Chapter 54
1061
Survivors of soldiers
Can shop at mil stores
Which I assume must give
Discounts on S'mores
1062
Widows or widowers
Can eat in mess halls
Assuming they like
Spaghetti and meatballs
1063
The mil has facilities
Called MWRs
With events and activities,
Everything but bars
1064
National Guardsmen
Can also use these
In national disasters
Such as killer bees
Chapter 55
I'm sorry, but sixty-four
Sections on dental
Is too much for anyone
You'd have to be mental
Chapter 56
1111
The mil runs a health fund
For when you retire
Helping with anything
You may require
1112
Money goes into it
To keep you alive -
I still can't get over
Chapter fifty-five
1113
Money goes out of it
Etcetera, etcetera, (yawn)
I'm thinking of taking a
Vacation in Petra
1114
A board oversees it
And so forth and so on -
Do you think that's a nice place
To take a vacation?
1115
The board will review it
And so forth ad nauseum -
After that I was thinking I'd
Take in a museum
1116
The Secretary pays into it,
We've heard this already -
I won't go in winter
I hear it's quite muddy
1117
The funds are invested
La la la, we got it -
I need cash for buying
Souvenirs; can you spot it?
Chapter 57
1121
The Legion of Merit
Is awarded to those
Exemplary soldiers
The President chose
1122
The Medal of Merit
Is also worth cheers
For civilians, but hasn't
Been given in years
1123
Military society
Badges are worn
On special occasions
While in uniform
1124
The award for inventions
Is given in pay
It's paid out in dollars
Up to twenty-five K
1125
You may get awarded
For doing nothing wrong,
They make these all up
As they go along
1126
Killed soldiers' relatives
Get a Gold Star
I'm sure they'd rather have
The soldier, by far
1127
I really don't get
Why awards have precedence,
Does ranking them really
Increase their significance?
1128
A prisoner-of-war
Gets a medal when returned
That's a reward I'd
Rather not have earned
1129
Another for which earning it
Doesn't get me thrilled:
The purple heart's given if
You're wounded or killed
1130
They might still award if
Your paperwork's late
They specially review it
So you'll just have to wait
1131
In case it's so obvious
That you would have missed it,
You only get a purple heart
If you're enlisted
1132
"Seriously violent
Felons" can get one,
They can't enter prison
In order to present one
1133
The Bronze Star is only
Awarded to they
Who are eligible for
Special danger pay
1134
The medal of honor
To the unknown soldier
Is meant for all missing
Not only for him or her
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