[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 10109-10110]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




HOW BOUT DEM DAWGS--IN TRIBUTE TO SPECIALIST SAMUEL ISAAC WALLEY OF THE 
                             82ND AIRBORNE

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                            HON. ROB WOODALL

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 12, 2014

  Mr. WOODALL. Mr. Speaker, the following poem was written by Bert 
Caswell to honor a great Georgian, Specialist Samuel Isaac Walley of 
the United States Army's 82nd Airborne Division, who nearly lost his 
life defending our nation in Afghanistan.

                           How Bout Dem Dawgs

                       (By Albert Carey Caswell)

     How . . .
     How bout dem Dawgs!
     And from that Great Georgian State,
     have but come all of those Freedom Fighters and Patriots 
           whose hearts await . . .
     So await that call!
     Men like a King among men,
     Dr. King who the cause of Freedom his life would take!
     And all of those magnificents who so go off to war!
     Freedom Fighters whose hearts so chose to go Airborne,

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     to fight the fight our hearts adore!
     Who so hear that most noble of all calls . . .
     That call to freedom and to death!
     Who this our Nation do so bless!
     Who just like them Georgia Bull Dawgs,
     are so very tenacious!
     Who so live and die by such a code,
     and do not ask why as they so bear the load!
     And in any battle . . .
     And in any fight . . .
     There are but all of those men of faith who bring their 
           light!
     Who are but such Men of Might!
     Men of Strength In Honor who all those wrongs they right!
     Men who all for us are but Airborne this night!
     Who jump high out of planes,
     all in the dark and light!
     Who throughout all the darkness of war battle bright!
     Yea, these are Bull Dawgs . . .
     who all for God and Country fine hearts ignite!
     As all of those wrongs they right!
     As these are the Men of The 82nd Airborne,
     who but bring their light!
     Who have so helped win all those wars with their might!
     Dropping from up in the skies,
     as this force of nature is so on the rise!
     As all for country tis of thee,
     these brave hearts are so willing to lay down their lives!
     The Bull Dawgs who fight the fight!
     Who stand tall in all their light!
     And one such man,
     a true Son of the South!
     Who is a Georgia Bull Dawg throughout!
     Now that's what Samuel is all about!
     Rouuuughhhh . . . Rouuuuughhhh as his heart pounds loud!
     And when you meet SPC Walley,
     you've met a real American hero no doubt!
     For it was while out on patrol,
     when we almost lost this brave soul . . .
     As he stepped on an IED,
     while moments away from death was he!
     But Bull Dawgs do not run,
     and Bull Dawgs do not hide!
     As this fine man cheated death to somehow reach deep down 
           inside . . .
     As he so wiped away all of those tears from his eyes!
     As he chose life,
     as this Bull Dawgs heart went Airborne on the rise!
     Watching his courage,
     the Angels too up in Heaven cried!
     As his heart went Airborne and began to climb!
     His climb to recovery!
     Going Airborne reaching for the skies!
     You see,
     this young man from Georgia has got a life to lead!
     And so many people To So Teach!
     And so many people To So Reach!
     And so many souls To Beseech!
     And so many people To Inspire,
     making all hearts Airborne bringing them higher!
     For he leads and does not follow!
     As high above all of the rest he so towers!
     Throughout all of that heartache and pain throughout the 
           hours!
     Yes arms and legs we all need,
     but we can get by!
     But, without a heart like Samuel's we will all so surely die!
     And that's all that Samuel so needs to get by!
     Because pity is a town where he does not reside!
     As this Bull Dawg fights the fight!
     As his courage brings smiles to faces bright!
     How bout that Dawg,
     who so marches on with all his might!
     As he's the kind of soldier,
     that General Lee would have been proud with him to ride!
     And when his recovery is done,
     its going to be hard to keep with this one!
     Because The Army he's staying in my son!
     Because, this Man Is Away Strong!
     And to them this Hero's Heart does so belong!
     And for that good old U.S. Army beats loud and long!
     Because in a uniform is where this Bull Dawg belongs!
     And if you looked up the word's ``Bull Dawg'' in the 
           dictionary . . .
     You'd see a picture of Walley in uniform looking quite fierce 
           and scary!
     As an American who makes us all so proud to be!
     And if ever I had a son,
     Dawg gone it I wish that he could be half as strong as this 
           one!
     And How About That Dog!
     Georgia Bred and Georgia born!
     And get on your knees,
     and give thanks to all of these who so fight on!
     Rouuuughhhh . . . Rouuuuughhhh!
     Samuel, How About That Dog!

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