{"product_id":"2940152462845","title":"Welcome to FOB Haiku: War Poems from Inside the Wire","description":"\u003cp\u003eSherpatude No. 26: \"Humor is a combat multiplier ...\" Armed with deadpan snark and poker-faced patriotism—and rooted in the coffee-black soil and plain-spoken voice of the American Midwest—journalist-turned-poet Randy Brown (sometimes writing as \"Charlie Sherpa\") reveals behind-the-scenes stories of U.S. soldier-citizenship. From Boot Camp to Bagram, Afghanistan. And back home again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere’s a taste of \"FOB Haiku\":\u003cbr\u003eThree Cups of Chai-ku\u003cbr\u003e1.\u003cbr\u003eI had hoped, I guess,\u003cbr\u003efor something more like Starbucks,\u003cbr\u003enot yellow water.\u003cbr\u003e2.\u003cbr\u003eWe build our nations\u003cbr\u003eone tea party at a time.\u003cbr\u003eThey serve, we protect.\u003cbr\u003e3.\u003cbr\u003eNo one here can lead\u003cbr\u003ethis endless talk of action.\u003cbr\u003e\"Que shura, shura.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Randy Brown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47102935367920,"sku":"2940152462845","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940152462845_p0.jpg?v=1764020872","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940152462845","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}