Veterans who say they 'miss the war' remind neighbors to not use fireworks
TRACY, Calif. — A pair of military heroes are leading the effort to stop their neighbors from lighting fireworks, sources say.
"You know, we went over there and did awesome operator things for your freedom, but we just want to ask that you respect our sacrifice by not exercising that freedom," said former Army Sgt. Joshua Taylor. "And if you do, you're a disrespectful little shit."
Taylor's best friend Matt Zimmerman echoed his thoughts.
"It's really hard, you know," he told a group of neighbors. "I went to war, which I talk about and miss every single day because of all the cool shit I did, but I hate it that for one single day back home, other people remind me about it."
According to sources, Taylor and Zimmerman recently went to a local town hall dressed to impress, wearing t-shirts emblazoned with slogans like "kNOw guns kNOw peace" and "Don't tread on me" to let people know they served, before making an impassioned plea to the locals: Please stop making loud, scary noises.
The request…
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