Posted on 05/05/2006 4:01:18 PM PDT by SandRat
Every time I read of Americans like Kasal and remember the men I served with, I wonder how our country can get it so wrong when it comes to politics.
Exactly what I was thinking. To compare the two is like......no words.....there is no comparison.
Wait, yes there is.
One group loves this country and believes in it so much they are willing to die for it.
While the other group...is trying to destroy this country.
Sad.
One each, heart felt, retired military, salute to Sgt. Maj. Bradley A. Kasal.
A true American.
Is this the story that was told so compellingly by a blogger (Michael Yon perhaps?). Whether it is or not, Sgt. Maj. Kasal is quite a hero and is certainly deserving of this honor. May God bless him and keep him!
Perhaps a Marine here can fill me in. In the Army, you don't re-enlist after an enlistment that carries you past 10 years of service. Is it the same in the Marines? If so, this is a young SGM.
I wish there were something I could do to support the Marines. I'm just a fat slow guy so I can't join and I'm a poor college student so I can't donate any money to any "Marine" causes. :-(
Does the Airforce or Navy take people with my "qualifications?"
Love those Marines...in my next life I'm gonna be looking for a Marine!
Could end up as that. Many times in the past the Navy, AF Cross, or Distinguished Service Cross for the Army end up being replaced later with the MOH.
Join and support the College Republican/Conservative Club on Campus. If there isn't one form one and then FReep the daylights out of the college lefties on campus as well as in the college town.
... I wonder how our country can get it so wrong when it comes to politics.
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It is amazing and sad.
Thank you for your service, sir.
Thank you for your service, sir.
I used to be proud to be an American. Now I am deeply humbled that I may associate myself with such men (and women) by mere accident of birth.
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Oh, I feel that too. (Hey, you made me cry.)
Thank you for your service, sir.
A big ol' AF salute to Jarheads everywhere. Hooahh dudes, you are the best.
God bless you, Sgt. Maj. Kasal, and thank you for your service and heroism.
Me too. Every time.
You really want to lose it, say it to a man or woman in uniform. I had the privilege of doing just that on several occasions. Most notably to a NG soldier who had arrived back from Iraq on the very day his unit came back. Bumped into him in the restroom at The Outback.
BTW, The Outback sends chefs, steaks and Blooming Onions to the troops on the ground in Iraq...
Excellent Idea. But I don't think the government would like me designing weapons in my basement. I'm doing computer science.
We just picked up dinner from Outback. I figured we should "buy American" today. =)
My family and I thank everyone we see in uniform, including fire and police. We call them "The Good Guys" to our little ones, point them out proudly, and thank them profusely. (#1 Grandson--age 5--can snap off quite a salute!) We make it a point to stop by recruiting offices in malls and thank everybody in there--recruiters and candidates both. It makes my day every time I get a chance to thank some wonderful person for putting his/her life on the line to protect mine.
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