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Friday, October 7, 2005
Music for hurtin’ times
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Forward Operating Base Michael, Iraq — It’s not unusual to find soldiers sitting around campfires or in their huts across Iraq, playing instruments and singing. It helps relieve stress.
Louie Favorite/AJC
SSgt. John Healton (left) and Spc. Colby Smith sing their duet. • Hear a clip from the song
Spc. Colby Smith, 23, of Athens, and Sgt. John Healton, 31, of Douglasville, often get together in a wooden shack here and perform.
Smith plays the acoustic guitar and sings along with Healton. Listen to these two medics sing part of a song they co-wrote. It’s about soldiers leaving their homes in the United States for Iraq. The song is entitled: “It Hurts so Hard.�
