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Veteran poet Col. Stan Tyson reads 'Songs of a Soldier' about memory and service
Summary
Colonel Stan Tyson, a featured poet and Vietnam veteran, read wartime poems and personal stories, including a remembered night watch and a widely praised piece about an 'old dog' that moved the audience.
Colonel Stan Tyson, introduced as a long‑time community poet and a Vietnam veteran, read a sequence of poems reflecting on combat, camaraderie and memory. Tyson opened with wartime material and a prayer‑like stanza: "If we can stand against the storm and see another dawn, just a few more hours now," conveying the sustained tension of combat.
Later in his set Tyson read a narrative poem about an 'old dog' that accompanied soldiers, a piece that elicited an emotional response from listeners and onstage hosts. The reading linked personal wartime experience to broader themes of loss, memory and community; organizers noted Tyson as a featured poet for the day.
