Posted on 04/19/2012 1:29:43 PM PDT by robowombat
Maybe your daughter is a she-hulk. I didn’t meet very many she-hulks in the military. Neither did my daughter, who did a tour in the USMC & believes infantry should be off-limits for women...
The TRUTH is that very few women can handle the physical demands of infantry.
Special Rules for Special People.
Hopefully the enemy will treat them with a light hand as much as our govt does.
Stupid, stupid, stupid
Truth by its very definition is non-PC. PC can be defined as the government making everyone say lies are true as this one: “there’s absolutely no difference between men and women in absolutely any area of life.”
That true story shows that heros come in all shapes and sizes.
It would have taken a year to take Iwo Jima. But at least the place would have been tidy and nicely decorated.
I DEFENDED YOU ONCE TODAY, I MIGHT HAVE TO TAKE IT BACK.
If there’s ANY aspect of today’s society left to EMASCULATE, the liberals will find and CHANGE them! A society full of emasculated men is an easily CONTROLLED society; No resistors! “A nation of sheep breeds a government of wolves”. GOODBYE AMERICA.
Here are the texts of Lieutenant Commander Sporrer’s awards of the Silver Star and Bronze Star. This fellow also got into a public dispute with Ridgeway for claiming a number of the wounded in the action he recieved the Silver Star for were malingerers from the 31st Infantry Regiment of the 7th Division. I am afraid there was truth in what the Chaplain had to say about that action.
A question was this the same person who was the long time much beloved Priest at St Nicolas Church in Orange County, Ca?
Silver Star
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Awarded for actions during the Korean War
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star (Army Award) to Lieutenant Commander (CC) Otto E. Sporrer (NSN: 0-215778), United States Navy, for gallantry in action against an armed enemy while serving as Chaplain, First Battalion, Eleventh Marines, First Provisional Marine Brigade, in action in the Yongsan area of the Naktong River, Korea, on 18 August 1950. On this date, Lieutenant Commander Sporrer, in his capacity as Catholic Chaplain visited the forward aid station of the Fifth Marines, then in attack on enemy positions of the ridges west of the Naktong River. Learning that a number of wounded were on the ridges awaiting evacuation, Lieutenant Commander Sporrer organized a litter bearing team of Korean Civilians, and, showing a high degree of courage and skill, led them through heavy small arms, automatic weapons, and mortar fire. By his leadership and example, Lieutenant Commander Sporrer encouraged the litter team to continue even after they had been pinned down by enemy fire. He then succeeded in evacuating a number of seriously wounded to the aid station. The gallantry displayed by Lieutenant Commander Sporrer reflects great credit on himself and the United States Naval Service.
General Orders: Headquarters, VIII U.S. Army, Korea (EUSAK), General Orders No. 162 (November 8, 1950)
Action Date: August 18, 1950
Service: Navy
Rank: Lieutenant Commander
Company: Chaplain
Battalion: 1st Battalion
Regiment: 11th Marines, 1st Provisional Marine Brigade
Division: 1st Marine Division (Rein.)
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Awarded for actions during the Korean War
The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Bronze Star Medal with Combat “V” (Army Award) to Lieutenant Commander (CC) Otto E. Sporrer (NSN: 0-215778), United States Navy, for heroic achievement as a member of the First Battalion, Eleventh Marines, First Provisional Marine Brigade, on 7 August 1950 at Chindong-ni, Korea. On 7 August 1950, Lieutenant Commander Sporrer was in the vicinity of an artillery battery position which was undergoing heavy enemy counter-battery fire. The enemy scored a direct hit on a gun position causing many casualties. Without regard for his own personal safety, Lieutenant Commander Sporrer voluntarily exposed himself to the heavy fire in order to assist the wounded. Heedless of the heavy fire, he administered effective first aid and assisted in evacuating the wounded to a place of safety. The heroism displayed by Lieutenant Commander Sporrer on this occasion reflects great credit upon himself and the United States Naval Service.
General Orders: Headquarters, VIII U.S. Army, Korea (EUSAK), General Orders No. 72 (September 16, 1950)
Action Date: August 7, 1950
Service: Navy
Rank: Lieutenant Commander
Company: Chaplain
Battalion: 1st Battalion
Regiment: 11th Marines, 1st Provisional Marine Brigade
Division: 1st Marine Division (Rein.)
doesn’t matter if they could. they’re not subject to the draft like men are .( and men can’t use pregnanacy as a way to avoid deployment)
that being said, combat training would be a waste of $.
(not that the fed gub cares about wasting $)
Yes it was. Before WW-II, he served and taught at St. Monica's in Santa Monica and his preaching, in those days (he was a German immigrant), was to stay out of WW-II.
It was shortly after Pearl Harbor that he became a Navy Chaplain.
Much later, at the 50th reunion of the class of 1943, the Chosin story was that he removed his insignia to take command and lead a successful retreat.
He sent a message to the class of 43 that he'd like to be at the reunion, but ... medical problems.
May he rest in peace.
Is that what the navy taught you? A blind 80 year old man in a wheel chair can be president, but he isn't a good replacement for a hard charging, heavy load carrying, quick moving, powerful, physically aggressive, warrior.
Every man that we replace with a female in the military, lowers our capability.
When two sexes are equal in many ways, but the ship is in distress, wounded need to be dragged from the flames and up the ladders, ammunition and weaponry moved by hand, warped and twisted metal manipulated with tools an raw muscle, debris shoved aside and climbed over, then the individual who is taller, and stronger, more powerful, more durable, is suddenly worth a little more than the one that was "equal, in many ways".
Men...run 3 miles in 10 minutes, with full combat gear.
Women walk 100 meters in one hour, picking 2 flowers each on the way.
Men hike 15 miles with full gear.
Women will get into buss's and meet the men at the finish line to give them lemonade and Klennex.
Men will do the low-crawl under the live machine gun firing.
Women will fire the machine guns.
Men will run the Obstacle 'A' Course in 6 minutes.
Women will sit in the bleachers and cheer them on.
Men will be required to shoot 95 for 100 with their M-16's.
Women will borrow an M-16 from a man and then be required to point it anywhere down range and pull the trigger one time with their eyes open.
Nothing like being combat-ready.
Sarah Palin isn't President, and females lack the upper body strength to hump a combat load.
Are you sure you have the right guy?
Oops! It was US Navy Vet.
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