Bugles Across America reveals secret about military funerals

  • oldGregg
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    1 year ago

    “I had no intention of playing the bugle, my intention was join the marine corps, be the best killer I can be”

    This guys shitty fucking person. Found a loophole to be a mass murderer legally.

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      You uh, haven’t spent a lot of time around active military members, have you? This is a rather common feeling for them, especially the marine corps. Like, people don’t praise Lee Ermy for how wild his role was, but because of how accurate to reality he was.

      • TheForkOfDamocles@beehaw.org
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        He said why he enlisted—basically as a kid—but also said his musical talent saved his life. He became a Marine musician and didn’t go into combat. Even 30-40 years later, he still carries his survivor’s guilt and has played Taps at thousands of funerals, in part, I imagine to “combat” that.

        My dad had a student deferment, but his best friend enlisted right out of high school, and was killed in Vietnam shortly after Basic Training. Dad kept his friend’s letters and pictures his whole life and even in his 70s would cry easily when discussing it.