The Few, the Proud, the Abused--Fight to Survive Soldier's Blog

[Mr_Jefferson_24]

http://ftssoldier.blogspot.com/

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Instead of hating Iraqis for their strange ways and resentful behavior, I was trying to imagine the world in which they lived, even before an unwelcome US occupation forced them to live in a war zone.

While other soldiers were bragging about how many hajis they had waxed in the last engagement, I was carefully pondering what the longtime ramifications would be for such inane bloodshed.

Instead of coming back from missions and going straight to the PlayStation, I was writing what I saw and how I felt on this blog.

It is true that I was a very different breed in the army. However, there were others like me. We were far and few between, we were misfits in an olive-drab green hell. We solidified, became friends, and became brothers. Most of the soldiers in my platoon were this way, outcasts. We opposed the war, sometimes openly. We were never persecuted for our beliefs because, although we were angry, we were a whole. We were a group of covert-subverts and our chain of command hated it.

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[hootinholler]

1. Kicking it, thanks. n/t

[TheBaldyMan]

2. k&r'ed

and bookmarked, thanks Mr J

[Uncle Joe]

3. This is a damn good blog.

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