Robert Phillip Grala

On January 13, 2019, at the age of 70 of Monroe Township, NJ.

The Public is invited to honor and attend the burial of Mr. Grala, with no family, a Vietnam Veteran serving from 1968 to 1970.

A graveside service with full Military Honors will commence on Monday, April 22, 2019  11:00 AM, at Gloucester Co. Veterans Cemetery, 240 N. Tuckahoe Rd., Williamstown, NJ 08094.

If you are planning to attend please arrive at the Cemetery no later than 10:30 AM.

May we honor and not allow this Vet to pass in loneliness.

Walking Alone

Life was filled with sadness,

As we walked alone with death,

It being our companion in life.

We cry out within our hearts,

Filled with sorrow and pain,

Is there any honest love in life,

For us to obtain in this world,

As we walk alone today.

Loneliness walks with us in life.

Where have you come from?

“Vietnam” was our only reply.

Women would turn and leave,

Rejection became a way of life,

For us, who survived the war,

In Vietnam far away;

We are known as killers,

Of babies and little children.

Loneliness is our friend today.

We were looked down upon,

As we arrived in America;

Being rejected and spit upon,

For there was much resistance,

America wanted to forget us,

Cause, we were the Nations guilt.

Our hearts cry out to America,

With pains of sore memories,

Don’t leave us in loneliness.

Trying to survive, being nineteen,

Was our one and only crime.

We were young, wanting to live,

In hopes of returning home,

From Vietnam, to family and friends.

But, love has abandon our lives,

As we continue our journey,

In life, though our trials.

Loneliness haunts our world today….

Dedicated to those who served in Vietnam:

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Written by – Sootekwa Williams (Comanche)