Blood On the Risers(Gory Gory What a Helluva Way to Die)

Link to an Original Distribution Document: Pics/ Link to Paratroop Training Booklet circa 1943: A song written when the airborne divisions were formed. It is played daily on the Post PA system everyday. Posted by a Panther. H-Minus! Airborne! All the way! For those of you who know what the hell a panther is you might also appreciate this vid: LYRICS: He was just a rookie trooper and he surely shook with fright. He checked off his equipment and made sure his pack was tight. He had to sit and listen to those awful engines roar. You ain’t gonna jump no more. Chorus: Gory, gory, what a hell of way to die. Gory, gory, what a hell of way to die. Gory, gory, what a hell of way to die. He ain’t gonna jump no more. “Is everybody happy?“ cried the sergeant looking up. Our hero feebly answered, “Yes“, and then they
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