God Bless Our Troops!

I just did my job as best I could with what I had available.I have a few more things to add to the list and an explanation of why.

1.To not break out laughing when I hear someone say, “I’m tired of wearing the same old clothes all of the time”. These people should wear the same uniform for a tour of duty. Laundry was when it rainedd or we crossed a river.

2. To hold your tongue and anger as someone complains about the taste of food prepared for them. Obviously those people never ate C-rations as a steady diet.

3. To not say something to someone complaining about dinner being late or interupted. These folks never had the ‘pleasure” of being mortored, rocketed or shot at while trying to inhale food quickly.

4. To not laugh out load at people complaing that their lawn isn’t perfect. Our present vets would like to enjoy even a patchy lawn. Me? After using a machete wile in the jungles? My lawn’s in need of cutting I suppose, but if I can see overr the top of it to get to the Jeep, kennel or mailbox, I don’t care.

5.To keep quiet when people complain about the high temperates or lack of rain. Try living in a desert where you roast during the day and freeze at night! By the same token, those complaining about too much rain haven’t been through monsoon either. Nor have they had to tie themselves to atree to avoid getting swsept downhill during a typhoon. So, quit grumping about the weather. I don’t want to hear it.

6. To keep my mouth shut when people complain about a small leak in their roof. That’s nothing to having to try making a poncho hootch during the daily downpour of monsoon.

7. To not let my hackle up when people complain about long hours at work. The military is on duty 24/7, some even when home on leave. Many of us were and still are.

This is the most important one to me and others that have survived anytime in real combat. To not make a public scene when we see “military imposters”. Too often, people, for whatever reason within their psche, who wear military badges, awards and or uniforms that they don’t have a legal right to wear. Fortunately, the Stolen Valor Act of 2005 is helping teach some of these frauds a lesson. http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/waw/press/2007/sep/operationstolenvalor.html

No, I’m not sorry for what I did. I couldn’t have done it differently. I know because I’ve scrutinized that year. better than an investigator ever could.

Amie, I know about the tap water. Pushing floating water buffalo dung aside in a rice paddy to get water for drinking is an experience we never forget. Even if the water purifcation tablets are put into the water, the thought of the dung remains with you. BTW, thanks for being there with my brother. I’ve always said that family members that are there for the vets desesrve a medal for supporting us and sometimes keeping us alive. We know that not all wounds are visible.

Nam Vets like myself put up with being sworn at, spat at and called names. With nephews, neices and friends that have served since, I try hard to let them know how proud I am of them. Disrespecting the troops for going is one of my pet peeves, even if I disagree with the reasons they go to war.

Anyone that thinks soldiering is easy has no idea of what it’s like. Anyone thinking that we don’t relive our experiences has never been truly close to a combat veterean. I’m living proof that those who love a soldier, sailor, or anyone that ever served in the military has a tough job. Thank you all for caring so much.

I am sorry for my apprent outburst, but I like you to know, that evil has to be destroyed. God loves the people but hates the sin, and he has given us hatred to hate what he hates, not people, in that I agree.

The people in Iraq are much happier now if you had not noticed.

So in closing, please remember,
“Hatred is God’s greatest gift to humanity”– Warhammer 40k.

But when I read the news today, another person dies this way. American iraqi, combodian pakistani, british libian, jew muslim, christian, they are all the same to me

So when they die I feel the pain, I dont know, my friends, don’t they all die in vain?

A barrel of oil or may two, keeping the peace? Maybe true for you.

But all I see is another dead you, it hurts me so for your my brother, yes its true.

I just wrote this for you! To let you know I wish no harm to you.

I just truly love all of you. Wish I could teach you all a lesson or two. For the lord said, love one and another for I have loved you.

Peace and love,
Clyde

I’m not going to allow you to outright lie. I’ve frequently and plainly PROVEN that there is NO WAY a million Iraqis have been killed. It’s simply impossible mathematically even if Hitler had invaded instead of Bush. Therefore, everything you say after that is suspect at best, and downright wrong otherwise.

Plus, I like to ask, in what way are the “Marines” you stated doing such things? Such things were ever so rare even in Vietnam and how are they doing it now? Try getting out of your high caste neighbourhood and live under an Islamic dictatorship.

Also, I don’t see how the war was “lost” in the military perspective. The Charlie’s arses were whipped until the dems handed victory to them.

You do not live in a country that is FREE because of the US, so I kindly suggest you do not argue with CJ (who IS a US Army soldier).

You think everything is in the mind? Well, then get this into your head, FREEDOM IS NOT FREE.