave Marine!
How will you be honored?!
How can I honor you?!
I see a park in disrepair.
Upgrade it!
Remember, he gave his all.
Today marks the 100th anniversary of
both your death and the Battle of Belleau Wood, France, in WW One.
June 7, 1918,
Killed in action. In a vicious and furious battle,
fighting hand to hand combat.
You pushed the Germans back and turned the tides of the War.
Our brave Marines and soldiers, too, helped win the War.
US Marine, Private William Frederick Moore.
You instilled in me a sense of pride in country, neighborhood, community.
You will always be a Marine.
You personify honor and courage.
How can I honor you?!
You were just 19 years old when you enlisted on April 15, 1917.
You once walked the very streets I roamed.
You graduated from the same school my grandparents attended, PS 17.
I will work for Peace and keep your Memory alive.
“Rest in soft peace.”
Semper Fidelis!
by Vincent J. Tomeo
* Times Ledger, May 25-May 31, 2018
* Queens Times, Vol.23/No.26, Thursday June28, 2018