[thefatman]

weeeeellllll....being a Ranger, it is against my code of conduct to "cheer" for the marines :funny:

however, i do have to laugh at the joke, since i have zero tolerance for draft dodgers who become commander in chief, and then pull me and my brothers out of battle because it made him look bad that people got hurt. not to mention pulling us out and leaving our fallen brothers behind on the battlefield and not allowing us to return to rescue them :angry:

not that i'm bitterabout somalia or anything.

 

[thefatman]

:funny: :funny:

 

[thefatman]

actually you could go one better and say three words to him:

"join the army:

glad to hear your friends son made it home safely, and my hat's off to him for his service

btw: for those not in the know, army/marine rib jabbing is tradition.. i have the utmost respect for ALL my fellow servicemen and women.

 

[thefatman]

ahhhh nothing like a good tear jerker at the end of the day. powerful stuff there andy thanks!

i especially like the photos of soldiers with kids. i wont go into detail here, but one of my missions in desert storm was to "cleanup" a grammar school in kuwait that had been bombed. always brings me to tears when i see soldiers with children.

btw: brown trout i was a medic too in the army. started out as a medic, then went on to become a ranger and upgraded to special forces medic. at the end of my tour, i served my last year as a drill sergeant and THAT was probably the most fun, and in many ways, the most rewarding... turning sorry sacks of maggot crap into soldiers.