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Anthony 'Swoff' Swofford:A story. A man fires a rifle for many years. and he goes to war. And afterwards he comes home, and he sees that whatever else he may do with his life - build a house, love a woman, change his son's diaper - he will always remain a jarhead. And all the jarheads killing and dying, they will always be me. We are still in the desert
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A story
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A man fires a rifle for many years
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and he goes to war
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And afterwards he comes home
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and he sees that whatever else he might do with his life
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build a house
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Iove a woman
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change his son's diaper
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he will always remain
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a jarhead
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And all the jarheads
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killing and dying
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they will always
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be me
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We are still
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in the desert
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Movie Summary
A psychological study of Marine's state of mind during the Gulf War. Told through the eyes of a U.S. Marine sniper who struggles to cope with boredom, a sense of isolation, and other issues back home.
