Fallen Hero's

[King Rat]

It has been a tough weekend just thinking about our Boys. It hurts. May God Bless every last one of them and their families.

https://i.imgur.com/ONAO5Ya.jpg?1

[wyntrout]

I'm still in tears. I just managed to lower my flag. The flag pole is push-pin, not halyard-based, so I had to devise a way to get it near half staff.

If the election had been truly fair, President Trump would be there to greet their return, instead of "Mumbles" or "Cackles", but then again, if Trump were still POTUS, this would never have happened. So sad.

[Armybrat]

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[340pd]

Amen

[getsome]

Only thing I know to say is, Just Damn……This didn’t have to happen and the “Woke” Generals running this joke of an operation better realize real quick that so called “White Supremacy” isn’t the biggest danger to this country right now, it’s rag head butchers that want to kill every American walking……..I am heart broken for the families who have needlessly lost a child and they are in my prayers……..This really sucks

[Armybrat]

Only thing I know to say is, Just Damn……This didn’t have to happen and the “Woke” Generals running this joke of an operation better realize real quick that so called “White Supremacy” isn’t the biggest danger to this country right now, it’s rag head butchers that want to kill every American walking……..I am heart broken for the families who have needlessly lost a child and they are in my prayers……..This really sucks
Truth..

[wyntrout]

I wonder which hypocritical a$$holes will meet the aircraft with the Heroes' bodies. I can't imagine Mumbles, Giggles, or the Top brass from the Pentagon or the cabinet being there. Trump would be there, for sure, were he still president<you know, after a legitimate election result> but in reality, he wouldn't HAVE to be there... because he wouldn't allow this kind of SNAFU to happen. He would speak and act from a position of strength, not weakness and acquiescence to the Taliban! :D

[BirdsThaWord]

Nice of that business person to do that. Those young men deserve a larger, nationally televised display of American’s appreciation for their sacrafices and their family's sacrifices. But now that we all know what the media and cabal are all about, it is highly doubtful. Shame on the evil media and shame on the evil cabal. May God give them exactly what they deseve!

[BirdsThaWord]

It’s good to see others feel the same as that business owner/manager does. Someone posted this one on another website.
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[tokuno]

Our elder daughter's a 20-year old E4 in her first enlistment, posted at Pendleton whence came 10 of the US Servicemen recently killed in Afghanistan.
Our elder son, 22, is also an E4, posted at LeJeune, 2nd Div.
We've visited both of them and their colleagues on base and at deployment sites, and hosted a number of them on leave at our house, and I'm continually impressed with the quality of these young adults. Almost all of them have been one-and-dones, motivated to serve a stint in the Marines by a combination of factors - family legacy, patriotism, self-challenge, financing college, time-out to find their life's direction, duty, you name it - but all of them confident in their ability to self-reliably carve out a positive tomorrow for themselves and their future families.
It sure hurts to see those faces in the newspaper.

[jeepster09]

Well I only hope the WOKE generation comes to their senses soon.

[dao]

There are still good people in our Armed Forces

https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/marines-stuartscheller-casualties-kabul/2021/08/29/id/1034204/

[wyntrout]

Two of the lost heroes were women... the oldest of the 13... Marine Corps Sgt. Nicole Gee, 23/24 of Roseville, Calif. and Marine Corps Sgt. Johanny Rosario, 25, of Lawrence, Mass.

Edit: I see a 31-year old listed, but I've seen several different lists and could be wrong on the ages. :(

[BirdsThaWord]

There are still good people in our Armed Forces

https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/marines-stuartscheller-casualties-kabul/2021/08/29/id/1034204/
Love that he did what he did, that it has gotten good coverage and that he is emboldening others to stand up and say enough is enough. My only hopes is that this happens in mass. When that happens, it is all over. They either capitulate, or are forced to run for the hills.
On a side note, I have been having high blood pressure and anxiety over all of this. I had to withdraw from any news for a couple of days. Took my blood pressure again, after getting out into nature (avoided any “media” or “devices”) and bp was back down to 123/78. Stress can be a killer. Sometimes we all need to step back and away from the turmoil. It is real stuff happening, that should have our attention and concern, but we need to give our spirit, soul and brain in general a break from negative stuff sometimes. The impact to our health is too great to keep ourselves in the mental grind that is now built into our daily lives.

[dao]

Couldn't agree more Bird. With all of it

[Bawanna]

The stress for me is knowing what needs to be done and what should be done but having no way to make it happen. How far do we let them flush our country down the toilet before we get serious.

I've found that Scotch seems to help knock the edge off stress to at times. Perhaps not a cure all but at least with a small application I no longer care.

[dao]

I like to think of the wait as the calm before the storm. When the right time comes things will ratchet up quickly. And irreversably.

[Armybrat]

I wonder which hypocritical a$$holes will meet the aircraft with the Heroes' bodies. I can't imagine Mumbles, Giggles, or the Top brass from the Pentagon or the cabinet being there. Trump would be there, for sure, were he still president<you know, after a legitimate election result> but in reality, he wouldn't HAVE to be there... because he wouldn't allow this kind of SNAFU to happen. He would speak and act from a position of strength, not weakness and acquiescence to the Taliban! :D
https://twitter.com/EricMMatheny/status/1432091167244660737?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5 Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1432091167244660737%7Ctwgr% 5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=

[Armybrat]

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[tokuno]

Bird,
I liked this, hope you enjoy it, too:
https://youtu.be/EaMkOES-y3Y

[GROTMAN]

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[getsome]

It’s funny how the media covers for old Joe, today in a FEMA news conference about hurricane Ida President numb nuts referred to his senior advisor Cedric Richmond, who happens to be an African American as “His boy in Louisiana” and no news media except Fox said a word about it…..Can you imagine what would have happened if President Trump had said that……….

[BirdsThaWord]

Couldn't agree more Bird. With all of it
Thanks for saying that! :cool:

[BirdsThaWord]

The stress for me is knowing what needs to be done and what should be done but having no way to make it happen. How far do we let them flush our country down the toilet before we get serious.

I've found that Scotch seems to help knock the edge off stress to at times. Perhaps not a cure all but at least with a small application I no longer care.
That is a great frustration I think that many of us share. We want to do something, but not alone and not without the advantages that #’s bring. We also don’t want to be that guy in the pick up with all the loose change. The knowledge a lot of us veteran’s hold (tactical, psychological, firepower, etc) can be of much better value when “where we go 1, we go all”, but coordinating as such, with all of the alphabet agencies being full on spies against the Amercan citizen these days is an aspect that many find to be daunting and scary (which is exactly what “they” want).
I know we all have our line in the sand, with some of us having different lines. Unfortunately, over time, some folks lines get eroded, little by little, which is all by psychological design on “their” part. I know the long war they have been playing out (via state sanctioned media)has indeed done so for a large part of our society. My hope are that some of the sick moves they are making reinvigorates that line again for many, emboldening their line in the sand, as others also start to do as that Marine has done, or the truckers in Australia, etc.
Wish I could tap into that Scotch with you sometimes. Been being a good boy lately though, so I have to just get out into nature, listen to some calm jazz, or go to the gym with my son.

[BirdsThaWord]

I like to think of the wait as the calm before the storm. When the right time comes things will ratchet up quickly. And irreversably.
That is my hope. I have prepared everyone in my house to participate. They/we have the tools to participate. I wish they would train more with me, but I am happy they at least know how to load, reload, clear malfunctions, get a sight picture, what the difference is between concealment and cover, etc, etc. While this house may not be 100%, me and my family can bring some heat to the party whenever it gets going. I’m happy knowing that there are many, many houses like mine in that respect.

[BirdsThaWord]

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Man, you had to make me cry this morning, didn’t you! What an awesome memorial. I didn’t know about that either. Thanks for sharing!

[BirdsThaWord]

Bird,
I liked this, hope you enjoy it, too:
https://youtu.be/EaMkOES-y3Y
Thank you! That was powerful and much needed. I shared this with my wife too. May God bless the selfless with untold riches!!!

[340pd]

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[Armybrat]

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[JuerapLeon]

It's a very hurtful time for the Afghan people and our troops,
May God gives strength to their families

[340pd]

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[340pd]

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[King Rat]

Proud moment. These two boys while riding their Bikes and passing neighborhood Funeral of a Military Family stopped their bikes, jumped off and stood reverently and respectfully when they heard the TAP begin to play. These boys are part of what makes America Great!
https://i.imgur.com/XhZhYVX.jpg

[BirdsThaWord]

I love this stuff, but it sure brings tears to my eyes.