Lackland Air Force Base 1954

At Lackland Air Force Base
In San Antonio, Texas
The D.I. told us that the
Korean War was not over
The truce not withstanding
Said that the Commie hordes
Had no code of honor
And couldn't be trusted
So they separated some of us
Myself included
And assigned us to the elite
Air Base Defense School
Taught by ex-Marines

One kid was weaker than the
Rest of us
Worse yet he was a pacifist
They took him out to the
Rifle range and stripped him
Down to his shorts
And had him shoot at moving
Targets for hours in the rain

Not long afterwards
He came down with pneumonia
And spent three weeks in the
Base hospital
And was later dropped from the school

The Military Intelligence boys questioned
Us for days on end
But no one betrayed the
Code of Honor
For we were trained to obey
And honor was second only
To the kill