#anzac
Today (April 25th) is ANZAC Day. The Crater Battle is a reference to the infamous Battle of the Crater (on July 30th 1864). Hill 60 is a reference to a "low rise in the foothills on the north-western end of ANZAC together will supporting offensive against the W Hills represented the last major Allied offensive operation on the Peninsula." A Crouching Beast refers to Hill 937 aka Hamburger Hill or known locally as Dong Ap Bia ("the mountain of the crouching beast") during the Vietnam conflict. Hill 400, aka Castle Hill, was a strategic position in the Hürtgen forest (1KM from Bergstein, Germany). During the winter of 1944-45, a combination of bad weather, thick forest, and steep slopes resulted in its transformation of the environment. All of these positions were known as places of "living hell" for all involved. Conclusion: "Crater of Doom" is a war poem.
Crater of Doom
It's a funny thing To pray through death to catch your breath wanna rest or Chippewa chant Can't breathe Chest heaves Through a straw and Saw You did it all While they sat and Watched in awe One hundred degree temps, OPTEMPO & OPSEC Feel like a wreck And the wreckage is age and experience Gas in cheap this week, but the streets are empty And green tea isn't helping unsee Be oblivious to a buildup in the South China Sea Or what 2ID carries On their hips This time we'll get whipped, a U.S. Grant Chant. Sing. Dearest God, We need our jobs So much Like a FOB, but ill will Could still kill My chance for an avalanche to wipe me clean Off this 60th Hill, but remember me from Gallipoli Bergstein or a Crouching Beast At Petersburg...blown to bits When the shock from it and thrill is gone, I am Long overdue for a rescue or a grand display from Decatur Dorsey But they hate you For making us go through this again Can't catch a breath, if we are always leading The Charge Going into a Crater of Doom Do you know the Greek myth of the Crow, Cup and water snake? If so, you are on the way to understanding the meaning of the poem." 
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