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Blackwater Mercs Working Out Logistics To Air Drop Guitar Hero To Troops
July 29, 2008
The private military contractor to end all private military contractors, Blackwater, is looking into ways to get Guitar Hero to the front. According to an AP report, Blackwater recruiter James Overton is working on an Xbox, modem, TV projector, and Guitar Hero game kit that can be kicked out of the back of a Blackwater cargo plane to the troops below.
“When I was in Baghdad, we’d bring soldiers over to our camp over there, and we’d play this thing for hours on end,” Overton said. “Every (military) place I’ve ever been to overseas, they’ve got like backgammon and Parcheesi and chess, and they’re all gathering dust. But this is the stuff they play at home. And any semblance of home we can give them is best.”
Not so strange that a Blackwater recruiter is working on ways to make American troops on the ground a little happier. I’m guessing that each game pack will come with a few brochures comparing paychecks from Uncle Sam and your friendly neighborhood mercenary outfit.
One Response to “Blackwater Mercs Working Out Logistics To Air Drop Guitar Hero To Troops”
Ooogh. Nice gesture but yeah… maybe they could drop things like better armor for the troops?
By GeorgeR on Jul 29, 2008