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Lest We Forget Those Still In Harm’s Way
Posted in Music and Concerts, Poetry, Politics, tagged Afghanistan, Fisher, Lyrics, Merry Christmas From Afghanistan, Poetry, Politics, Songs on December 18, 2011| Leave a Comment »
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The above is a little video clip I found on YouTube. Below are the lyrics, and after them, some notes I’ve included explaining some of the terms in the song… | ||||
“Merry Christmas From Afghanistan” — Sung by “Fisher“ | ||||
Merry Christmas from Afghanistan, | ||||
Oh man, it’s that time of year, | ||||
And the birth of Jesus | ||||
Doesn’t seem to please | ||||
The terrorists | ||||
Down here; | ||||
I’d like to take a moment | ||||
For you folks at home | ||||
To make it clear; | ||||
Merry Christmas from | ||||
The Eastern Hemisphere. | ||||
Merry Christmas from Afghanistan, | ||||
Way back in the USA, | ||||
You’ve got mistletoe | ||||
And falling snow, | ||||
We’ve got sandstorms and grenades | ||||
But what the hell, | ||||
It’s just as well | ||||
We celebrate it | ||||
Anyway, | ||||
Merry Christmas from | ||||
5,000 miles away. | ||||
And I remember | ||||
Many Decembers, | ||||
Sitting ’round that tree, | ||||
And now I’m in some outer cordon | ||||
Sitting ’round an IED, | ||||
I’ve traded yams and roasted ham | ||||
For a chicken noodle MRE, | ||||
Merry Christmas from | ||||
Out here in the middle east. | ||||
Merry Christmas from Afghanistan, | ||||
From our AO to yours, | ||||
I’ll be watching illegal DVDs | ||||
And defecating out of doors, | ||||
Put my pedal to the metal man, | ||||
I’ll settle for that medal | ||||
Of honor when I win the war, | ||||
Single-handedly | ||||
From a armored drivers door. | ||||
And Yuletide salutations | ||||
From our vacation | ||||
In the sand, | ||||
From this E-3 Lance Coolie | ||||
And up the whole chain of command | ||||
Between Al Qaeda, | ||||
Al Jazeera, | ||||
Mujahadeen, | ||||
And the Taliban, | ||||
It’s a very merry Christmas in Afghanistan. | ||||
From south Montana, | ||||
To northwest Indiana, | ||||
To the shores of North Caroline, | ||||
From NYC to LA’s beaches | ||||
And down the Mason-Dixon Line, | ||||
It’s that season | ||||
Where we’re freezing, | ||||
But all in all, | ||||
We’re doing fine, | ||||
So merry Christmas from Afghanistan tonight. | ||||
It’s that season | ||||
That we’re freezing, | ||||
But all in all, | ||||
We’re doing fine, | ||||
So Merry Christmas | ||||
Down the Final Protection Line! | ||||
Notes: | ||||
AO – Area of Operation | ||||
E-3 Lance Coolie – Enlisted Rank 3, Lance Corporal; the lowest enlisted Non-Commissioned Officer rank, someone given all of the menial “leadership” tasks | ||||
Final Protection Line – an assigned line of concentrated fire when there is the possibility of being overrun by an enemy force. Overlapping lines create maximum effective killing zones for defense. | ||||
IED – Improvised Explosive Device | ||||
Medal of Honor – the Congressional Medal of Honor is the highest military award given to a service person who demonstrates courage above and beyond the call of duty in a combat situation. Unfortunately, it is normally awarded posthumously. | ||||
MRE – Meal (Ready to Eat) | ||||
Outer Cordon – the far outer barrier of a secured area which may be marked by tape (civilian) or by concertina wire (military); in olden days, a moat or ditch around the outer wall of a castle. | ||||
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