European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 7, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                May 2007 stars and stripes Mideast edition Page 15 out of the h Iraq Veteran finds career by creating military Only Label Battle hymns by Eric Tucker the associated press Sean Gilfillan served 15 months in the Iraq then endured a rougher Homecoming than he Ever a diagnosis of Post traumatic stress disorder made him wary of crowded friends who we rent in the military didst understand what he had been prospective employers questioned whether the army Cap Tain had enough real world expert after returning Home last spent months casting about for work before taking a Job that paid less than what he earned As an army officer and made him feel like he was starting from he ultimately settled on a new career and received a measure of catharsis by joining with a Friend to form a record Label re served for members of the Mili its just something that puts meaning and purpose Back into my life which i kind of lost when i left the Gilfillan to the fallen records re leased its first cd in a compilation of 14 hiphop tracks from current and former service members who mix sobering reflections on War with thumping rap beats and Catchy we want it to Appeal to every whatever your beliefs said Confounder Sidney the Label keeps Gilfillan rooted in the an institution that been part of his family for his Uncle and father All served before and who lives in received an Roth scholarship to military deployed to Iraq in May he said his unit initially encountered Little giving him the Chance to teach English classes in civilian clothes and mix with the iraqi he Speaks with Pride about his work As an army but his memories Are coloured by the deaths of seven close army friends in the Gilfillan an intricate Tattoo on Back his memorializes across the top of his Back is the inscription that inspired the record labels title to the Gilfillan says his visions of grandeur about coming from the War never he coped with Post traumatic stress something he says is common for anyone mortared every night in a War the Job opportunities also we rent nor was a sustained heros for a couple of youre Gilfillan and then youre right Back to being on an even playing Field with every one else in the the Label developed after Gilfil Lan met at a University business course last to the fallen promotes a voice they say is underrepresented sol Diers they say one of its Aims is to reach younger listen ers with minimal knowledge about a War that Gilfillan Calls arguably the biggest social Issue of our the pair advertised the Label on line and began soliciting submit Many tracks were recorded in but others were recorded in the midst of the performers represent Vari Ous branches of service and in clude Active duty soldiers and vet they touch on themes including Pride in Home sickness and an awareness that death could be the Label plans new releases every six months the next two will be country and the cd Sells for on the labels web and Gilfillan and Demello recently signed a Deal with a nation Al Gilfillan refuses to share his own opinion of the our message if you want to know about listen to the Lis ten to the different opinions of the Guys and girls that Are actually involved directly he and gauge what they have to say and then form your own Opin Here is a Sample of lyrics from some of the 14 songs performed by current and former military Mem Bers featured on the first release from to the fallen records were in a combat Only thing we can think about is making it keep on extending done been Here too up one Day and then the next Day you combat performed by dirty Boi two Marine corps sergeants these colors dont it takes a lot of we bleed on the Flag to keep the stripes Bright the Price right that the life out keep your head Swallow those my War performed by an army specialist the the cold in waking up my hearts enjoy your walk with performed by Soldier an army sergeant and i been fighting for my country for Way too yall to take the term Soldier and use it All its easy to sit Back on your Block and talk the it takes courage and sacrifice to walk the real performed by an army specialist Sean and Sidney Demello Stephan smoking and talking too much meet the 08 candidates the associated press when the presidential candidates were asked about their bad they didst fess up to anything that would sink the re John Edwards drinks his bad habit out of a can or bottle he is a voracious consumer of Orange Barack Obama is chewing nicotine gum these Days to beat his bad but chose something else to mention Joe known for being was a Model of Brevity on this mat but another candidate owned up to a talkative the associated press is asking the Candi dates a series of questions about their per Sonal habits and to Days question what is your worst habit democrats Delaware Joe Biden too Many to new York Hillary Rodham Clin ton chocolate former North Carolina John Edwards drinking soda 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