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Thralldom Etched In Homo Sapiens Mine Dna

Thralldom etched in *****sapiens (mine) DNA Though your true blue stated civilian never enlisted nor impressed, nonetheless I own an opinion originally embarked on poetic quest to express purposelessness, when soldiers rest at peace i.e. eternally, many attired courtesy smart uniform strong with zest. Psyche steeped, macerated, brewed as token scapegoat, cue trumpets Don to toot courtesy more'n one nasty shortish brute weasley chastened me round mulberry bush said monkeys chased scaredy cat me... point moot regarding... rung me ragged standing astute adjacent Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson (Confederate general during American Civil War), his own troops accidentally fired on him during Battle of Chancellorsville in Virginia doth not compute "friendly fire" unleashed during one among many hot pursuit part and parcel of wars, since time immemorial gung ho practiced soldier and/or scared cat neophyte unwittingly shoot pellets traveling speed of sound bullet out - gunmetal chute ordinarily pardoned distinct mistake versus homicide statute nonetheless...about thee (rhetorical question), wherefore art thou purpose to war, those slain now paid tribute since major hostilities of World War I formally ended at 11th hour of 11th day of 11th month of 1918 yet... I question military conflicts battle hymns constitute legacy e'er since Homo sapiens stood erect, many soldiers of misfortune, sons of destitute versus wealthy heirs accepted perception that war was "a rich man's war and a poor man's fight" countless generations ago deserters fate would mean execute "the bastard," even second decade into twenty first century once sworn in at basic training, getting discharged (vodka luck), but absolute zero tolerance quitting before duty commitment desertion flagrant violation, no easy task leaving service minus tribunal meeting severe to prosecute, thus joining military unlike accepting any other job punishment greater than Das boot, yet patriotism, née jingoism not ideal, viz conflict resolution, verstehen, or did this wordsmith convolute?

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