Korean War Poem

This touching poem, written by LCDR Roberto J. Prinselaar, USCG (Ret), is etched in stone at a Korean War Veteran’s Memorial in the
Liberty State Park NJ Turnpike, Exit 14-B  Jersey City, NJ

There are several sculptures and other works of art that are well worth a visit.

We didn’t do much talking,
We didn’t raise a fuss.
But Korea really happened
So please – remember us.

We all just did our duty
But we didn’t win or lose.
A victory was denied us
But we didn’t get to choose.

We all roasted in the summer
In winter, we damn near froze.
Walking back from near the Yalu
With our blackened frozen toes.

Like the surf the Chinese kept coming
With their bugles in the night.
We fired into their masses
Praying for the morning light.

All of us just had to be there
And so many of us died.
But now we’re all but half forgotten
No one remembers how we tried.

We grow fewer with the years now
And we still don’t raise a fuss.
But Korea really happened
So please – remember us.