# Watching the footage from Afghanistan and this Steve Earle song popped into my mind

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**Created:** [August 23, 2021, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-the-footage-from-afghanistan-and-this-steve-earle-song-popped-into-my-mind/949337 "2021-08-23T01:04:13Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 23, 2021, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-the-footage-from-afghanistan-and-this-steve-earle-song-popped-into-my-mind/949337/1 "2021-08-23T01:04:13Z")

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Hadn’t heard it in a while but it sums up war pretty well.

Graphic war image warning.

[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Y6jm06HFZ2o/hqdefault.jpg "Steve Earle - Warrior (with lyrics)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6jm06HFZ2o)

Same song with no images.

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/4nXQJ-H8v3Y/maxresdefault.jpg "Warrior") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nXQJ-H8v3Y)