Poem

[Robert Hartigan]

So long as this is a free man's world somebody has to lead;
Somebody has to carry the ball in word and though and deed;
Somebody's got to knock on doors which never have known a key;
Somebody's got to see the things that the throng would never see.
Hotter than thrust when the boost is hit,  somebody's faith must burn
And faster than mach when the rocket's lit, somebody's mind must turn;
Somebody s got to get the proof for what the designers plan;
And test the dreams that the prophets dream in behalf of their fellow man.
Somebody's got to think of pay in terms that are more than gold;
And somebody has to spend himself to buy what the heavens hold;
Somebody's got to leave the crowd and walk with his fears alone;
Somebody's got to accept the thorns and weave for himself a crown.
It's ever thus as the ages roll and the record's written clear - -
Somebody has to give himself as the price of each frontier;
Somebody has to take a cross and climb to a rendezvous
Where a lonesome man with a will to lead can make the truth shine through.
Gill Robb Wilson

[Capt M. Sherrod]

Truer words have rarely been spoken.

[Skyray]

Truer words have rarely been spoken.

That's why they named Level Five after him.

[jimmydeanno]

They named achievement five after Charles Lindberg..., Level five is named after Gill Robb Wilson...

This is a moving poem, thank you for sharing it with us