A Day in the Life of a Marine... Ooh-Rah!

[Broncoman13]

TJ and all of our other outstanding mods, please leave this up for a few hours or however long you can take it before moving it to the Politics Forum.

Thanks!


http://www.wtv-zone.com/Mary/THISWILLMAKEYOUPROUD.HTML

[Garcia Bronco]

You know...I used to get top billing around this place.

[Broncoman13]

Sorry GB, you know I love you... anybody that can throw their laptop out of a 2 story window after a shanny draft has proven they've felt my pain!!!

Now go to the link and tell me what you think.

[ClevelandBronco2]

I'm sorry that all I can offer this Marine and every other mother's son (or father's daughter) in uniform is awe, admiration and gratitude.

[Broncoman13]

Pretty cool huh?

[TheReverend]

Good article... life is crazy over there. Only officers get that kind of attention though

[Bronx33]

Ooh-Rah!

[Dukes]

Good article... life is crazy over there. Only officers get that kind of attention though

You took the words right out of my mouth

[Kaylore]

Good site. I love how they call out the network news.
http://www.wtv-zone.com/Mary/WebPageGifs/WebPageGifs2/MAKEYOUPROUD21.JPG

...And Fox news gets blamed for fabrication. ::)

[BRONCCRUSHFAN]

Good article... life is crazy over there. Only officers get that kind of attention though

You know, it really peeves me to think that our media has become the puppets of our enemy. That young Captain is a hero, as was his young driver (probably a Lance Corporal or PFC), and his M2 gunner (also a PFC or Lance Corporal), as is every man and woman who guard our freedoms. Whether you agree or disagree with our involvment in Iraq is inconsequential, when you realize that there are fine young men and women who are putting their lives on the line everyday. However, I would much rather hear stories like this Captain, or the Iraqi woman who walked like 15 miles (or some high amount, I don't call the exact figure) to vote in her country's first free elections and thanking our troops for helping her ability to do that. Not just the negative reporting, that we have just been being fed up to this point.

Semper Fi Rev!

[watermock]

"Accounts of American valor are dismissed by the press as propaganda, yet accounts of American difficulties are heralded as objectivity. It makes you wonder if the role of the media is to inform or to depress - to report or to deride. To tell the truth, or to feed us lies."

I would of been peeing my pants in that situation, that was an Audy Murphy story. Picking up killed enemy AK-47's and blowing out their clips. Boo-yah...kill the animals. The latest attack in London just illustrates how real this threat is. These animals, (I'm not using this lightly, because I value human life, hell I value vegetable life), are the scum of the earth, vermin.

A pretty cool show is Gunny on MailCall on the History Channel. He was a drill sergent and saw combat in nam. The only thing I miss about Vietnam was the tai sticks his friends would smuggle back. There were cheap imitations, but real stick was dipped in opium. People who compare nam to Iraq are misguided fools. Vietnam had no real issues of national security, it was just political gamesmanship with Russia and China. As much as the media wants to say we lost that war, we didn't. We sued for peace and predictably, the communists violated the Paris peace accords and killed an estimated 10-20 million in S. Vietnam and Cambodia. Today, we read that we are opening diplomatic ties with the bastards. It's probably the right move, but it sticks in my craw a bit. "Be like Mike Right?" Nike has been making shoes in Vietnam for a decade, with wages you couldn't buy more than rice with. They make those shoes for about 2 dollars and sell them for 120. That's better than the drug business, and you don't get shot or arrested.

[TheReverend]

You know, it really peeves me to think that our media has become the puppets of our enemy. That young Captain is a hero, as was his young driver (probably a Lance Corporal or PFC), and his M2 gunner (also a PFC or Lance Corporal), as is every man and woman who guard our freedoms. Whether you agree or disagree with our involvment in Iraq is inconsequential, when you realize that there are fine young men and women who are putting their lives on the line everyday. However, I would much rather hear stories like this Captain, or the Iraqi woman who walked like 15 miles (or some high amount, I don't call the exact figure) to vote in her country's first free elections and thanking our troops for helping her ability to do that. Not just the negative reporting, that we have just been being fed up to this point.

Semper Fi Rev!

Dont forget about O&B4Life... he works 10 minutes from me on this enormous base.

[TheReverend]

Since you mentioned walking so far to vote, I have a funny story. I worked with a bunch of translators and got to know them pretty well (All Iraqis) and oh were they excited during the establishment of their new government. Saddam was gone and they were free. Then one day the government was official, and they all came in angry. I asked them why. "Taxes no good" theyd tell me... haha.

The people arent animals Mock. Any religious fundamentalist that wants to harm others over an idea is an animal. Arabs are just as human. A lot of them are just in a bad way and desperate because of really hard economic times... then some Mujhadeen come in recruiting with millions of Saudi money and these guys are willing to throw their lives away to try and provide for their kids. They do treat their women like dog **** though.

[Bronx33]

The people arent animals Mock. Any religious fundamentalist that wants to harm others over an idea is an animal. Arabs are just as human.


Yes there is a difference, no matter how much you want to hate em all it's not all of them who are savages......

[TheReverend]

Couldve sworn I just said that...

[Rock Chalk]

http://www.iwo.com/heroes.htm

[Rock Chalk]

"Accounts of American valor are dismissed by the press as propaganda, yet accounts of American difficulties are heralded as objectivity. It makes you wonder if the role of the media is to inform or to depress - to report or to deride. To tell the truth, or to feed us lies."

I would of been peeing my pants in that situation, that was an Audy Murphy story. Picking up killed enemy AK-47's and blowing out their clips. Boo-yah...kill the animals. The latest attack in London just illustrates how real this threat is. These animals, (I'm not using this lightly, because I value human life, hell I value vegetable life), are the scum of the earth, vermin.

A pretty cool show is Gunny on MailCall on the History Channel. He was a drill sergent and saw combat in nam. The only thing I miss about Vietnam was the tai sticks his friends would smuggle back. There were cheap imitations, but real stick was dipped in opium. People who compare nam to Iraq are misguided fools. Vietnam had no real issues of national security, it was just political gamesmanship with Russia and China. As much as the media wants to say we lost that war, we didn't. We sued for peace and predictably, the communists violated the Paris peace accords and killed an estimated 10-20 million in S. Vietnam and Cambodia. Today, we read that we are opening diplomatic ties with the bastards. It's probably the right move, but it sticks in my craw a bit. "Be like Mike Right?" Nike has been making shoes in Vietnam for a decade, with wages you couldn't buy more than rice with. They make those shoes for about 2 dollars and sell them for 120. That's better than the drug business, and you don't get shot or arrested.


Kinda reminded me of Sgt. York.

[Bronx33]

Couldve sworn I just said that...

I was elaborating........or agreeing

[Bronx33]

http://www.iwo.com/heroes.htm


Very cool alec i sent that to my cousin he just got back from his 2nd tour with the marines...

[Broncoman13]

Good article... life is crazy over there. Only officers get that kind of attention though


Rev... I agree that there are tons of regular GI's getting the job done, but the point is, it's better to see this type of news rather than the doom and gloom the media spoon feeds us every day.

Thanks to the mods for leaving this on the front page, especially the one who thought it neat enough to sticky on the front. You's guy's are ALRIGHT!

Adam, thanks for that link. I'll pass it around @ work tomorrow!

[Dukes]

Dont forget about O&B4Life... he works 10 minutes from me on this enormous base.

Thanks Rev! :thumbsup:

[watermock]

I'm doing a Vermeil...yep...

I don't mind balanced opinion, and I know it's been tough. All our brave soldiers deserve medals, but this guy was balls out. The truely sad thing is that we come in peace.

Hey, wasn't that a Sci-Fi movie?...he had a disk to cure all disease and we shot him.

Some people think I'm some radical right warmonger. I wring my hands every day. Sometimes beating sense out of a stubborn mule is like having to hit a 2x4 across a mule.

My biggest fear is obvious. We had 32,000 nukes and who knows how many the Soviets had. I think even they understand the consequences.

The enemy is trying to wear us down. I'll step ut. I'm nothing but the Berlin fortress, but I'm there. Just give me a gun. I have absolutely no problem capping one of these clowns.

[Alkazar]

Thanks for posting that BroncoMan13, not enough appreciation going out to our troops in my opinion.

[watermock]

I was reading the story and figured he was going to get capped.

Damn, driving a Humvee with your man upstairs running the 50 cal charging the enemy? The guy caps mulitple enemy, then then empties his pistol, then picks up one, then another enemy weapon, and empties them.

[sirhcyennek81]

My Dad was in Iraq earlier this year, he said the situation with the terrorists there is miserable, that in a straight up show of force, they get their ass kicked, like when they tried to assault abu gharaib, lot of dead towelheads. He said the people tho, the everyday Iraqi, do not want us to leave any sooner then we have to, they know americans=security. Plus, he mentioned the madcrazy heat, and the constant need for babywipes.

[TheReverend]

I tore through babywipes like it was going out of style and the heat is like nothing youll experience even in Tuscon/Phoenix.

And Mock, about your "we come in peace" statement... the motto is, "No greater friend, no worse enemy"

[Candy Cigarettes]

My utmost respect and prayers for all in the armed forces of the USA. My father is an Air Force vet and my brother is a Marine. There is no greater sacrifice.

*My father used to tell me about his days in the service, but when I was a kid I always wanted to hear about Ham the Astrochimp. My father used to feed him bananas.

[watermock]

I understand baby wipes with some lanolin are still in high demand.

I have heard it's hell on earth there. Dry, Sandy there right now. I don't have a link handy, and I'm not sure where they should be sent. I do know they really like those handy wipes, not the cleaning type, the type you clean the baby with.

That stuff can work wonders with everything from your face to butt, and clean weapons. I can't tell you where to send it. USO would know I figure. I keep hearing they don't have enough baby wipes again and again. Guns we got. It sounds silly, but it keeps coming up. Can't we just bring in a transport with them? Clean their eyes, wipe up, clean their guns.

[BRONCCRUSHFAN]

Thanks Rev! :thumbsup:

Sorry Leatherneck, I wasn't aware that you were also a devil dog. So from a former Marine to all of those current Marines on the Mane, thanks for keeping the torch of freedom lit.

Semper Fi

[Crushaholic]

Outstanding. We SHOULD hear more about the good things the military do.

[Rausch]

Out-****ing-standing...

[gunns]

For those of us that are from military families and have had a family member over there we have heard the great stories of our great men and women over there. Nice to see something we can pass around to others to see. They are the one bright spot in this war and great ambassordors for the Americans. When my brother was over there it was water that was needed, nice to have the info of the baby wipes for when my son goes in January.

[sirhcyennek81]

My Brother is in Iraq now, outside of Fallujah, got a letter from him yesterday, and he got right to the point, his electric razor broke, he needs a new one, and he wants nearly a case of babywipes and aveeno body wash. In his words, he looks like a leper. He comes home in september.

[Alkazar]

I'm 3rd generation Air Force (although I'm now a civilian) who served at the end of the Cold War. My grandfather was a Colonel in the AF, my father is a retired Master Sergeant, my brother joined the marines right after Viet Nam ended. We are all proud of the job being performed by the men and women in Iraq and Afghanistan. In fact, my best friend, a combat medic in the Army, is scheduled to be deployed to Afghanistan this month and had to put off his wedding plans. We're praying for him and all the other soldiers currently in harms way.

[orinjkrush]

great stuff! thanx BM13.

[broncosteven]

I understand baby wipes with some lanolin are still in high demand.

I can't tell you where to send it. USO would know I figure. I keep hearing they don't have enough baby wipes again and again. Guns we got. It sounds silly, but it keeps coming up. Can't we just bring in a transport with them? Clean their eyes, wipe up, clean their guns.

Pick a Sponsor to send Care packages here. I sent some for active troops & those in Hospital.
http://www.military.com/Content/MoreContent1/?file=support_troops

Rev - Are the care packages worth a damn? Do you guys like letters from us Common folk supporting you? So Far i only did the care package thing but wanted to send some email or letters not sure how corespondece is received (plus my speeling sucks). Let me know.

Support our Troops!

[bendog]

You know, it really peeves me to think that our media has become the puppets of our enemy. That young Captain is a hero, as was his young driver (probably a Lance Corporal or PFC), and his M2 gunner (also a PFC or Lance Corporal), as is every man and woman who guard our freedoms. Whether you agree or disagree with our involvment in Iraq is inconsequential, when you realize that there are fine young men and women who are putting their lives on the line everyday. However, I would much rather hear stories like this Captain, or the Iraqi woman who walked like 15 miles (or some high amount, I don't call the exact figure) to vote in her country's first free elections and thanking our troops for helping her ability to do that. Not just the negative reporting, that we have just been being fed up to this point.

Semper Fi Rev!
I disagree that the media has become a puppet to our enemy, or at least I disagree about who the enemy are. The media didn't report that there were most likely no womd that could harm the US prior to the invasion, because that was viewed as being unpatriotic, and the major multi-nationals that sell toothpaste and tampons and viagra via ads in the media (and some of whom are making billions off of the war directly, and off the young soldiers as well) didn't want that story reported, because it was bad for advertising ... as Phil Donahue and Chris Matthews found out. The media has been reluctant to report the depth of the deception, for the same reason. And now the media doesn't really want to report about the 12thousand or so maimed soldiers and thier families, nor does it want to report about the guys like this marine, because it leaves a bad taste in the mouth of somebody who doesn't want to join up, and who is being asked to be in a good mood to buy toothpaste, tampons, and viagra.

I hope the kid makes it home ok. And, I really hope something good comes of Iraq.

[jonny1]

Be ready to duck, Bendog . . .

[Kaylore]

I disagree that the media has become a puppet to our enemy, or at least I disagree about who the enemy are. The media didn't report that there were most likely no womd that could harm the US prior to the invasion, because that was viewed as being unpatriotic, and the major multi-nationals that sell toothpaste and tampons and viagra via ads in the media (and some of whom are making billions off of the war directly, and off the young soldiers as well) didn't want that story reported, because it was bad for advertising ... as Phil Donahue and Chris Matthews found out. The media has been reluctant to report the depth of the deception, for the same reason. And now the media doesn't really want to report about the 12thousand or so maimed soldiers and thier families, nor does it want to report about the guys like this marine, because it leaves a bad taste in the mouth of somebody who doesn't want to join up, and who is being asked to be in a good mood to buy toothpaste, tampons, and viagra.

I hope the kid makes it home ok. And, I really hope something good comes of Iraq.

You're wrong.

[bendog]

no, I'm right, but the kid's a hero regardless of the corruption of politicians and greedy people. And, I hope nationbuilding works in Iraq.

[Broncoman13]

Bendog, please enjoy the thread for it's purpose. This wasn't meant to turn into a media debate. Thanks.

[Kaylore]

Bendog, please enjoy the thread for it's purpose. This wasn't meant to turn into a media debate. Thanks.
Good luck. The left squirm to no end whenever the military or America get any kind of possitive credit. Wait until LABF finds this thread.

[Rock Chalk]

Good luck. The left squirm to no end whenever the military or America get any kind of possitive credit. Wait until LABF finds this thread.
Leave it be bud. This isnt the place for it.

[Kaylore]

Leave it be bud. This isnt the place for it.
Sorry.....Go America! :USA:

[TheReverend]

Pick a Sponsor to send Care packages here. I sent some for active troops & those in Hospital.
http://www.military.com/Content/MoreContent1/?file=support_troops

Rev - Are the care packages worth a damn? Do you guys like letters from us Common folk supporting you? So Far i only did the care package thing but wanted to send some email or letters not sure how corespondece is received (plus my speeling sucks). Let me know.

Support our Troops!

Letters are always great... my favorites were from kids in school or high school cheerleading teams. Care packages usually get pirated and ransacked before they ever make it forward to where the Marines are. If you REALLY want to make someones day put down a bogus return address (for anonymity) and take a listerine bottle (replace listerine with whiskey, tequila, vodka, etc) and send that over... youll make someones day.

[Broncoman13]

Hmm, you'd think our boys wouldn't need listerine labeled Molotov Cocktails to fight these battles. Shortage of grenades?

Sorry, smartass in training still.

I'm proud of you guys Rev, you're making us all proud. We sent a big care package almost a year ago. 1400 lbs of goods... including 40 boxes of wipes. We grabbed every single sports and car mag in stock from a local Wal-mart and sent them over as well. We also sent a good bit of snacks... beef jerkey, pringles, and peanuts. Some of my friends had the great idea of sending choclate and hard candies. They took a lot of grief for that one... though they had good intentions. :D

[Broncoman13]

I can't even say cocktails?

[Broncoman13]

Guess not... c-o-c-k-t-a-i-l-s... turns into cocktails! That's funny. Reminds me of them trying to get me to stop saying cockpit or hotcock over the radio!!! I instead made sure I would emphasize the cork part!

[TheReverend]

Oh man would I have loved to see that care package... I bet it made a ton of Army mail clerks sooooooooo happy.

[Broncoman13]

You would probably be right in most cases, but we took this one over in route to another location on a C-17... it may have got ran-sacked, but it wasn't by the mail clerks who normally get into the goods. We had about 14 other care packages that were of the same or similar size (1 pallet's worth). 96" x 108" or something like that! Had nets so they were over 45" tall.

[Alkazar]

no, I'm right, but the kid's a hero regardless of the corruption of politicians and greedy people. And, I hope nationbuilding works in Iraq.
BenDog, let try not to turn everything into a political debate. Lets just appreciate a hero who is deserving of our admiration.

[sirhcyennek81]

Zarqawi cited several of our esteemed congressmen, who happen to be democrats, as PROOF we are losing the war in Iraq. Our enemies are quoting members of our own government. Media assumes every war is Vietnam, and that every presidential inquiry is Watergate. Media is not about news anymore, its about being sensationalistic. anyone in the military, or anyone with family in the military knows what is really going on. But they dont ask us, now do they?

[Popps]

Zarqawi cited several of our esteemed congressmen, who happen to be democrats, as PROOF we are losing the war in Iraq. Our enemies are quoting members of our own government. Media assumes every war is Vietnam, and that every presidential inquiry is Watergate. Media is not about news anymore, its about being sensationalistic. anyone in the military, or anyone with family in the military knows what is really going on. But they dont ask us, now do they?

Of course not... and if they do, you'd better believe they're going to find the squeakiest wheel they can. Never mind the 95% of the military folks who believe in their mission and are proud to serve.

[sirhcyennek81]

Only people who know the worry and the pride I feel for my dad and my brother have people in the same position themselves. It makes me sick when members of the media look happy that another suicide attack occurred. I hate that, it seems our own media and members of the left hate this country more then the people who attack us. So much news about alleged abuses at Gitmo, the fact they get fed three times a day is more then can be said for OUR guys on the ground there, or for civilians and troops who get kidnapped then beheaded. But hell, why does that matter? Anyways, this thread did not start out about Politics, and i apologize for making it so.

[Odysseus]

If you don't talk about the troops efforts and wins then you cannot say you are supporting the troops.

The Marines are paying the rent in Iraq and are deserving of respect regardless of your political point of view.

[jonny1]

My brother was in Iraq last year, and I support and pray for every American over there. And I am astonished at the bravery of the Marine that this thread is about.

But in my opinion, he never should have been there in the first place.

Bring them all home ASAP.

[watermock]

Where would the world be without US intervention?

BTW, Japan attacked and declared war later, then Germany declared.

In Korea, China didn't say it was going to throw a quarter million troops against us mid winter.

Mao valued lives less than Stalin.

We had soldiers melting their guns on these turkeys.

[broncosteven]

Letters are always great... my favorites were from kids in school or high school cheerleading teams. Care packages usually get pirated and ransacked before they ever make it forward to where the Marines are. If you REALLY want to make someones day put down a bogus return address (for anonymity) and take a listerine bottle (replace listerine with whiskey, tequila, vodka, etc) and send that over... youll make someones day.

I read that they have restricted the care packages & were only accepting "offical" ones now. I my donation through USO & some Hospital on east coast.

Do you know if we can still send our own in?

Git 'R Done Rev.

[Atlas]

My brother was in Iraq last year, and I support and pray for every American over there. And I am astonished at the bravery of the Marine that this thread is about.

But in my opinion, he never should have been there in the first place.

Bring them all home ASAP.

I agree but we can't just pick up and leave. Civil war would break out and geonicide would occur because we didn't have the guts or fortitude to stay there. We shouldn't have went but now that were there we have to finish the job.

[sirhcyennek81]

We should have went. It was an open sore, a thing we should have finished in 1991, but lacked the fortitude to do. Iraq was a state sponsor of terror, now it is not. One way or another, Iran is next.

[jonny1]

We should have went. It was an open sore, a thing we should have finished in 1991, but lacked the fortitude to do. Iraq was a state sponsor of terror, now it is not. One way or another, Iran is next.

Team America, World Police, eh?

That would be becoming exactly what Bin Laden has been saying America is.