Indiana Soldiers' 'Lazy Ramadi' Video Gets National Attention

MUNCIE, Ind. -- Two soldiers who are serving in Iraq are making national headlines because of a music video spoof they recorded.

The men did a takeoff on a wildly popular "Saturday Night Live" skit and released the video on the Internet, where it has been viewed millions of times.

The three-minute video, made by National Guard Staff Sgts Josh Dobbs and Matt Wright, began as a project for family and friends, 6News' Linda Allen reported. The two are natives of Muncie and graduates of Ball State University.

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The video shows the men rapping about Jell-O, includes a "Walk The Line" reference and pays homage to their hometown.

"Dobbs loves Jell-O like Johnny loves June, but I keep on telling him to use a spoon," Wright raps.

Parents are proud of what the 34-year-old men have done to make light of a difficult situation in Iraq.

"He (Matt) said if he thought this was going to happen, he would've done a little better job making the video," said Tom Wright, Matt's father.

The men are surprised that their video has become so popular. They have been in Iraq for almost a year. "Lazy Ramadi" is a fun way for them to show what life is like for soldiers, and to give "props" to things they miss about home.

"Muncie, Indiana and there's just one thing -- a Royal Feast pizza from Pizza King," the men rap.

The Pizza King has gotten a lot of free publicity since the video was released -- something that might be worth some free pizza to the men when they return.

"I think a pizza party would be nice -- free pizza party," said Charlie Hannom, of Pizza King.

There is a small bit of cursing in the video, something parents were just a bit sheepish about.

"Yeah, you can kind of pick that out. I'm not responsible," Wright joked.

Parents said there is a serious message that the video indirectly conveys. They'd like for Americans to pray for the soldiers every day.

"We feel very blessed that he's with us," said Janet Wright. "Hopefully, he'll be back here shortly."

"People are just desperate to try to find something to hang onto that's good, and helps them smile," said Kate Dobbs, Josh's mother.

"I hate Ramadi, but there's no need to moan," The men rap. "Cause the U.S. Army won't let me go home."

The guardsmen and their video appeared on MSNBC on Tuesday. They are scheduled to be on "The Tonight Show" on NBC Thursday night.