“After one month with a saxophone shoved in my mouth, my military combatant's enthusiasm disappeared completely. Instead of flying choppers behind enemy lines, I started to fantasise about living in New York, London or Paris.” LinesBehindsEnemyCreativityMilitaryNew YorkMonthsMouthsLondonFlyingEnthusiasmParisSaxophoneChoppers Book:The Wandering Who?: A Study of Jewish Identity Politics Source: The Wandering Who?: A Study of Jewish Identity Politics
“I'd just like to say "thank you" to President Bush and to the men and women of the US military, who by the New York Times' own admission took out a terror-sponsoring regime in Iraq that could have constructed a nuclear weapon within months, as soon as sanctions were lifted enough for them to obtain sufficient fissile material.” MenEnoughPresidentMilitaryNew YorkHe ManMaterialsMonthsWeaponsMen And WomenIraqTerrorNuclearSufficientRegimesNuclear WeaponsPresident BushSanctionsNew York TimesAdmissionSaying Thank YouUs Military Author:Charles Foster Johnson
“For weeks after 9/11 you could smell the dust and pulverised concrete in New York, and the National Guard came in, so there was a military presence on the streets. It was intense. Overwhelming. Heartbreaking.” WeekStreetsMilitaryNew YorkSmellIntenseDustOverwhelmingConcreteHeartbreakingNational GuardMilitary Presence Author:Mark Boal
“Being a military child, we moved a lot and we developed different vernaculars from moving from the south, to the Midwest, and seeing the world. Going from New York to California and from Jamaica Queens to the South, I was always the new kid, or had the army crew haircut. I expected people to pick up on me. My brother kinda stole all of my old jokes. He got his inspiration from me.” PeopleWorldChildrenDifferentInspirationKidsMovingSeeingMilitaryNew YorkBrotherJokesPicksArmyMovedSouthExpectedCaliforniaQueensMy BrotherCrewHaircutsSeeing The WorldMidwestJamaicaOld Jokes Author:Joe Torry