A man will find his true self during the most conflicted, tested and low points of his life. That’s my philosophy. I can attest to this because for a long time I wasn’t sure who I was or what my purpose is in this life. I’ve been around the world, became a family man, seen the miracle of birth, been to war, written a book, etc, etc. In all of this I never really knew what my purpose was. I guess all these experiences have led me on the right path but never truly revealing my purpose. I woke up today with a different outlook. In a place foreign to my normal surroundings but very similar in many ways.

Can a person truly go through life and never figure it out? That would be a crying shame wouldn’t it? In my case I can say that I have realized the splendors of life and found it at a tender age. Although many more experiences lay ahead I am enlightened.

The things that make me happy and move me emotionally can be appreciate a little better. This life will throw you curve balls and what are you going to do? You have to hit the ball sooner of later.

Right now I am taking my turn at bat. The game is in the early innings and I’m feeling real good about this next pitch.

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Ladies and Gentlemen, I bring forth a legend in Military history. A man that made a decision that in these times would most likely get him shot or dragged into the brig or both. This is due to the fact that we have weak minded, too soft and ‘ohh my god, that is so horrible’ types in office.

Let me remind you, the military is arresting its own members who go outside the wire and do the most unthinkable every single day. My only question is what is the difference between the Army when General Pershing was around and now? Have we really gotten a conscience about the brutalities of war?

General Pershing did something that if done in today’s war could possibly put an end to some things.

Born September 13th, 1860 near Laclede, Mississippi
Died July 15th, 1948 in Washington, D.C.
1891 Professor of Military Science and Tactics University of Nebraska
1898 Serves in the Spanish-American War
1901 Awarded rank of Captain
1906 Promoted to rank of Brigadier General
1909 Military Governor of Moro Province, Philippines
1916 Made Major General
1919 Promoted to General of the Armies
1921 Appointed Chief of Staff
1924 Retires from active duty
Education: 4 Years-West Point

One important thing to remember is that Muslims detest pork because they believe pigs are filthy animals. Some of them simply refuse to eat it, while others won’t even touch pigs at all, nor any of their by-products. To them, eating or touching a pig, its meat, its blood, etc., is to be instantly barred from paradise and doomed to hell.

Just before World War I, there were a number of terrorist attacks against the United States and it’s interests by, you guessed it, Muslim extremists.

So General Pershing captured 50 of the terrorists and had them tied to posts execution style. He then had his men bring in two pigs and slaughter them in front of the, now horrified, terrorists.

The soldiers then soaked their bullets in pigs blood, and proceeded to execute 49 of the terrorists by firing squad.

The soldiers then dug a big hole, dumped in the terrorist’s bodies and covered them in pig blood, entrails, etc.

They let the 50th man go. And for about the next 42 years, there was not a single attack by a muslim fanatic anywhere in the world.

Just imagine all the soldiers that could be saved if we just manned up and sent a clear message like he did!

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“This e-mail alerts you to a possibility that your personal information, including name, social security number, and date of birth, may have been included in the recent loss of data by an employee of the Veterans Administration. We want to let you know what happened, and how to protect yourself.”

You gotta love it when you awake to this email. The Government is offering a year worth of free credit monitoring but not yet. They have to negotiate with a few companies and I bet you my Purple Hearts they will pick the bottom of the barrel as they usually do.

This kind of pisses me off. So whoopee doo I can have my credit monitored for a year but what happens after that? I can pay for the service at a premium rate?

Hey did you know that some Marines are going to be hunted down like a witch for their actions in Iraq. Investigated and prosecuted like criminals. Fighting an enemy that would otherwise cut your fucking head off. The claim is they dragged some poor guy out of his house and shot him dead in cold blood. Could they be guilty? Yes they could be, but you see these pricks in Washington who are pushing this shit don’t understand what kind of shit we do to fight this dirty fucking war. Is it right to shoot an innocent person? No it isn’t! If they did it exactly how it’s being describe then maybe they ought to get punished.

Let me throw one scenario here to make you think. What’s the difference between dragging some asshole out of his house and shooting him because he is a bad guy or when under attack you shoot an unarmed civilian you suspect is helping the enemy? Maybe he is watching you from an over watch position and giving your position away and while under attack you peg him or maybe he is just watching the fireworks? Do not miscontrue this, I am not condoning killing innocent civilians! I mean I don’t need some hyper-I-want-to-bust-someone liberal knocking on my door. However this site has always been about seeing the war through the eye’s of a soldier. My blog, my rant!

In the heat of battle you have to make decisions and have to do things that don’t always make sense. You all expect us to come home safe and all that happy horse shit right? We have a set of rules that we must obey but the very 1st fucking rule is: “If you suspect that you or any member of you unit is in danger you have the right to defend yourself!” That equates to killing people that you deem a threat! It’s not pretty is it? No sugar coating at all, just the result of someone most likely getting their head blown off.

You can take that rule and use it in many different aspects and scenarios. The bottom line is war is hell and any combat soldier who has stepped foot outside the wire even one time knows what I am talking about.

But hey, at least they are cracking down with the child stalkers on Myspace!

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I got this in the mail today. Whether you like him or not, what he said here made me realize the vast difference in quality treatment with two seperate but very similar aspects of the Global War on Terror.

I think the vast differences in compensation between victims of the
September 11 casualty and those who die serving our country in uniform
are profound. No one is really talking about it either, because you
just don’t criticize anything having to do with September 11. Well, I
can’t let the numbers pass by because it says something really
disturbing about the entitlement mentality of this country. If you lost
a family member in the September 11 attack, you’re going to get an
average of $1,185,000. The range is a minimum guarantee of $250,000,
all the way up to $4.7 million.

If you are a surviving family member of an American soldier killed in
action, the first check you get is a $6,000 direct death benefit, half
of which is taxable.

Next, you get $1,750 for burial costs. If you are the surviving
spouse, you get $833 a month until you remarry. And there’s a payment
of $211 per month for each child under 18. When the child hits 18,
those payments come to a screeching halt.

Keep in mind that some of the people who are getting an average of
$1.185 million up to $4.7 million are complaining that it’s not enough.
Their deaths were tragic, but for most, they were simply in the wrong
place at the wrong time. Soldiers put themselves in harms way FOR ALL
OF US, and they and their families know the dangers.

We also learned over the weekend that some of the victims from the
Oklahoma City bombing have started an organization asking for the same
deal that the September 11 families are getting. In addition to that,
some of the families of those bombed in the embassies are now asking
for compensation as well.

You see where this is going, don’t you? Folks, this is part and
parcel of over 50 years of entitlement politics in this country. It’s
just really sad. Every time a pay raise comes up for the military, they
usually receive next to nothing of a raise. Now the green machine is in
combat in the Middle East while their families have to survive on food
stamps and live in low-rent housing. Make sense?

However, our own U.S. Congress voted themselves a raise. Many of you
don’t know that they only have to be in Congress one time to receive a
pension that is more than $15,000 per month. And most are now equal to
being millionaires plus. They do not receive Social Security on
retirement because they didn’t have to pay into the system.

If some of the military people stay in for 20 years and get out as an
E-7, they may receive a pension of $1,000 per month, and the very
people who placed them in harm’s way receives a pension of $15,000 per
month.

I would like to see our elected officials pick up a weapon and join
ranks before they start cutting out benefits and lowering pay for our
sons and daughters who have and are now fighting.

“When do we finally do something about this?” If this doesn’t seem
fair to you, it is time to forward this to as many people as you can.

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You know I spent a great deal of my time in Iraq either fighting his men or chasing his ass around. I am glad that I can finally put to rest that this bastard is enjoying the slow burn in hell. I am fully aware that someone will most likely step up and try to take his spot but they will end up meeting the same demise.

Here is the video that took this bastard out.

Video from: Ogrish.com

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