Soldier? What does THE Word Soldier Mean To You...what comes to mind when you here it? The Dictionary defines Soldier as a person who contends or serves in any cause....Now a Cause....A Purpose... Whats Your Cause, Whats Your Purpose? What will You Serve? What Are you willing to Contend for? Me I'm willing to contend for righteousness, willing to serve the poor and live and die for what God designed as Morally Right.
Sgt Dunson is a HipHop Artist that has Incorporated his experiences in the military into his music. His first album Soldier Music, set him aside in a different category besides just being called an average Rapper. Songs Like
"If I Don't Make It Home" a Song letter from Iraq to his family and friends talking to them about his last wishes just in case he didn't make it back home from Iraq. Also other Songs Like "Over There" or " My 1st Kill" where he tells in detail about the first time he had to kill someone in Iraq. Sgt Dunsons' music shows a lot of emotions, its shows us the good, the bad and the ugly side of what it is like to be a Soldier. He even takes us on some of the missions he had to complete in Iraq with songs like "A RAID TONIGHT" off of The Album "TO HELL AND BACK." A lot of his supporters are Military, whether active, or prior service, veterans, Military wives, or dependents, but lately he has seen and increasingly amount of civilians no relation to the military at all embracing his style of music. He hopes to gain more supporters on all sides as he continues to progress in his
music career.
Sgt Dunson was born Leo Louis Dunson Jr on July 2, 1985 in Oakland, Ca. He has been writing poetry since the age of 12. He received recognition winning 1st place two years in a row and 2nd place the third year in the "Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Youth Poetry Contest" Finals held in Oakland, California
every year. The Poetry Transformed over into songs in his High School years where he started to record music. When he first started out making music
he said that he wanted to tell the truth. He wanted to listen to his own songs and hear truth in them, so he first named his self "Onest" pronounced "Honest" vowing to always be Honest. While still attending High School he put out a couple demo's and mix tapes, but nothing to knock the roof off his career. So during his senior year Sergeant Dunson was looking for a change, he said he wanted a challenge, he wanted something to teach him how to be a man (since he didn't spend a lot of time with his father), something to excel him pass his peers. So he decided to join the U.S. Army MOS as an 11 Bravo (infantry).
The first step after joining the Army and processing is to go to basic training. So Off Sergeant Dunson went to basic training at Fort Benning, GA.
Basic Combat Training (BCT) consist of several weeks of intense training designed to hone your skills, teach you new skills, optimize your physical and mental performance. It will prepare you mentally, physically, and emotionally to be the best that you can be (That Was copied Right out of the Manual). After basic training (BCT) for combat MOS's Sergeant Dunson explained there Basic Training and AIT is all put together so you complete one when you complete the other(OUST). He continued saying that (AIT) Advanced Individual training briefly taught him what it would be like to be and infantry man.
They briefly covered room clearing techniques (MOUT), A Few Battle drills ,individual Movements, a couple formations and a few more briefly covered Infantry tactics, but that was mainly it. So Sgt Dunson was sent off to his Duty Station in Fort Wainwright, ALaska (Let me say this again FORT WAINWRIGHT, ALASKA). Where he was placed in the 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 1st Battalion 17th Infantry Regiment, Bravo Company, 1st Platoon, 3rd Squad, Bravo Team (I Have No IDEA WHAT THE FUCK THAT MEANS, But he Said The Military people would). So that was the unit he was placed in along with they squad, platoon, the company and the battalion. So after all that training in BCT and AIT, He Explained to me that for the Infantry there job is to fight wars, to go to battle the defenders of freedom as he says on his album Soldier Music,
so when they are not at battle I asked what are they doing? He responded by saying "WE TRAIN, train for battle, rain sleet or snow every single day is a training day whether it is in a classroom learning how to do something as simple as zeroing your weapon, combat ground techniques, or in the field doing simulation battle exercises the infantry is training for battle every single day."
(And its no wonder some of his music is not suitable for children under the age of 18). I would need help too if ALL I DID WAS TRAIN ON HOW TO KILL some one EVERY SINGLE DAY. lol. So after he spent about and estimated year and a half training at his unit for battle Sgt Dunson was Deployed to Iraq.
TO BE CONTINUED:
To Learn about what happens in Iraq Pick Up Soldier Music and To Hell And Back at Amazon.com.. Right now. Both albums were made about his experiences in Iraq at WAR.
Hey Sgt Ima Spc coming out of Fort Drum, Ny (10th Mtn Div). I just came from Afghanistan and Im really feeling your music. And your right it is all about the guys (or females) to your left and right. I left the wire once but even being on the FOB is hard sometimes. If it wasnt for my battles I dont know what I would do. 4 people on my FOB passed onto a better place. I wasnt as cool with them as most people were but it still affected me in a way I will never forget. I appreciate your music. There are a lot of 'fake' people making military music but music coming from someone whose been there means all the difference =)
Guys on your left and right. that songs speaks the truth! motivated the fuck outta me. gettin ready to deploy to Afghanistan in the next few weeks. part of ft drum 10th mountain infantry!! 11b!!!
much love brotha! i am currently not in the army but ive grown up around it all my life. i can relate to your songs from what Sgt. Kelley has told me. i spend most of my summers at Camp Atterburry. in Indiana. i Apriciate your pain youve went thru for me and our country. this summer im signen up. hoping to give back to this country.... Peace brotha
i like ur music... alota shit that people dnt understad unless they live it everyday...granted im not a soldier but my husband is and i know that it takes alot to do what u guys do : ) I see it everyday.
you're very welcome. i like your songs that i listened to; i can relate to them, my boyfriend leaves ft lewis in the next few days for afghanistan. i think its great you're helping yourself and other soldiers! :)
i can tell you put your heart into your music SGT. thats rare these days but then again you're not one of these civ mic jokes. the ups and downs and the uncertain days, its all there. great work.
hey nice hits man me and my boys were jammin to your music the other night in my party and they semmed to like in if they were getting down with it im going to have an other party in jbb tommorow
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