I was in my 5th week of Basic Training (Boot Camp) for the US Army. We were out in the field for Basic Rifle Marksmanship (BRM) Training when the sh*t hit the fan over the loudspeakers, since the drills played the news over them to get us hyped up to go to war. Then we went back for chow that night and the news was playing on one of the TVs behind a window while we were waiting in line for our dinner. The headlines and footage alone were enough to make me believe that it wasn't just a prank...