Written and Narrated by William E. Spear
Produced by The Three Fifty-seven
21 May 2024
(Cold open)
The Three Fifty-seven continues its commemoration to individuals who died while serving the country.
My name is William Spear and this series is titled I WILL NOT DANCE. Over four episodes, an Unnamed Service Personnel will tell of leaving family and dying in battle. Although the events are set in the Second World War, and the Narrator is from New Jersey, U.S.A, the story could be told of any conflict and the warrior could be from any country.
Previously, before shipping out, the Unnamed Service Personnel visited Family members and Friends and savored the sights, sounds, and foods of Jersey City. When those days dwindled, the Narrator realized “The time had come . . . I was now Uncle Sam’s.”
Others from all walks of Life join the Narrator as they lean hard against a north wind in Episode Three titled DEEP PERCUSSIONS.
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We came from thousands of hometowns across the country.
Our heartbeats echoed roots from the Mid Atlantic,
The Northeast, Down South, all the Wests, and the Mountains, too.
Each with mem’ries of Fam’ly and Friends as dear to them
As mine to me.
We pounded and forged a single combat unit. Bound
And dedicated to serve the country, fortify
Europe, and defeat Axis countries. Built for lightning
Speed and trip hammer power, we were then deployed as
The Twelfth Armored.
Our division’s First Action was December, Nineteen
Forty-four. Near the Maginot Line. France. Our Second
Action included a Christmas gift of living in
The frozen cold. We continued, more tested and more
Experienced.
New Year of Forty-five shelled us as we swaggered through
More than one-hundred-fifty days fighting. “Attitude”,
My never met Fam’ly and Friends would say. “Fierce”, back in
Our day. Allies praised us. Enemies feared us. We were
Now the Hellcats.
We scratched forward, fell back, and clawed ahead. Relentless.
Nothing stopped us. Little delayed us. ’Til Herrlisheim.
Hades. We blitzkrieged the enemy’s Nordwind. With awe,
They now called us the Suicide Division. Then, in
The month’s middle,
I was shot. Killed . . . alone and far from home.
(Theme for A LONELY DEATH comes up and goes under)
That was Episode Three titled DEEP PERCUSSIONS. It was written and narrated by William Spear.
Music was through the courtesy of Serge Pavkin and Laurent Buczek.
The series I WILL NOT DANCE was produced by The Three Fifty-seven.
Thank you for listening.
(Theme for A LONELY DEATH comes up and goes under)
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