Poet speaks to DAR members

The speaker at the December meeting of the Sarah Maples Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution was Sandra Carroll and she read some of her amazing poetry that she has written over the years and spoke about her time in the service. Sandy enlisted in the service when she was just 18 in July of 1963, she remembers raising her hand to swear: I do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States of America against all enemies, foreign and domestic, and that I will bear true faith this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose or evasion, and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office upon which I am about to enter, so help me God. Then at 19 she was shipped to Southeast Asia and became very old, very quick. Her poetry is mostly about the serviceman in uniform. Most of it will make you weep because it brings back memories of men you knew in uniform. Pictured are, from left, Susan Cothran, Sandy Carroll, and Regent-Sarah Jungman. (Courtesy photo)