My Arnhem Hero ~~ by Sonia Parker Oct 2012 ~~ Henry Frederick Webb 1916-1977
He is off again to war once more
The most awesome sight you ever saw A beret perched upon his head A distinguished sight, the deepest red On his way, he waves goodbye Another journey in the sky No-one knew what lay ahead Thousands jumped and thousands dead Out of the plane and on his way down Shot in the back before he hit the ground Captured and taken as prisoner of war With so many others, so many more Eight months of torture with nothing to eat Cold, wet and hungry and nowhere to sleep He could take no more of this living hell He had to escape, and he did as well Making his way through the woods by night Desperately keeping himself out of sight So weak and fragile and so very thin To deserve all of this, what was his sin? Two weeks went by, it felt like a year Then all of a sudden he gave a cheer His journey was over, in front of him stood An american soldier, right there in the wood Rescued at last, it was now at an end Along the way he had lost his best friend Back in England, home at last Never to mention his awful past To help him forget his awful strife He came home to his lovely wife And in her arms she held tight His six week old baby, what a sight With so many others and without a fuss I will never forget what he did for us I will remember him always and when i'm sad I remember the paratrooper...my hero...my Dad! |