UH-1Y_Heirlom

>My owner took me down today.
>Like his father, and his father before him, this boy I had watched become a man.
>My owner took me down today.
>He cut me through, his hacksaw was true, and I knew I would never hunt duck again.
>My owner took me down today.
>I got two shells, each with heavy buck, and a strap around my stock.
>My owner took me down today.
>I went under a coat, and heard muffled voices as my owner and I went for a walk.
>My owner took me down today.
>The voices became hushed, and then we all waited. In the distance, machinery rumbled.
>My owner took me down today.
>My prey has changed, but my job has not. I have taken bear and bobcat, coyote and cougar.
>My owner took me down today.
>I wish only that he had done so sooner.