Archive for the ‘ Military ’ Category
Only the dead have seen the end of war. - Plato <[ READ MORE ]
Annnnnnnnd let the random begin: I am neither sleeping nor eating enough. It’s nice being back at one-eight-five though. I keep having the oddest dreams, a-cee-you dreams with an em-four I’ve named lucy. (I enjoy spelling things phonetically.) All of the bruises and scars have new meanings in this dream; they no longer make sense [ READ MORE ]
We pull upon the risers We fall upon the grass We never land upon our feet We always hit our ass Hide tidee, Christ almighty Who the hell are we? Zim zam, goddamn! We’re Airborne Infantry XVIII Airborne Corps. Sky Dragons. Ft. Bragg, NC. (Cadence from the 506th Parachute Infantry. Circa WWII.) <[ READ MORE ]
Today is Memorial Day. And today I feel somewhat obligated to write about the people who have fought and in some cases died for us. When I think about what memorial day is supposed to mean, I think of friends that I have lost, friends who have sacrificed so much. I find the posturing of [ READ MORE ]
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