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From January 1988 Existence in Circles Death is free It costs naught but life While life most costly Leads to death. Existence in circles Summer to autumn Life to death Existence in circles. A beginning Must have an ending While all ends Are beginnings The magik of life The shroud of death All things unveiled in the light of knowledge. To know, to live To know life Is living The mysticism of life. All things live All things die Live for dying Die for living Existence in circles Ashes to ashes Dust to dust All things are As they must Existence in circles.

Glossary for “The Tanker” Enlisted Ranks Private – Lowest ranking military ranks. New soldiers, generally those in Basic Combat Training and the subsequent Advanced Individual Training (such as Armor School), wear no insignia (PV1 or ES1) . The more senior PV2 (ES2) wears a single chevron. Both are addressed as Private PFC – Private first class, usually 1–2 years experience. Addressed as Private SPC – Specialist, same pay as a corporal, but not an NCO. The U.S. Army doesn’t use the NCO rank of corporal much anymore and instead uses specialist 4 (called spec 4) SGT – Sergeant, most gunners are S