They say that in the army
the coffee's mighty fine
It's good for cuts and bruises
and tastes like iodine
Oh, I don't want no more of army life,
gee mom, I want to go home.
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Disillusionment with the glory of war seems to be as timeless as the feeling that precedes it. We are born suckers, as a whole. I love that some part of our culture goes towards presenting that message, but despondent at how little effect it has. We are not the rational beings we think we are.
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