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Something Every American Should See

From Gray Eagle at A Female Soldier 2:

Photo: Statue Outside Iraq Former Palace

Something Every American Should See

This statue currently stands outside the Iraqi palace, now home to the 4th Infantry division. It will eventually be shipped home and put in the memorial museum in Fort Hood, Texas.

The statue was created by an Iraqi artist named Kalat, who for years was forced by Saddam Hussein to make the many hundreds of bronze busts of Saddam that dotted Baghdad.

Kalat was so grateful for the Americans liberation of his country; he melted 3 of the heads of the fallen Saddam and made the statue as a memorial to the American soldiers
and their fallen warriors. Kalat worked on this memorial night and day for several months.

To the left of the kneeling soldier is a small Iraqi girl giving the soldier comfort as he mourns the loss of his comrade in arms.

Do you know why we don’t hear about this in the news? Because it is heart warming and praise worthy. The media avoids it because it does not have the shock effect that a flashed breast or controversy of politics does.

14 Dec 2005 by Blogosphere Islamic Terrorism Media Military

Urgent – Do You Know a Wounded Soldier?

If you do, make sure they know about this:

From My Position… On the way!: Flash traffic, Immediate attention required!

Attention all Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines who have been wounded in OIF/OEF: there is an organization called salute America’s heroes that wants to give you $500 for the holidays. This money has been approved by the Department of Defense for receipt and is approved through the Department of Defense office of General Counsel Standards of Conduct office.

14 Dec 2005 by Islamic Terrorism Military

One Marine’s View of Col. Oliver North

This is an excerpt from One Marine’s View a USMC blogger in Ramadi, Iraq:

I have a section of Marine F-18s circling like great white sharks above us ready to dive down and tear a holy shit ass into someone if needed. I’m thankful they are Marines up there, they will know how we fight and that could be the difference in tenths of seconds and again yes I’m very glad their fellow Marines. We get to our destination through a narrow empty alley. Its quiet and we quickly move past bullet ridden walls to our determined location. While conducting our business inside some of the men are outside establishing security and talking with Col Oliver North. Its weird seeing him in this shit hole but he is cool as hell and shoots the shit with they guys. He’s still a Marine and the men know it. You can’t bullshit the men they will smell a turd a mile away like the stench of other Marines who have strayed…

That last remark sounds like this Marine is making reference to a certain disingenuous ex-Marine turned congressman – Jack Murtha perhaps?

13 Dec 2005 by Islamic Terrorism Military Whacko Politics

Pearl Harbor Remembered

I found a fairly good rundown of the terrible events of December 7, 1941 at Infoplease: Pearl Harbor Remembered.

Excerpt:

Dec. 7, 1941—at five minutes to eight o’clock, 183 Japanese warplanes ruined a perfectly fine Sunday morning on the island of Oahu in Hawaii. The first attack wave had reached the U.S. Pacific Fleet stationed at Oahu’s Pearl Harbor and for all intents and purposes, World War II began for the United States

Although the U.S. military forces in Pearl Harbor had been recently strengthened, the base was not at a state of high alert. Many people were just waking when the first bombs were dropped. No one was prepared to do battle.

07 Dec 2005 by Military Patriotism

The Birds of Baghdad

Michael Yon has a new article entitled “The Birds of Baghdad” at Michael Yon : Online Magazine. The article starts out:

I love birds. Everywhere, I notice the birds; often I hear their voices before seeing them. To my ears, the most beautiful singers are the mockingbirds. I can listen to their songs for hours and hours, especially in the springtime, when the bachelors are courting and they sing all night during the full moons. In cities, lovesick bachelors often mistake a streetlight for the full moon, and perch in a nearby tree, singing their hearts out.

Some people cannot sleep to the mockingbird, but to me there is no sweeter song. When I hear a mockingbird in the spring, I’m reminded of Louis Armstrong’s famous song, “What a Wonderful World.” On those full moon nights, I think to myself that the mockingbird is singing, I love you. Eventually, a female hears the song, and one by one, pairs form, nests are built from twigs and bits, and the circle of sweet songs continues.

Louis Armstrong’s “Wonderful World” is a favorite of Damsel’s and mine.

06 Dec 2005 by Blogosphere Islamic Terrorism Media Military Photography

Broken and Worn Out

Most U.S. troops will leave Iraq within a year because the Army is “broken, worn out” and “living hand to mouth,” – Rep. John Murtha (D – PA)

After reading some MILBLOGs over the past week, one could conclude that the target of Rep. Murtha‘s remarks, the Army in Iraq, is alive and well, motivated, and defiant of ex-Marine Murtha’s remarks (although rare, there are a few actual ex-Marines).

My conclusion is that the only thing “broken” and “worn out” is the Democratic party who are “living hand to mouth” by spreading disinformation and smearing our men and women in uniform.

03 Dec 2005 by Congress Islamic Terrorism Media Military Whacko Politics

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