(06-12-2009 08:13 AM)nomad2u2001 Wrote: Saying that he doesn't care about US soldiers is a bit of a stretch. What has he done to soldiers since he's been there?
What did you say when our soldiers were sent there in the first place ill-equipped? Probably nothing because your boys were in power right?
OK Mr. Nomad ....
I was one pissed off Military Veteran that Bush, Congress, and the Joint Chiefs sent our soldiers into Combat with about the most crappy equipment in inventory - - we had not stock piled any modern Field Combat Systems in any number because we had not fought a war in "12 Years" and 12 years is like 100 Years in Technology Terms. You bet I was angry.
I had a Marine Friend who was on a Spec Ops Team for locating and destroying IED or other Enemy Emplacement Homemade/Improvised Explosive Devices. He and his Team were some of the First Deployments into Iraq so they were really ill-equipped.
He was Team Leader of this Special EOD Team that used GPS to track and home in on IED and other Explosive High Yield Devices. In essence he went out, found, and either disarmed or rigged an IED or Worse kind of explosive device to explode and be destroyed.
Pretty dangerous work.
Well I kept him loaded down with Canned Food, Baby Wipes, Cleaning Wipes, Real Toilet Paper, Snacks, Books, Lotions of all kinds like Skin Lotion and Bug Repellent and on and on. Even a Movie or Two when we had the room in the boxes. We kept his team loaded with new T-Shirts, Skivvies, Socks, and other new and clean clothes so their feet and skin would not become infected and rot off ..... you see I have been in the fuggin swamp with no Dry or Clean Clothes and it can get pretty nasty.
Since My Friends Teams MOS relied so much on GPS to get them to within a safe distance of these Killer IED Type Devices, the Military GPS Systems they were issued were for SH'T and would maybe get them within Yards of these devices and may even cause them to accidentally trigger them and they get killed or badly hurt. So even though their GPS would get them close, they still had to hunt the thing down by Eye-Balling for it and this was a huge NO NO since stumbling over it could cause it to trigger and either Kill or Maim my Friend and his Team.
He wrote me one day and told me what he needed in a GPS Unit .... within "1 WEEK" he had his Brand New GPS Unit that would get his Team within Inches of the Designated Location of these Killer Explosive Devices so they could work in relative safety to Destroy this crap. And we are talking unexploded Shells and Munitions of all Kinds, Types, and Sizes .... almost Suicide Work.
The GPS Unit I sent them even helped them get thru the Streets and Roads of Iraq and avoid the Danger Zones where Ambushes Frequently Occurred.
Even with all the stuff I sent him (my Wife and I sent him), one day the inevitable happened and he was badly injured when an IED prematurely exploded while his Team were rigging it for detonation. It was his ticket home to see his brand new Son that he had only seen in Photos up until then.
He is a HERO and I am proud to have been a part of helping him and His Team stay alive over there !!!!!!
So now Mr. Nomad, just what all did you do to help the War Effort other than Throw Shoes at the White House, *****, Whine, and Moan in front of the TV or just sat back and did nothing ????
I Supported an Entire Force Recon Marine EOD Team in IRAQ .....
And if you need confirmation, I am pretty sure I can get him to Email You and tell you all about it so you will know I am not Lying.
I don't play when it comes to a Brother In Uniform and I will give all I have to help them as much as I can .... have you done that Nomad ?????
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