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Book 3 Page 50

Speech before the last charge

Go fourth

young brave men of the fifth Calvary.

Go fourth into the valley

of victory.

You serve God and your country,

for on this great and noble day

I promise you,

you will be free.

You will be remembered

for all time,

young brave men

of mine.

“Men,

Load your bayonets!”

“At my command,

charge",

and may you fight

the enemy hard

“Attention,

eyes front,

Charge!”

© Written by Dominic John Gill www.poetry.net.au  26/6/99 dominicj7@poetry.net.au