I have helped him a great deal to regain his health.
He is a Desert Storm vet and his son just recently narrowly escaped being blown up in a humvee in Afghanistan but his comrades
were not so lucky and all died.


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Rules for the Non-Military; make sure you read #13.



Dear Civilians, 'We know that the current state of affairs in our great nation has many civilians up in arms and excited to join the military.



For those of you who can't join, you can still lend a hand. Here are a few of the areas where we would like your assistance:



1. The next time you see any adults talking (or wearing a hat) during the playing of the National Anthem - kick their ass.



2. When you witness, firsthand, someone burning the American Flag in protest - kick their ass.



3. Regardless of the rank they held while they served, pay the highest amount of respect to all veterans. If you see anyone doing otherwise, quietly pull them aside and explain how these veterans fought for the very freedom they bask in every second. Enlighten them on the many sacrifices these veterans made to make this Nation great. Then hold them down while a disabled veteran kicks their ass.



4. If you were never in the military, DO NOT pretend that you were. Wearing battle dress uniforms (BDUs) or Jungle Fatigues, telling others that you used to be 'Special Forces'.

Collecting GI Joe memorabilia, might have been okay when you were seven years old, now, it will only make you look stupid and get your ass kicked.



5. Next time you come across an *Air Force* member, do not ask them, 'Do you fly a jet?' Not everyone in the Air Force is a pilot. Such ignorance deserves an ass-kicking (children are exempt).



6. If you witness someone calling the *US Coast Guard* 'non-military', inform them of their mistake - and kick their ass.





7. Next time Old Glory (the US flag) prances by during a parade, get on your damn feet and pay homage to her by placing your hand over your heart. Quietly thank the military member or veteran lucky enough to be carrying her - of course, failure to do either of those could earn you a severe ass-kicking.



8. 'Your mama wears combat boots' never made sense to me - stop saying it! If she did, she would most likely be a vet and therefore would kick your ass!



9. Bin Laden and the Taliban are not Communists, so stop saying 'Let's go kill those Commies!' And stop asking us where he is! Crystal balls are not standard issue in the military. That reminds me - if you see anyone calling those damn psychic phone numbers, let me know, so I can go kick their ass!



10. 'Flyboy' (*Air Force*), 'Jarhead' (*Marines*), 'Grunt' (*Army*), 'Squid' (*Navy*), 'Puddle Jumpers' (*Coast Guard*), etc., are terms of endearment we use describing each other. Unless you are a service member or vet, you have not earned the right to use them. Using them could get your ass kicked.



11. Last, but not least, whether or not you become a member of the military, support our troops and their families. Every Thanksgiving and religious holiday that you enjoy with family and friends, please remember that there are literally thousands of soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen far from home wishing they could be with their families. Thank God for our military and the sacrifices they make every day. Without them, our Country would get it's ass kicked.





'It's the Veteran, not the reporter, who has given us the freedom of the press.'



'It's the Veteran, not the poet, who has given us the freedom of speech.'



'It's the Veteran, not the community organizer, who gives us the freedom to demonstrate.'



'It's the Military who salutes the flag, who serves beneath the flag, and whose coffin is draped by the flag, who allows the protester to burn the flag.'



AND ONE MORE:



12. If you ever see anyone either standing for or singing the national anthem in Spanish - KICK THEIR ASS.



13. ONE LAST THING:

If you got this email and didn't pass it on - guess what - you deserve to get your ass kicked!



I sent this to you, because I didn't want to get my ass kicked.



WE LIVE IN THE LAND OF THE FREE, ONLY BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE!



IN GOD WE TRUST

Couldn't agree more. Well said

I copied and pasted into e-mail to all my buds outside this board!

Freedom isn't free. I never served but I was fortunate enough to be around many that did. I'd seen a slightly different version of this before.

Anyway, 90% of us (myself included) have little to zero insight on what these once everyday people did and still do for us today. Please remember to first honor and then to pitch in for the vets when you can.

Thanks Craig! Great post! :kewl:

I was given a lot of insight mainly because a math teacher of mine was a retired army servicemen. Most of our lessons though were about how to kill someone with the bread knife he used to cut bagels. Turns out he got reactivated after 9/11 and was one of the planners of where to bomb overseas. Scary how intelligent and insane go together. I still remember the bread knife technique very well though hehe....

Good post.We owe much to those who make the sacrifices for the rest of us.:thanks:

god bless our military people trying to keep us safe.our rules of engagement suck.all afgans can carry 1 ak47.if are troops ask them to stop the afgan must point is weapon skyward,if not the afgan can shoot his weapon at out troops and then they are allowed to return fire.our troops told you can't shoot anyone in head or you caould be brought up on charges,body armour we have has 2 rear plates and 1 front cerramic platein front.if plate hit with a ak47 round plate cracks and if hit same spot chances our soldier is dead.oh yea 16 machine gun shooting 5.6 rounds overheats gotta pust button so barrel falls out and drop in another barrel,if that 2nd heats go back to 1st barrel.tihs is a war were fighting comander in chief better figure it out fu the alcu.:wall: