I was in Vietnam when man landed on the moon in July of 1969.
I clearly remember the words
“The Eagle has landed”
when the lunar-module landed,
but I never heard Neil Armstrong’s words
“One small step for man; a giant leap for mankind.”
until the next day
because we were called out for a dust-off
to pick up dead and wounded Australians from a mine field

I was working on my web site,
adding some Vietnam Poems
near midnight here in Australia
when a friend buzzed me on the Instant messenger
with the alarm to quickly turn on the television.
I saw the live broadcast of the second plane
flying into the second World Trade Centre Tower.

I will not forget!