Lamb of God has a history of speaking out against the war in Iraq – not against soldiers, but certainly against politicians and poor oversight.
This album launched during the Bush administration, a particularly divisive time in American politics when we had, arguably, gone to war with certain countries for many unfounded reasons.

Excerpts from an interview with former Marine Staff Sergeant Jimmy Massey (upon his return from the Iraq War) are used in this song. These details highlight the orders Marines were given when in theater.