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By Alexander Thymmons
July 4th, 2007
(then, a rifle platoon leader in the First Stryker Brigade, Second “Arrowhead” Infantry Division)
On Patrol during the Surge
Your hotdogs and potato chips are served with a side of ignoranceWhile you down beer and soda popThere are children in concentration campsWho haven't showered, who haven't eaten, who are sick, who are dying