“Six Word War” will be a “crowdsourced war memoir” about men and women’s experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan:
Instead of a book about Iraq or Afghanistan that tells one soldier’s perspective, Six Word War is the first ‘crowdsourced’ war memoir that will tell a story different than any other ever told about war. For the first time in history, one book will contain the collective experience of our military at war in their own words.
Any veteran is invited to share their experience in Iraq or Afghanistan, but with one catch: their story can only be six words. We’ve been collecting them among our friends at www.sixwordwar.com and now we want to introduce this project to the country and put these stories into a book.
Here’s a little more background on the project:
#sixwordwar was launched by two Army vets who are compiling them for a book. They're funding it via Kickstarter: http://t.co/lrdiNrSNMC
— Armed Forces Journal (@AFJournal) August 11, 2013
The submissions range from poignant, to funny, heart-breaking and occasionally terrifying. Here are just a few submitted on Twitter under the hashtag #SixWordWar:
M113s make poor chariots. Engineer life. #SixWordWar
— Tim ??? (@timtakestime) August 11, 2013
Tried cancelling Midnight Chow. NICE TRY. #SixWordWar
— Tim ??? (@timtakestime) August 11, 2013
https://twitter.com/ElSnarkistani/status/366616925385654272
https://twitter.com/WiseguySix/status/366616540260474882
Intel: ABP won't smoke hashish tonight #sixwordwar
— Masked Chris, Still Distant (@PrivateSnuffy) August 11, 2013
Make the PowerPoint presentation more kinetic #sixwordwar
— Craig Hooper (@NextNavy) August 11, 2013
https://twitter.com/randy_vanskike/status/366588082910269440
We're rolling out. Blimp's down. Again. #sixwordwar
— Carlo Muñoz (@NatSecCarlo) August 11, 2013
FOBs isolate us from Iraq's realities. #sixwordwar
— Crispin Burke (@CrispinBurke) August 11, 2013
Go get a damn haircut Recon #sixwordwar
— Gerardo Tony Mena (@tonyidigmusic) August 11, 2013
The soccer balls for the kids! #sixwordwar
— B. Ellis (@BW_Ellis) August 11, 2013
https://twitter.com/Becklopedia/status/366639216953798657
https://twitter.com/Becklopedia/status/366636103387709442
https://twitter.com/dongomezjr/status/366598862535798784
Out of the TOC, TIC ongoing. #sixwordwar
— Jeff Stapler (@jeffreystapler) August 11, 2013
Get your hands outta your pockets #sixwordwar
— Gerardo Tony Mena (@tonyidigmusic) August 11, 2013
Wait, we'll be here how long? #sixwordwar
— Mike Nelson (@mikenelson586) August 11, 2013
https://twitter.com/troopsincontact/status/366592690101559296
https://twitter.com/JimmySky/status/366403237345116163
https://twitter.com/JimmySky/status/366389165581025280
I can still see dead people #sixwordwar
— Wilder Alejandro Sanchez (@W_Alex_Sanchez) August 11, 2013
Overwatch says my ass looks fat. #sixwordwar
— David Maynor (@Dave_Maynor) August 11, 2013
Two long months on an O.P. #sixwordwar
— martha (@OurGypsyCamp) August 11, 2013
Heart wrenching:
https://twitter.com/inteldump/status/366655696260960256
We wish those who are behind the planned publication of “Six Word War” best of luck and great success with their project.
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