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Subject: They Bore the Brunt


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A. EVANS (They Bore the Brunt)
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Date Posted: Monday, December 24, 01:35:58am
 A friend sent me this. I wish I could acknowledge the author but it came anonomously, signed Joe Earl with no contact details. For those of you that have never served understand why those of us that do or did do it. It's love of country, family and friends that make us do what we do.

They Bore the Brunt
By Joe Earl

They sailed the seas to bear the brunt,
They steamed the courses laid,
Ten thousand miles their battle front,
Unbacked and undismayed.
Fine seamen these of our great race,
From your seaport or town,
They risked their lives with danger faced
Until their ship went down.
Remember them - they held the line,
Won freedom on the way,
Remember them - their life was thine -
On merchant navy day.

J.Earl

With poet licence change, just this once- “On merchant navy day”. To “On this and Chritmas day” May the author bless my honest intentions and the tears of true grief.
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Re: They Bore the BruntDes Taff Jenkins (Happy fr A Evans)Monday, December 24, 07:09:19am
Re: They Bore the Bruntalf corbyn (plymouth devon r 397928)Friday, December 28, 01:04:26pm

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