Columbia University School of Public Health - Yearbook (New York, NY)

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A Ballad ofthe Flu To the memorl' of the 670 American soldiers t-1111-1 who died ol tnfiuen:al penumonia at Kerhuon Hospital llserltuon Framet in the Fall ofl9l8, I I The-1' did not die a soldiers death On the cromson field olllame, They neverjelt the aerid breath Ofcannon belchingjlame. Ill .Yo hand- grenade-lor them was made By some munition girl, They never heard the big guns roar- The airplanes an gry swirl Norplayed a soldier's rightful part in the Battle ofthe World. VI With spirits high they said goodbye That all men might bejree That in event' clime the sun might shine On the goddess ofliberly That none should know the leaden woe ofHunnish tyranntx V11 They marched aboard with heavy packs They climbed the steep standee: They stood the watchq they did the drills 'Gainst the terror ofthe sea: And each man saw the dark waves stirred By the Hand OfDGSI1'H,l'. V111 With lips alhirst, and heads aburst They breathed the reeking air: The Deadly Sickness lep no strength To climb the ladder stair. Though well they knew that up above The golden dawn was fair. X I1 With ashen hue andjaces blue So patiently they lie Their hurried breath makes the sound 0fDeath Dear God, What a death to die. Dear God. That men in thy image made So piteously should die. XVII Sixfeet ofearlh at Kerhuon A leaden sk,1'0'erhead A mother waitingfor her son The gray clouds mourn the dead. An unknown medical corpsman 5

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