Originally Posted by magpan

To the clown who posted this: No humor there, bud. I did Bosnia-Herzegovina in 99' (NATO SFOR), Eritrea/Ethiopia (late 00' - 01), and then Iraq from 03'-07,' on the ground, the full front and center in combat (not support, no logistics, not anything, look at my current pic). YOU have never been on the receiving end of a Al Samoud II missile, a Katyusha rocket, a mortar of any type, an IED, a VBIED, an EFP, HMG fire, small arms fire, or, fuck, (probably) even a .22 round, pellet, or BB. Who the fuck are you to judge the men and women who are always defending your freedoms, including the very shit that you sell every day, even if you don't agree with where they are currently operating or whatever bullshit cause that you think that they're supporting? You have ZERO clue of what those attacks feel like. Or, what it is to perform emergency first aid to keep your friends alive. Or, to volunteer to take the 'point' on the move. Only a select few will ever experience that and I am proud, whether you degrade a cause or not, that I can call myself a Warrior. And, with that title (meaning knowledge and experience of what we're actually watching in that video), I am allowed to judge. And, I judge you as a complete fuckhead who would probably not only cry, but piss and shit himself, if someone even punched him.

And, to the guy who was saying that Soldiers are 'uneducated:' No offense, but I will graduate my MBA program in 2010. I've never failed a course, school, or any other program in my life. I already hold a Postgraduate certification and I speak (nearly) fluent Arabic. If you would open your mind and visit your local Soldiers (especially those that have served more than a 3-5 year stint), you would see that most of them have chosen to move forward with onward education, 'on the side' businesses, or even something that just 'gives back,' like charity work. To classify everyone who serves (even for the most part) as uneducated or otherwise, only makes clear your own naivety.

To my brothers and sisters at arms, I have never met finer people in my life and I will always have your back, as you will have mine. To my very own sister who is currently the Deputy DCOS for NATO in A-stan: I love you, I stand by you, and may God stay with you through the remaining 6-7 months of your rotation (and, yes bitches, she is combat arms as well: Artillery).