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Friday, July 16, 2004

Vietnam Era Zippo Lighters

In nam, solgiers would inscribe things on their Zippo lighters.  Most inscriptions were uninteresting.  Some were good:

"We are the unwilling, led by the unqualified, doing the unnecessary for the ungrateful"

WE CAME BECAUSE
WE BELIEVE
WE LEAVE BECAUSE
WE ARE DISALLUSIONED (sic)
WE COME BACK BECAUSE
WE ARE LOST
WE DIE BECAUSE
WE ARE COMMITTED
 
ALWAYS TOPPED
OR ALWAYS STONED
I MADE IT A YEAR
I'M GOING HOME
 
HO CHI MINH IS A
COMMUNIST MOTHER FUCKER
 
IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN HERE
SHUT THE FUCK UP
 
IF YOU GOT
THIS OFF
MY DEAD ASS
I HOPE
IT BRINGS YOU
THE SAME LUCK
IT BROUGHT ME
 
IF I HAD BEEN AT
KENT STATE THERE
WOULD HAVE BEEN
ONE HELL OF A BODY COUNT
 
I LOVE THE
FUCKING ARMY AND
THE ARMY LOVES
FUCKING ME
 
Here's the full article:
http://www.suntimes.co.za/1998/06/28/lifestyle/life01.htm

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