Ever had a song that reminds you of a period in your life which is good and bad at the same time?
I heard "Brothers in Arms" on the radio and was suddenly overcome with a mix of emotions
I couldn't handle. My wife found me crying in the kitchen.
The song reminds me of my tour of duty in Bosnia in 1994, it reminds me of both happiness
and utter despair. It reminds me of comradery, brutality of war and the inadequacy of the
international community. It reminds me of fellow soldiers fighting, hurting and dying for
the cause. It reminds me of all those soldiers coming home again, bringing a piece of war
back home deep in their hearts and heads. It reminds me of pride, proud of being part of
a select group of individuals. Proud to be a veteran.
For all of you out there with whom I share that feeling, and for all of you who stand
beside us. Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms. Peace for you all, good fortune and a quiet and
untroubled life. You deserve it.
Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms
These mist covered mountains
Are a home now for me
But my home is the lowlands
And always will be
Some day you'll return to
Your valleys and your farms
And you'll no longer burn
To be brothers in arms
Through these fields of destruction
Baptism of fire
I've watched all your suffering
As the battles raged higher
And though they did hurt me so bad
In the fear and alarm
You did not desert me
My brothers in arms
There's so many different worlds
So many different suns
And we have just one world
But we live in different ones
Now the sun's gone to hell
And the moon's riding high
Let me bid you farewell
Every man has to die
But it's written in the starlight
And every line on your palm
We're fools to make war
On our brothers in arms
Iwan "Muesli" Ruedisueli