In my own country, I am in a far off land
I am strong, but still I have no force or power
I win all, yet I remain a loser
At the break of day, I say goodnight
When I lie down, I have great fear
Of falling
~Francois Villon, Ballad du Concours de Blois
A Vietnam-era veteran stands over the grave of a young fallen soldier who was killed in Iraq on May 5, 2008.
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