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Originally posted by Russian
Terrorism is a sickness. Meet the doctors.
Out,
Russian
Originally posted by The Vagabond
Oohrah RAF Regiment! Sounds a lot like USAF's security forces. I got a few friends in that. Of course I poke fun at them for being fly-boys but they are 3 of the hardest SOBs I know, so it got my attention when they chose to join USAF security forces.
Originally posted by WestPoint23
hey russian I never said you were closed minded or never accused you of anything so you need to get off my...and Russian are you in the military or are you going to join or are you just a groupie?
Originally posted by cargo
This also has a lot to do with Americans not understanding the accents of even other western nations. I was flicking channels on TV once and came across Ripley's Believe It Or Not. They were interviewing an Australian breaking some record or something and actually SUBTITLED what he was saying. Hilarious.
Originally posted by The Vagabond
Originally posted by WestPoint23
hey russian I never said you were closed minded or never accused you of anything so you need to get off my...and Russian are you in the military or are you going to join or are you just a groupie?
If you reflect the attitude of the US Army's officers, then I would say we have an ignorant and high-strung force that's riding for a fall.
T
Originally posted by The Vagabond
Oohrah RAF Regiment! Sounds a lot like USAF's security forces. I got a few friends in that. Of course I poke fun at them for being fly-boys but they are 3 of the hardest SOBs I know, so it got my attention when they chose to join USAF security forces.
Nobody wants to answer the last question in my little game *buzzer sounds* too late! The answers are: Jessica Lynch does not fit because she DIDN'T DO ANYTHING! Look up the citation that John Basilone got on Iwo Jima and compare it to what Jessica Lynch got. Bassilones should sound something like "transported ammunition across enemy lines, repaired a disabled machine gun, and killed bou-cou Japs". Lynch's has a lot of "never gave up" and other vague language.
Daly and Butler each had 2 CMHs. Lucy Brewer never recieved an award for heroism, and may in fact be fictional. She is the legendary first woman Marine. She supposedly disguised herself as a man and manned the fighting tops of the USS Constitution. Marines however ADMIT that she may be fictional. I've heard no such admission from the Army regarding Lynch.
Jessica Lynch is further distinguished because the situation which gained her fame was the result of BAD CONDUCT (poor care of her weapon) which reflects the lax attitude of soldiers as compared to Marines, especially in reserve units. Realize that in the good old days of war at sea, even on pirate ships, poor care of a weapon was A FLOGGING OFFENSE. Jessica Lynch, by all rights, ought to be flogged. (she's just cute enough that I'll volunteer to do the flogging too).