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8-A Winfield (Kan.) Daily Courier, Tues., Nov. 10, 2015
722 Wheat Road (9th & Wheat Rd.)
221-7850 1-800-826-7850
We Remember Our Courageous
Veterans
A place to call home in a quiet residential area plus a helping hand when you need it.
Winfield Rest HavenWinfield Rest Haven
1611 Ritchie, Winfield, KS • Established 1963620-221-9290 • 620-229-8297 (Fax)
Thank you for your service!
Hours: 7:30-5:30 Mon.-Fri.; 8 to 5 Saturday
“Serving Kansas Since 1905”
1201 Main • Winfield221-1860
“Where Quality Tells and Service Sells”
Priced Right Everyday!
VFW POST #3544
Thank You for your ServicePlease join us
Wednesday, Nov. 11th at Memorial Park at
11 a.m. followed by FREE Bean Feed
at 12:00 p.m.1151⁄2 E. 10th, Winfield
low Iraqi war veterans who weren't physically injured, but we deal with our pain every day. Psychological injuries can be more more traumatic and sometimes never heal."
Hawkins' award-winning poem is printed below:
I Served with PrideThe visions return at
night to haunt me,The screams echo through
my head.I'll never erase the mental
snapshots of war,The only fortunate ones
are the dead.A prison awaits any com-
bat vets,Much worse than any
institution or cell.A life sentence with no
hope for parole,I took the oath now I'm
trapped in my hell.For God and country I
stepped up strong,The Constitution I swore
to defend.With blood and sweat I
served with pride,What can make my night-
mares end?When men see a flag cov-
Hawkins(Continued from page 7)
Michael Hawkins, of Winfield, holds his daughter Hailey one day before being deployed to Iraq on Dec. 1, 2002. (Special to the Courier)
(SEE: Hawkins, page 9)