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20 Per Day
04:49
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20 per Day
Are you going to do it? Are you gonna kill yourself? Said the methed out parrot to the disabled veteran. Yeah, I’m gonna do it was the soldiers retort. Through parrots beak this is what the parrot said, he gone and said, make sure you cut up the vein and not go side to side. Another day, how many veteran suicides?
Chelsey was a veteran, she was never raped before. Not until a month before her first combat tour. One in three the stats say, not including those not reported and if she ever told anyone she’d be discharged or demoted because you know, your chain of command will say that you lied. Another day, how many veteran suicides?
Marty came home, his tour over-there was done. Now he’s pacing in the living room with a loaded gun. Thinking day and night about what he saw over there. Telling the mirror he doesn’t think he’ll make it here and the mirror said, take that gun to your head and let a bullet fly. Just another day, how many veteran suicides?
The doc gave the number to a veterans crisis line. Just another day, how many veteran suicides?
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Veteran's Day
01:51
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Veteran’s Day
You could thank me for my service by giving me stuff for free
And if not for totally free then discounted from the regular fee
Cause today is November 11th, a Veterans Day to get shit for free
Today I’ll be making the rounds you see?
Starbucks, chipotle and Applebee’s
Mapping out all the nearest D and D’s
Who said freedom wasn’t free?
Cause today is November 11th, a Veterans Day to get shit for free
Being fodder can get you deals, at least for one day a year
Deals on bills, even free meals
Grand slam breakfast at Denny’s, a special entree at chili’s
These freebies are totally worth all those I.E.D’s
Today is the day where I will brave the crowded streets
Full of loads of other anxiety prone veterans with PTSD
Cause today is November 11th, a Veterans Day to get shit for free
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Fireworks Are Fun (They Go Boom Boom)
fireworks are cool they’re so fuckin fun fun
fireworks are cool they go fuckin boom boom
oh fuck yeah, its the 4th of July
lets gather up the kids and go outside
shoot off fireworks into the sky
its all fun and games until someone dies
fireworks are cool when they fuckin kill you
fireworks are cool when they go fuckin boom boom
i think my doggie is scared of this
she’s freaking out, having seizures and shit
i try to pet her and tell her that it’ll be okay
but really we’re having a ptsd playdate
fireworks go boom your doggie runs and hides
fireworks go boom i hope your doggie don’t die
but hey its firework time tonight
a few more klonopins and i’ll be alright
don’t let disabled vets like me messy up your day
celebrating independence is the ultimate charade
fireworks go boom they give doggies heart attacks
fireworks go boom they give veterans flashbacks
was that a mortar followed with an IED
is that small arms fire and an RPG
of course its only fireworks it has to be
your fun time has my mind playing tricks on me
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Greetings From Camp Cooke Taji, Iraq
On a convoy to Sadr City, hauling condiments to Camp Rustamiyah. You can get lit the fuck up in Sadr City and if you’re lucky you will die.
I was a gunner behind a M2 browning fifty caliber. Riding lead security gun truck on that Bravo one seventeen street sweeper.
On a convoy to the Sunni triangle, getting warlocks and upper armor at Camp Anaconda. It’s a rural drive to the triangle and if you’re lucky you will die.
Flow was behind the wheel and Billy on radio communication. Me spinning in the turret like a fifty one fiftied mental patient.
On a convoy to Baghdad, not the Green Zone but Camp Liberty. There’s lots of turn abouts on the way to Baghdad and if you’re lucky you will die.
On a convoy to Camp Falcon just outside of Baghdad. Mortars are always landing in Camp Falcon and if you’re lucky you will die.
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Route Irish (I.E.D. Alley)
You have never been properly welcomed to Iraq unless you have traveled Route Irish. A six lane highway from the Baghdad airport with IED’s lined up to welcome us.
It’s about twenty miles to the Green Zone then about another twenty to Taji but first you have to travel that blood highway where souls get separated from their body.
Those craters that you see in the road were once welcome to the neighborhood gifts. If you consider being illegally occupied, I suppose a few IED’s makes sense.
How much blood has soaked in that asphalt? How many soldiers missing limbs, screaming why me? Dear god why? Die on IED alley my friend?
It doesn’t matter how fast you drive. Speed limits don’t matter much out there. That stretch of road is a collector of death. So consider yourself lucky to be here.
If you’ve traveled that infamous Route Irish and are still alive and well because many were caught by surprise on that IED highway to hell.
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Memorial Day
02:32
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Memorial Day
If you’re gonna die, might as well be in a war. Come home in a box, wrapped in a flag, oh lord but it wasn’t for nothing you’ll get a parade and you’ll always be remembered on Memorial Day.
Ha, ha, ha. Hardy har har har, that’s a good one, most people only care about barbecues and parties. Americans love barbecues and parties.
And sure that it’s true that most people would agree that a long weekend is fucking extraordinary. And people often do, mix veterans and Memorial Day up. To them what’s the difference? Who gives a fuck?
If you die in a war, you get a special day. There’s sales at the store, hot dogs and lemonade and micro beer, water coolers of beer, water coolers full of micro beer.
Good times with friends, a drive to the lake. Gonna grill hamburgers and get super baked.
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Erik Crago
02:18
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Erik Crago
Back in Iraq we worked the motor pool night shift. Changing oil in rear differentials, raiding conexes at night, loading the humvee with overalls and other essentials. Doing impersonations of Hilliary and Seyler, you always said sure like shore. We copied the pictures off your camera full of selfies galore. We were going to make a calendar of them and give it to you.
Even after I got moved to the gun truck platoon, you’d come to me and Prumies room. Often you’d come with Marty and Soto from our maintenance platoon. I remember you being a 49er fan even though you were from DC. When I got out I went back to Frisco and you got out not long after me. I remember we talked one time on the phone, you were a security guard back at home. You’d take your own life not long after that. I had no idea you had felt so alone.
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The 4th of July Blues
02:33
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The 4th of July Blues
You like fireworks, you like fireworks, you like fireworks, oh yes you do.
And that is why every summer I get the 4th of July blues.
You say dumb shit like all men are created equally.
You can take your pursuit of happiness and liberty.
And take them, go and shove them up your ass while I laugh hysterically.
We both know the constitution wasn’t meant unconditionally.
Setting off fireworks, high fiving, fist bumps and chest bumps.
Fireworks will be going off randomly for the next two fucking months.
Dogs and veterans, will go crazy, get triggered and have flashbacks.
While you are, having a good time, I’m trying to not have a panic attack.
13 colonies claimed independence from England.
Did I mention that for white men the constitution was written?
Wealthy land owners, drooling at the mouth, stoked as fuck.
While everybody else who didn’t fit the profile would be shit out of luck.
Don’t get me wrong, don’t misunderstand me, I mean it’s cool we got our independence from...
those wankers but if you believe we’re truly truly free you’re hella dumb.
As for your doggie, your doggie, they’re not really scared of fireworks.
It’s time to get a new dog because that one is a jerk.
They hate freedom, they hate freedom, they clearly hate freedom, it’s time to get a new dog because that one hates freedom.
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Dr. Johnson
02:30
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Dr. Johnson
Dr. Johnson, Dr. Johnson, Dr. Johnson where have you been?
Did the pandemic, did the pandemic, did the pandemic gobble you up?
You were supposed to call me last Wednesday but you never called me.
No you didn’t did you? You never called me. What happened to you?
My medications are running out and you need to refill them
It’s not like I can do them myself because they are fucking expired
So will you please refill my medication?
If not something bad might happen like I might hurt myself again?
And Dr. Johnson you don’t want that on your conscious do you?
Dr. Johnson you don’t want that on your conscious or do you?
I’m poster boy material for PTSD, I went to Iraq and came back with a brain injury.
The VA doesn’t give a shit, give a shit about you. They’ll do whatever it takes to wash their hands clean of you.
And if you get fed up and kill yourself in their parking lot, they’ll find a way to keep the family hushed up while the PR cleans the fucking mess up.
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