i was just surfing around and i chanced upon this blog...
Citizen Frank
it's by a soldier serving the American army in Iraq...
not exceptionally well-written, but well felt...
at times humourous... other times poignant... truthful...
not what i would call literary, not an example of critical social commentary...
but above all... human...
"...trying to decide what you take with you to war for a year, and what to leave behind."
warning though... the site is immensely huge... so it might be a wait for it to load...
and the guy does talk at times with a touch of overdone patriotism...
but still...
i could cry...
and no i didn't...
Sunday, November 28
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You wrote this quite some time ago, but Uncle Sam has that effect, of inciting patriotism in large, overflowing servings, this just reminded me of an American linesman playing for the NFL, earning a 5?, 6? figure salary, who quit his day job to join the army after 911. Admittedly, no matter how much anyone might dislike the US of A, or Bush for that matter, there's still something to be said for their citizens, they're definitely no simpering cowards, to begin with...gotta respect them for that.
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