You are speaking to a vet of the first Gulf war, Bosnia and GWOT....I am talking about feet on the ground, been there done that...
Posted on 01/15/2008 3:54:16 PM PST by got_moab?
Per the story, this is the day after he returned.
He’s just happy to talk to someone who wasn’t there!
He’s earned every opinion he had and I’d dare anyone on here to tell him otherwise.
Sad to see so called Freepers railing on him.
True, but I see Hillary is trying to take credit for the success of the surge. LOL
The kid said how he feels. Thats how I feel.
Perhaps I shouldn't have posted my feelings.
I know its hard to be shot at, real hard.
He has after all come closer than I did.
Military? In Canada.
1st RNBR Reserves, and then, Canadian Rangers, Newfoundland Detachment( Reserve Unit).
Honorably Discharged, March, 1981.
I let the MSM disempowerment of our military get to me.
My apologies.
You never, ever, ever tell someone how bad you have it, because the guy who just passed you on the stretcher was thinking just how good he had it...
I spent some time in Canada. Went through an infantry battle course and got my Canadian jump wings. We jumped into a pasture full of goats. 8^) Good memories.
And the Canadian paratroopers I met were first class.
As for your comments, we all say things we later regret. It takes a real man to admit it.
Have a good night friend.
This young Combat Vet has seen the elephant...
This alone gives him the right to say whatever the hell comes out of his mouth in my book.
He should, however, stay away from the communist press corps! They will end up twisting his words (as in this article) to make him look like a Hitlery/hussein er Obama supporter!
Yep ...no more mortar or rocket attacks in the green zone.....lots of thump thump is gone .
I can verify that. Being in Iraq most certainly "sucked". I would question the sanity of anyone (who actually saw time outside of the wire) who found the experience to be fun and pleasant.
That doesn't mean I didn't support the mission, that there weren't some good times, or that I am not proud for having served. I felt I was doing something good when I was over there. But I sure as hell didn't like it at the time.
And truth be told, there are a lot of troops that think like this young soldier. Probably not a majority, but at least enough to be noticeable. And not all of them are leftists or "cowards." A lot of them are guys who don't think much about grand diplomatic strategy or cultural shifts or subtle national interests. They just know they are away from their families and in a strange land halfway around the world. Add that to mortar attacks, IED's, sandstorms, and sniper fire and it can knock some of the enthusiasm out of a person.
Some of the opinions of this soldier may be misguided, but try to remember what he's going through. Even if he's wrong, as someone who is honorably serving our nation in a time of war, he deserves our respect.
A lot of these guys (and gals) entered the service thinking they had a part time job, career training, and tuition assistance....
Oops, kinda forgot about people shooting at them and so on. God bless ‘em.
Sorry. Upon reading some of the comments I see that the soldier has just returned home. That's what happens when you let your emotions take over.
You are speaking to a vet of the first Gulf war, Bosnia and GWOT....I am talking about feet on the ground, been there done that...
And if the media baited an average G.I. circa WW2, he would have responded similarly. His cause was right, but he was scared shitless by being there and did not want to be there or go back. My point was that he did his duty and should be thanked for it. Not liking it is part of his situation.
What someoneone understands my post? Thanks, taking some fire, but I stand with the guy, no matter how the MSM spun him
“Maybe you should have a few drinks with some vets and see what they really think.”
Please tell us. What do the vets ‘really think’ about our mission in Iraq?
“My point was that he did his duty and should be thanked for it. “
Well stated. No arguement here regarding that point. I do, however, reject his political arguements outright.
I hope that you don’t really think that vets are all of one mind and one opinion regarding OIF/OEF.
Maybe you should do your own research and buy a couple vets a drink or two?
You are correct in that he has earned his opinion.
However, at 21 he probably doesn’t view the press the same way a lot of freepers do. To me it looks like he had an informal conversation with a reporter that got published.
Good post.
LOL...omg...back in my lurking days!
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