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Not sure if this is sarcasm, but quite a few on here from 'Operation Iraqi Freedom' https://cms.qz.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/oifnames-of-fallen.pdf https:
by notch656a 5y ago
Not sure if this is sarcasm, but quite a few on here from 'Operation Iraqi Freedom'
https://cms.qz.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/oifnames-of-fallen.pdf https://cms.qz.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/oifnames-of-fa...
- throwaway0x7E6 5y agowell alright, I stand corrected still tho, senators' and millionaires' sons aren't the E-rank grunts driving the trucks
- chrisseaton 5y agoNo they’re the young platoon leaders putting themselves in harm’s way.
- earleybird 5y agoThe reference was to "Fortunate Son".[0] [0] https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/john-fogerty-addresses-fortunate-son-concert-for-valor-controversy-168809/ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/john-fogerty-a...
- remarkEon 5y agoAn odd reference as we don’t have a draft anymore.
- earleybird 5y agoAgreed, but not just because there is no longer a draft, but that the song referenced does not differentiate between the rank of those who serve. It does distinguish between those who serve and those who send them into harms way with no risk to themselves.