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Sly T'ly Bendt
Born in Rhode Island on Veterans Day, November 11, 1947. My father was a veteran of WWII and was marching in the Veterans Day Parade while my mother was busy pushing me out into the
a post war wor...view moreBorn in Rhode Island on Veterans Day, November 11, 1947. My father was a veteran of WWII and was marching in the Veterans Day Parade while my mother was busy pushing me out into the
a post war world. A crowded apartment and another child on the way forced my parents to leave Rhode Island in search of a place that could accommodate a growing French Catholic family. There were
four of us little guys, two boys and two girls. I was the second child, the second son. The fifth child turned out to be another son and helped fill the new apartment in the village, 20 miles
north of Rhode Island. Maybe it was the red brick of the two story, two family duplex that helped swell the growth of the family to nine kids. Bunk beds helped keep the house spaciously manageable.
At 18, it was registration at my local draft board. It was government orders and I concurred. The Army held my future as they sent me to Viet Nam after teaching me how to maintain their fleet of helicopters.
Dedication to my country, flag, mom and apple pie replaced the wrench in my hands with a M-60 machine gun while seated in the right door of a UH-1, Huey gunship. Fate made the turn that changed my
life forever. Injuries from combat action in Nam left me fighting for respect at a time when the public was spitting on the soldiers coming home. There was no Americans with Disabilities Act, the ADA, so
I had to fight to get a job to feed my growing family. I got lucky with the US Postal Service and was able to retire after 33 years. My wife and I reared three lovely daughters and were able to hold things together
for only 16 years, but the girls faired well over the years. They have all graduated college with two obtaining Masters Degrees and one, the proud owner of an Irish Pub.
My second wife and I have had the opportunity to travel and see this grand and marvelous country of ours. My hobbies are writing and singing. I write whenever a wisp of an idea passes through my head, be it a poem or a story, short or long. I have been singing all my life and have participated in barbershop singing for almost 24 years. I also sing in my church. I volunteer at a local veterans outpost helping vets
coming home from recent tours overseas with problems assimilating back into society.
My story ideas can vary from film noir to simple fantasy. My poetry can be similar but can often meld its way into music. I have fun being creative.view less