To those who have served ... you're not all heroes, page 2
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reply posted on 11-11-2009 @ 05:34 PM by kiwifoot
Originally posted by rainfall
reply to post by Ulala


S&F for you Ulala

I could not have said it better myself..

To use that word 'hero' on any military personnel today is a disgrace...the word I use is' terrorist.''


Mate, I'm going to show restaint here, please read this:

Acting Sergeant Michael Lockett MC killed in Afghanistan

The Ministry of Defence confirms that Acting Sergeant Michael Lockett MC, of 2nd Battalion the Mercian Regiment (Worcesters and Foresters) was killed in Afghanistan on Monday 21 September 2009.

Acting Sergeant Lockett was on a dismounted patrol near Patrol Base SANDFORD in the Gereshk district of Helmand province when an explosion detonated, killing him before he could be extracted to hospital.

Acting Sergeant Michael Lockett, from Monifieth in Angus, joined 1st Battalion the Worcester and Sherwood Foresters Regiment (1 WFR) in Tidworth in 1996. The WFR became 2nd Battalion the Mercian Regiment (Worcesters and Foresters) in 2007.

Sergeant Lockett took part in every operational deployment and exercise the Battalion undertook; he served in Bosnia and Northern Ireland, and in 2009 he returned for his third tour of Afghanistan.

At Garmsir in 2007, as Platoon Sergeant in A (Grenadier) Company he displayed selfless commitment and unshakable bravery fighting and leading his Platoon to rescue wounded comrades trapped in a Taleban ambush. For his actions that night he received one of the nation's highest awards for gallantry, The Military Cross.


I don't know you, but I think I can safely say this man was a hero, regardless of what YOU say.




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reply posted on 11-11-2009 @ 05:34 PM by SmokeJaguar67
reply to post by FortAnthem


I served in Northern Ireland twice, Bosnia once (when it was a killing ground), and your sentiments are pretty much on par with my own. That was why I responded to your post as a way of a nod.

Take it easy

To the OP, you should have more respect and appreciation for the vets. The vets know the nature of the game and as such it will be the vets who pull the lever on the elites when the time comes you mark my words.



reply posted on 11-11-2009 @ 05:34 PM by KINGOFPAIN
reply to post by HotSauce


i feel the same as the OP,and we dont live in iraq.. we live in america where our troops should be,not fighting a war based on lies... but if you can be suckered into a scam like the one we are in... you need to be there.


reply posted on 11-11-2009 @ 05:35 PM by Stormdancer777
reply to post by kiwifoot



I think that you could have picked another day to say this,


That was my first thought, takes balls.


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reply posted on 11-11-2009 @ 05:39 PM by OzWeatherman
Originally posted by rainfall
reply to post by Ulala

To use that word 'hero' on any military personnel today is a disgrace...the word I use is' terrorist.''


You're an absolute disgrace to your own country....you have so much disrespect for human life.

Like I said on that other thread, I hope if war breaks out on US soil, i hope that all this negativity directed at soldiers forces them to simply leave you to defend yourself. If it wasnt for these guys you might have ended up speaking Japanese or German

By the way, I think that Fred Phelps and his god hates fags/ and god hates soldiers cult has an opening.

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reply posted on 11-11-2009 @ 05:40 PM by kiwifoot
Originally posted by Stormdancer777
reply to post by kiwifoot



I think that you could have picked another day to say this, I respect your right to have an opinion. You may be right in some regards.


That was my first thought, takes balls.


If the OP had taken part in the discussion, I would have respected him more.

I invite him to, I've posted things that have been damn unpopular, but the thing to do is defend your position, explain your post, maybe learn and grow.

I have no problem with people having opinions that i disagree with, happens all the time, but stand up and face the music man.

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