Music: “Let’s Kick Some Ass”
One for my Marine friends state-side and abroad.
By blairblends
I'm not even 5% this cool or badass.
A few years ago, I had the distinct privilege of making friends with some Marine bloggers and public relations personnel from Regimental Combat Team 6 at Camp Ramadi in Iraq. However, in the blog world, we call them the Fightin’ 6th Marines.
In interacting with the bloggers, in particular Staff Sergeant DeBoard, I was able to get a very interesting perspective into our presence in Iraq. I’ve seen some incredible photos from their blog (second link above), read some stories that make feel like I don’t necessarily deserve to be alive in a sense, and all-in-all come closer to the Middle East than I ever imagined.
This overlapped with the biggest “leap” so far in my musical journey. With the picture, videos, stories, and suggestions from RCT-6 and Staff Sergeant DeBoard’s input and advice, I was able to craft many original tunes. At first, they had a somewhat ethereal, Eastern feel to them. However, the more I got to know the Fightin’ 6th Marines and became more familiar with their day-to-day lives, the more the music turned into fierce, raging guitar-driven anthems.
The high point for me was having RCT-6 use some of my original music [that they inspired] in one of their fascinating videos. So now…I’m giving one back.
This one’s for you, guys. Whether you’re back state-side or still in the sand, let’s kick some ass.
