A U.S. soldier in Iraq wonders: 'How many more must die?'

Peoria Journal Star ^ | 08/26/03 | TIM and a professional writer maybe?

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[JustPiper]

All the lib media is concentrating on today is the nuber of soldiers dying in postwar Iraq has now exceeded the total of the conflict.

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All the lib media is concentrating on today is the nuber of soldiers dying in postwar Iraq has now exceeded the total of the conflict.

I noticed that. Who cares about the debates that have occured in Iraq or the elections coming up for their people or any other progress being made over there. All they care about is making this war out to be another vietnam.

[CAbornAmerasianinDC]

Good letter...

Now if someone would just write HQ 101st Airborne, preferably with the link...

Let's see what happens. As listed earlier, complaints are supposed to go through the chain of command.

If indeed these are his statements, I forsee a Field Grade Article 15 in Timmy's future.

[JustPiper]

They do not have a clue to the elections, these are the only tactics they know.

[berserker]

Any commissioned officer ... [post 1]

What part of the UCMJ did you not understand, or are you deliberately suggesting that the section you quoted also applies to enlisted personnel?

[berserker]

Yes, some of our military is getting shot at and killed. That is the reason we have military. [post 7]

I hope those in the military don't take offense to this off-hand remark by someone who obviously never served in his nation's armed forces.

[TradicalRC]

Just a response to your tagline: the Nazis FORCED mothers to kill their children, the Democrats defend thr RIGHT of mothers to kill their children. And that's what makes our country superior to Nazi Germany.

[Poohbah]

30 years old for enlistment without a waiver, 35 with a waiver.

After 9/11, I was told that I was "too old" to return to my beloved Marine Corps.

I told that young whippersnapper of a recruiter to be more respectful of his elders.

[TomServo]

the section you quoted

Are you asking me or are you asking the poster in [1]?

[ohioman]

This guy is nothing but a traitor. He'd be better off if he'd never voice these opinions around guys I know who have recently got back from Iraq. Somebody find a tree for this moron.

[lepton]

This article is full of amazing lack of understanding of international law, yet tries to base itself upon it. Blech.

[mystery-ak]

My hubby, Mike a 1sgt with the Il Army Natl Guard(full time)(Chinooks) is based out of Peoria...he trained with the 101st at Campbell before he left for Iraq in March also....I wish I could send him this, although I already know what his reaction would be.......this *soldier* is a POS and history.

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...he trained with the 101st at Campbell before he left for Iraq in March also....I wish I could send him this

I wish I could forward it on to the Army Office of Public Affairs but they don't have an e-mail address.

[TomServo]

I believe you can contact 101st Public affairs here.

[geedee]

I sure am glad that Tommy is not in my Marine Corps, effing it up!

LOL.

When I was in the service during Vietnam, I too was a malcontent like Tommy. I threatened to write letters to my hometown newspaper, to my Congressman, to anyone who would listen.

The only problem was I made these threats to a Staff Sergeant who was a virulently patriotic, redneck Jew from West Texas . . . a little bulldog who'd lost his entire family during the Holocaust AND during Russia's purges . . . and he beat the holy sh*t outta me. I was, and am, a big fella but this little-bitty gristle of meat had fought and clawed his way out of Communist Russia -- the Ukraine to be exact -- when he was thirteen years old and he blind-sided me when I stepped out of the bar and I had no chance. He was one mad Jew. He knew the evils of Communism. Firsthand.

After Yoni broke my nose and ruined a helluva drunk, he took me to the base hospital and waited for me while I was patched up, then took me to the base commander and admitted to beating me up.

I didn't press charges. Yoni and I became best friends. He even followed me back to West Texas after we got out of the service. He was my best man but, dammit, he refused to pay for his part when I was divorced. LOL.

Yoni taught me an important lesson. The US of A ain't always right . . . but it's right a damn site more than any other country in this crazy world of ours and every soldier had to take an oath before they became a soldier. If one is gonna complain, in Yoni's world -- and now in mine, one had best complain before you take the oath because afterwards you've made a pledge to this country and it's people to protect them. You don't welch on pledges in Yoni's world.

PS -- I did kick Yoni's ass when I sobered up. But my nose is still crooked and Yoni still gets entirely too much satisfaction outta telling the story to his grandkids.

[Flint]

You, my freind, don't have the slighest idea of what you speak.

[Delta 21]

Definatly a Big Chicken Dinner! This guy aint good enough for a blanket party. We reserved those for the ones that could actually be helped by it.

This guy needs to be on point until he is booted out on his ass.

[Flint]

Tom,
Thank you for the link. I can't tell you how many times I heard that stuff. It was rather funny when directed at the recruit two bunks down, but when it was screamed at you 2" away from your nose with the DI's campaign hat knocking you in the forehead, it lost it's charm.

[TomServo]

2" away from your nose with the DI's campaign hat

I remember getting hollered at by my TI during USAF Basic [S]Training....I started to crack up and laugh and the TI thought it was so funny that I started to laugh, that he started to laugh. Fortunately, we both quickly gained our composure. I think we both realized, at the same time, that it wasn't conducive to good order and discipline.