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Post by "Runaway" on Mar 29, 2008 15:46:09 GMT -5
......Confuse the game we love, with the Sacrifices they make!!!!!
To All Who Have Served And All Those Serving Today, You Are Not Forgotten, Boxer Salutes You!!! |
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Post by Xman on Mar 29, 2008 16:42:04 GMT -5
Huuraaa!
Semper Fidelis Brothers!
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Post by "Runaway" on Mar 29, 2008 19:43:06 GMT -5
To: My Brothers in Arms
Live Long, Fight Hard and Come Home Safe!! 
~Runaway~
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Post by MrGoodbody on Mar 30, 2008 11:58:42 GMT -5
Hooah!!! To all the soldiers home and abroad, come home safe.
Geronimo.
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Post by Seoul on Mar 30, 2008 22:52:07 GMT -5
Just a thought. I came to America when I was 5 years old. I still vividly remember the bomb drills that are run in Korea on a monthly basis....even today. All Korean males are required to serve 2 years of military service mainly because of the threat that N. Korea poses. Imagine being out in the city and hearing bomb sirens going off. We were required to find shelter and clear the streets while military vehicles passed. I also remember the first American soldier I met while visiting the DMZ between the borders. We were able to pose for pictures and he let me hold his M16 (Probably against regulations...lol). Funny that out of all the memories I have of Korea...these are the ones that always stand out in my mind.
1st....we are privileged to be living in a free country with what the armed forces are sacrificing for us. Imagine what kids today take for granted without ever stepping foot in another country to compare.
2nd....I marvel at the fact that there is a lonely 18 year old American soldier standing watch at the DMZ helping to protect S. Korea from possible invasion. How do you say thank you for something like that? There are 37,000 American soldiers in S. Korea and as a Korean American I can honestly say the Koreans have not forgotten the lives lost in the Korean War and the sacrifices being made today. Several years ago, my home church in Raleigh held a ceremony for American war veterans of the Korean War.....a touching moment that brought several older members to tears.......again, how do you truly say thank you for that?
To all that served and continue to serve we can never repay your sacrifice. Thank You.
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Post by "Runaway" on Mar 31, 2008 16:21:18 GMT -5
Beautiful.....Seoul, beautiful Hooah!!!
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Post by Xman on Mar 31, 2008 17:22:23 GMT -5
Hoooooraaaaaaa! Seoul...
When I was with 9th Marine Regiment out of Okinawa, Japan I spent some time in Korea. Let me tell winter there is no joke!
So you are right when you talk about that 18-19 year old standing guard duty on the DMZ in temperatures that can get below zero.
The problem with the United States today is that the connection between the military and the general population is becomming far to distant for my taste. The strength of America as always been that we shared the burden during War time. Everybody kicked in and anted up!
The modern AVF (All Volunteer Force) has proven to be the best trained, most motivated, and most effective force in American history, but this has come at a cost. We are creating a professional warrior class that has no connection to the civilian populace. They fight and die while we go to the mall. Their families suffer in silence and are forced to endure false platitudes of "support the troops". While our war wounded get shoddy medical care and the dead are brought back in the middle of the night.
Among the other dangerous trends in our society, this is one that few will discuss. However, history gives us some clues as to what could be if this trend continues.
Think Rome, at the end, when its citizens had become so divorced from sacrifice for their country that the empire depended on large mecernary contigents. Some of whom would eventualy turn against Rome. (Now think Blackwater and more than 150,000 contractors in Iraq. Many of whom arent even American citizens).
Also, think Imperial Japan at the start of WW II. Where an isolated and dominant warrior caste pushed the country into a war it had no chance of winning. Today, our military willingly subjugates itself to the will of the civilian leadership. May sound like some Sci Fi S@@#T, but imagine a military, isolated from its people, conditioned to fight endless wars, but tired of inept or criminal civilian leadership. What might they do?..... We came very close during the Cuban missile crisis to a military coup, when the Joint Chief's came thought they knew better than the president. Dont forget Eisenhourer's warning to beware of the Military-Industrial complex whose only goal was war and the profits of war.
Sobering thoughts people.
VOTE!
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Post by Seoul on Mar 31, 2008 22:16:17 GMT -5
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Post by Yellowjacket on Apr 5, 2008 11:36:49 GMT -5
Wow Seoul that gave me the shivers
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Post by MrGoodbody on Apr 17, 2008 19:33:42 GMT -5
This is from one of our hero's uncut and unedited. Please don't delete this until you send it on, Let's send it around the world. This is a poem being sent from a Marine to his Dad. For those who take the time to read it, you'll see a letter from him to his dad at the bottom. It makes you truly thankful for not only the Marines, but ALL of our troops. THE MARINE
We all came together,
Both young and old
To fight for our freedom,
To stand and be bold.
In the midst of all evil,
We stand our ground,
And we protect our country
From all terror around.
Peace and not war,
Is what some people say.
But I'll give my life,
So you can live the American way.
I give you the right
To talk of your peace.
To stand in your groups,
and protest in our streets.
But still I fight on,
I don't pregnant dog, I don't whine.
I'm just one of the people
Who is doing your time.
I'm harder than nails,
Stronger than any machine.
I'm the immortal soldier,
I'm a U. S.
MARINE!
So stand in my shoes,
And leave from your home.
Fight for the people who hate you,
With the protests they 've shown.
Fight for the stranger,
Fight for the young.
So they all may have,
The greatest freedom you've won
Fight for the sick,
Fight for the poor
Fight for the cripple,
Who lives next door.
But when your time comes,
Do what I've done.
For if you stand up for freedom,
You'll stand when the fight's done
By: Corporal Aaron M. Gilbert, US Marine Corps USS SAIPAN, PERSIAN GULF March 23, 2003 Hey Dad, Do me a favor and label this 'The Marine' and send it to everybody on your email list . Even leave this letter in it. I want this rolling all over the US ;I want every home reading it. Every eye seeing it. And every heart to feel it. So can you please send this for me? I would but my email time isn't that long and I don't have much time anyway. You know what Dad? I wondered what it would be like to truly understand what JFK said in His inaugural speech. 'When the time comes to lay down my life for my country, I do not cower from this responsibility. I welcome it. ' Well, now I know. And I do. Dad, I welcome the opportunity to do what I do. Even though I have left behind a beautiful wife, and I will miss the birth of our first born child, I would do it 70 times over to fight for the place that God has made for my home I love you all and I miss you very much. I wish I could be there when Sandi has our baby, but tell her that I love her, and Lord willing, I will be coming home soon. Give Mom a great big hug from me and give one to yourself too. Aaron Please let this marine (and all our military) know we care by passing his poem onto your friends even if you don't usually take time to forward mail... do it this time! Thanks, Let's help Aaron's dad spread the word FREEDOM isn't FREE Someone pays for you and me. |
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Post by "Runaway" on Apr 17, 2008 20:00:46 GMT -5
hooah
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Post by Seoul on Apr 17, 2008 21:28:19 GMT -5
one heck of a Kid
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Post by Phantom on Apr 18, 2008 17:59:10 GMT -5
Thank you MG for posting this. So many, including myself, have no concept of the sacrifice that our service men and women make and the affect on their families. It's hard to comprehend as I sit in the comfort of my home.... I appreciate the commitment that our Boxer brothers have made in the past, your example for us all and your efforts to keep it fresh in our minds that even today men and women died for the freedom we have.
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