Lest We Forget - Volume 5 www.nfld.net/rclnfprovcom 97 Thomas M. (Tom) Ryan Thomas Ryan was born on 4th November, 1929 in New Jersey, U.S.A. He grew up in Trepassey, Newfoundland. He served with the United States Navy from 26th May, 1951 to 23rd May 1955 and the United States Air Force from 6th October, 1959 to 31st October, 1985. He retired on November 1st, 1985. He passed away on 30th August, 2003. Roy Samuel Rowe Wight Service #: 1779 Roy Wight was born in Bonne Bay, Newfoundland on 5th August, 1927. He served with the Army from 17th July, 1952 to 8th February, 1956. He passed away on 14th March, 1985. Sunset Solider The old vet who nightly sat and watched the sunsets sight on a bench looking to the west was not there tonight... They say he’ll not come anymore he will be carried tomorrow to rest in a flag draped casket a veteran of three wars. I sat tonight on his bench gazed into the end of the day and I thought that I did faintly see an old soldier ... marching away ... ... into eternity
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