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Vol. 15 · No. 123 · Thursday, 15 October 2026

Veterans

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Local firework displays 'no Douchey veteran' sign on lawn for July 4th celebration

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FT. HOOD, Texas — A local bottle rocket created quite a stir this weekend after putting up a lawn sign saying "Explosive Pyrotechnic — Please Refrain From Being Douchey Veterans" ahead of the Independence Day holiday.

Bucking Bronco, a Texas native with 8 years of pyrotechnic experience, put up the controversial sign late Sunday afternoon. Some members of the community immediately rallied to the bottle rocket’s call, vowing to limit the douche-baggery of their veterans to only reservists or Coast Guardsmen, and to confine them to their backyard.

But others saw the sign as controversial.

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