2^ND BATTALON 94^TH ARTILLERY

‘THE FIRE MISSION’

The soldiers rest in the morning calm

This is the way the story began

Many were boys now each is a man

Their faces were twisted

In anger not fear

The time of the fire mission

Was drawing near

Confidence and bravery

Showed in their voice

Victory or death

Was their choice

Just as the lines

Were ready to burst

The word came down

"BATTERY ADJUST"!

Through the still of the dawn

The only sound

Was the slam of the breech block

And a charge three round shot away

Soon Charlie would know eight seconds

To splash and then all Hell would blow

As the last of the rounds were charged and seated

The AO reported the VC had been defeated

"MARCH ORDER MOTHER RUCKER"

Sign at C1, C Battery, 2/94^th Arty

around 1969

written by

believed to be

Buddy or Bobby Kursey

Picture taken by

Tom Miller of Service Battery, 2/94^th Arty