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Collection of Poems by Marines Touches Many
Historical war-time poems date back to 1919
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. – The few. The proud. The Marines. Since 1775 the United States Marines Corp. has been protecting our nation. To honor and remember their service, Nancie Saxton has published a collection of poems sure to instill a sense of pride in any American. A great read for military families and veterans, Poems by Marines in Combat (published by AuthorHouse), includes poems from World War I through the Gulf War.
After reading her boyfriend’s poems while he was serving in the Marines during Vietnam, Saxton was moved to have the work published. She posted a few ads in “some Marine literature” and began collecting poems from Marines across the country.
“The joy of going to the mailbox every day and finding at least one poem if not more is indescribable. The letters that the Marines sent along with the poems were so inspiring. I’ve kept every one,” says Saxton.
Dating back to 1919, Poems by Marines in Combat will touch the hearts of any warm-blooded American.
An exert from “In the Field of Battle” by Private First Class Darold W. Powell in the winter 1942, submitted by Glen Miller:
The United States Marines are inaction again,
In the Solomon Islands where the battle never ends.
They live like dogs in the mud and sand.
Eating only twice a day and then from a tin can.
The flies are terrible from the bodies that rot,
From the wide blue ocean to the bloody mountaintop.
The fight goes on with patrol after patrol,
And every time they return, there is many a lost soul.
The Charlotte Tribune writes: “Many of the poems from World War I through The Gulf War are intense, others are whimsical.”
Nancie Saxton is the daughter of a Korean War Marine. She was born in Brooklyn and raised on Staten Island, NY. Her father was always involved with the VFW, American Legion and the Marine Corp. League.
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