When I arrived
I started afresh
dreams and aspirations
rivaled the best
At thirteen years
an alter-boy to be
the number thirteen
no significance to me
At eighteen years
eyes opened you see
I joined the U.S. Navy
keeping the world free
No citizen of America
living in this fine land
should ever take for granted
their freedoms are at hand
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