What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?

— Only the monstrous anger of the guns.

Only the stuttering rifles’ rapid rattle

Can patter out their hasty orisons…

– Wilfred Owen

  • Staark
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    391 year ago

    doing poems”? Who does a poem? Don’t you write a poem?

    • @betterdeadthanreddit
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      101 year ago

      In the article, his quote mentions reading them over the boat PA systems. Probably just jealous of their literacy.

      Something something ship not a boat. Come at me, squid-bros.

      • @NOPper
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        1 year ago

        Former squid and I still call everything a boat just to see what different people say.

        • @betterdeadthanreddit
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          41 year ago

          Kinda wish I’d been on a ship just for the experience of it but the closest I got was a grudging admission about being under the “Department of the Navy” umbrella and a dangling carrot of a MEU if I’d been willing to reenlist. Sorta regret not doing it but I’d had my fill of the routine daily bullshit and was ready to move on. All the Navy guys I knew with the first name “Doc” were cool as hell though, the rest were probably at least all right.

          • @[email protected]
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            21 year ago

            I got about a week’s worth of boat time. Definitely not for me glad I just joined a department of the navy too.