C130Hcc Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 CLEARWATER, Fla. – A day before his final mission aboard a B-17 bomber in World War II, Norbert Swierz sat down on his bunk and jotted down a poem for his mother back in Michigan. "I go so gladly to my fate, whatever it may be. That I would have you shed no tears for me," wrote the 23-year-old gunner, who had already survived the ditching of his first B-17 in the North Sea that summer of 1943. "Some men must die, that others must be free. And only God can say whom these shall be." For more of the story: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110215/ap_on_re_us/us_bomber_vet See his interview on YouTube: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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