you hold my hands down, i've been bad

Mar 30, 2011 15:34

so... i had a long talk with one of my army buddies today.

it turns out that he's had some ISSUES subscriptions since he got out, same as the rest of us.

you know how i used to joke about getting a homeless vet sign and trying to panhandle? this mofo has been homeless three fucking times. he told me about sleeping on park benches and bleachers and street corners... and it's sad. i can't even describe it because i can't do give the chill justice.

i can't even imagine being homeless, like actually fucking goddamed homeless. i've done a lot of stupid shit, but even with doing the stupid shit, my mother wouldn't let me end up on a park bench somewhere, i don't think. (holy run-on, batman!)

wow. just fucking wow. and i know i'm not doing this post justice at all, but it's a damn shame that this government has failed a combat veteran like that. that man should have been taken care of. some of you probably think he did something to deserve it, and even he says his downfall was always a woman.

he's okay now; he's living in ohio with his parents. still though, hearing his story just reminds me that we fought the war and the war won.

army stuff, sad stories, friends, oif combat experience, army

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