All of us, every single man, woman, and child on the face of the Earth were born with the same unalienable rights; to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. And, if the governments of the world can't get that through their thick skulls, then, regime change will be necessary.
I'm glad that the story of Brian Chontosh is still making the rounds in the blogosphere, touching base here on IBA via Pastorius. Every blog he's mentioned in = dozens more people who become familiar with what still lives in the heart of the American soldier and Marine. He, and many other Men in our military, have been doing amazing things since the war began. James Doolittle, the Sullivan Brothers, Ernie Pyle, and Audie Murphy were household names during WW II. Quick - name one Iraq War military household name - Lynnie England? Shame on the seditious press for this shunning of Our Best. But is the American way to curse the darkness like I'm doing now? No! So here's a candle I'm lighting instead, a list of other amazing feats by simply amazing servicemen:
Corporal Mark Byles http://tinyurl.com/ebjye (Jihad Watch link) He led a bayonnet charge in which he killed 20 Iraqi insurgents. Yet this British soldier and war hero was almost killed back home in London by a muslim who also lived in Britain.
Pfc. Stephen Tschiderer http://tinyurl.com/aoow2 (Army Times link) ...Army Pfc. Stephen Tschiderer, a medic, was shot in the chest by an enemy sniper, hiding in a van just 75 yards away. Tschiderer was knocked to the ground from the impact, but he popped right back up, took cover and located the enemy’s position. After tracking down the now-wounded sniper with a team from B Company, 4th Battalion, 1st Iraqi Army Brigade, Tschiderer secured the terrorist with a pair of handcuffs and gave medical aid to the terrorist who’d tried to kill him just minutes before. You have to watch the video to see this man's resilience and presence of mind under fire.
Marine Gunnery Sgt. Michael Burghardt http://tinyurl.com/pv2q7 (Pedestrian Infidel's blog link) The photo may not be work friendly. The Omaha World-Herald photograph of Sgt. Burghardt displayed above — taken in the aftermath of the bomb blast and showing him "standing on his own two feet, pants cut off, legs bandaged and directing a single-digit salute of defiance at his attackers" — appeared in that newspaper five days later and quickly became one of the most popular iconic images of the Iraq War. As the World-Herald noted of its origins and impact:
... with two new young Marines in his ordnance disposal unit — and the insurgent attackers undoubtedly looking on — "I didn't want them to see the team leader carried away on a stretcher," [Burghardt] said.
So after the Nebraskans tended to wounds that reached from his boot tops to the small of his back, Burghardt rose to his feet and reached back with a one-finger salute for his attackers. "I was angry," Burghardt said.
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I'm glad that the story of Brian Chontosh is still making the rounds in the blogosphere, touching base here on IBA via Pastorius. Every blog he's mentioned in = dozens more people who become familiar with what still lives in the heart of the American soldier and Marine. He, and many other Men in our military, have been doing amazing things since the war began. James Doolittle, the Sullivan Brothers, Ernie Pyle, and Audie Murphy were household names during WW II. Quick - name one Iraq War military household name - Lynnie England? Shame on the seditious press for this shunning of Our Best. But is the American way to curse the darkness like I'm doing now? No! So here's a candle I'm lighting instead, a list of other amazing feats by simply amazing servicemen:
Corporal Mark Byles
http://tinyurl.com/ebjye (Jihad Watch link)
He led a bayonnet charge in which he killed 20 Iraqi insurgents. Yet this British soldier and war hero was almost killed back home in London by a muslim who also lived in Britain.
Pfc. Stephen Tschiderer
http://tinyurl.com/aoow2 (Army Times link)
...Army Pfc. Stephen Tschiderer, a medic, was shot in the chest by an enemy sniper, hiding in a van just 75 yards away. Tschiderer was knocked to the ground from the impact, but he popped right back up, took cover and located the enemy’s position. After tracking down the now-wounded sniper with a team from B Company, 4th Battalion, 1st Iraqi Army Brigade, Tschiderer secured the terrorist with a pair of handcuffs and gave medical aid to the terrorist who’d tried to kill him just minutes before. You have to watch the video to see this man's resilience and presence of mind under fire.
Marine Gunnery Sgt. Michael Burghardt
http://tinyurl.com/pv2q7 (Pedestrian Infidel's blog link)
The photo may not be work friendly.
The Omaha World-Herald photograph of Sgt. Burghardt displayed above — taken in the aftermath of the bomb blast and showing him "standing on his own two feet, pants cut off, legs bandaged and directing a single-digit salute of defiance at his attackers" — appeared in that newspaper five days later and quickly became one of the most popular iconic images of the Iraq War. As the World-Herald noted of its origins and impact:
... with two new young Marines in his ordnance disposal unit — and the insurgent attackers undoubtedly looking on — "I didn't want them to see the team leader carried away on a stretcher," [Burghardt] said.
So after the Nebraskans tended to wounds that reached from his boot tops to the small of his back, Burghardt rose to his feet and reached back with a one-finger salute for his attackers. "I was angry," Burghardt said.
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