Silver
Wings.
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I've won the right to wear
these Silver Wings
And see the many awesome
sights of which the poet sings.
I've earned a place amoung
the Gods of flight
Under the sun's and moon's
eternal light.
Now I can join that group
so proud
Who can look down apon a
cloud
And find their way across
unmarked space
Where for them alone there
is a place.
I can now join that honored
fraternity
Whose members look into
eternity
Who fly beyond the fetters
of Earth
And see at once,
yesterday's death
And tomorrow's
birth.
I stand today upon duty's
threshold here
Where opportunity is
shining clear
And know that what tomorrow
brings
Depend on how I guide these
Silver Wings.
(Marvin C.
Peterson)
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This poem was copied from the
wall of the lecture hall at Mather AFB, CA. and is a
courtesy of AFNOA.
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