Eliason, Eric A., editorTuleja, Tad, editorUtah State University Press, publisher2007-01-032007-01-032012http://hdl.handle.net/10217/88165Includes bibliographical references and index.Warrior Ways is one of the first book-length explorations of military folklife, and focuses on the lore produced by modern American warriors, illuminating the ways in which members of the armed services creatively express the complex experience of military life. In short, lively essays, contributors to the volume, all of whom have close personal or professional relationships to the military, examine battlefield talismans, personal narrative (storytelling), "Jody calls" (marching and running cadences), slang, homophobia and transgressive humor, music, and photography, among other cultures.I. Deploying -- The things they bring to war / Carol Burke -- Know they enemy: camel spider stories among US troops in the Middle East / Justin M. Oswald -- "Folk-folkloristics": reflections on American soldiers' responses to Afghan traditional culture / Eric A. Eliason -- II. Sounding off -- Where is Jody now? Reconsidering military marching chants / Richard Allen Burns -- Upper echelons and boots on the ground: the case for diglossia in the military / Alinor Levy -- Sea service slang: informal language of the Navy and Coast Guard / Angus Kress Gillespie -- III. Belonging -- Taser to the 'Nads: brutal embrace of queerness in military practice / Mickey Weems -- Making lemonade: military spouses' worldview as a coping mechanism / Kristi Young -- Oppositional positioning: the military identification of young antiwar Veterans / Lisa Gilman -- IV. Remembering -- Colonel Bogey's march through folk and popular culture / Greg Kelley -- Soldier snaps / Jay Mechling -- "America's best": cultural poaching on "Ballad of the Green Berets" / Tad Tuleja.born digitalbooksengCopyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.All rights reserved. User is responsible for compliance. Please contact University Press of Colorado at https://upcolorado.com/our-books/rights-and-permissions for use information.Soldiers -- FolkloreArmed Forces -- FolkloreMilitary art and science -- FolkloreTextAccess is limited to the Adams State University, Colorado State University, Colorado State University Pueblo, Community College of Denver, Fort Lewis College, Metropolitan State University Denver, Regis University, University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, University of Colorado Denver, University of Denver, University of Northern Colorado, University of Wyoming, Utah State University and Western Colorado University communities only.