[Mr.Unique]

And in a move that would make most parents nervous, Joseph made Baldasaro proud when he voluntarily switched details with a fellow Marine, and opted for a tour of Iraq instead of what Baldasaro said would have essentially been a vacation on a base in California.

I didn't realize the Marines had vacation resorts in California...TwentyNine Palms? MCRD? Camp Pendleton? Sign me up for those Slacker's Paradises! </sarcasm>

[swatbuznik]

Um... His favorite movie is "Red Dawn" I haven't seen it in ages, but wasn't that about fighting for America--against communists? Does he see any similarity between Democrats and communists? Does he realize we're slowly being invaded from the inside? Or is he rooting for the commies in the film?

[Past Your Eyes]

Yeah, I remember my USMC vacation on a subtropical island off the coast of South Carolina about 37 years ago. Man, if only I could have that experience again.

/s