MOSUL, Iraq - A soldier from the 2nd Infantry Division died from a non-combat related shooting here yesterday. The incident is under investigation. (Centcom news release)
Gung ho
Flag and anthem
Through the flames
Army strong
Shoot first
Ask questions later
Then the bayonet
he said
Blood the desert takes the sand will not return
No exit from the RPG
No exit from the mortar round
No exit from the roadside bomb
No exit from the helicopter crash
Blood the desert takes the sand will not release
No exit from the Tigris River
No exit from the green canal
No exit from the Shat Al Hillah
No exit from the drowning pool
Blood the desert takes the sand will not replace
No way out of Umm Qasr
No way out of Tall Afar
No way off Haditha Dam
No way out of Balad Ruz
No exit from the water
Blood the desert takes the sand will not reprieve
No exit from the sky
No way home to Eagle Pass
No way home to Santa Fe
No way home to Baton Rouge
No way home to Seven Hills
Blood the desert takes the sand will not release
No way out of Abu Hanifa Mosque
No way out of Taraniyat Square
No way out of the corner café.
No way out of Hotel Mount Lebanon
Blood the desert takes the sand will not replace
No exit from the sniper scope
No exit from the rifle sight
No exit from the bullet hole
No exit from the body bag
Blood the desert takes the sand will not return.
And looking down the pistol barrel
Saw St. Barbara
Clothed in swallows and veil
Waiting at the gate across the river with welcoming arms
Kept his eyes on her
And pulled the trigger.
by Russell Streur
