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Twas Two Weeks Before Christmas
From National 4th Infantry (IVY) Division Association Forum/Message Board ^ | 12/14/03 | Unknown

Posted on 12/15/2003 6:08:53 AM PST by BellStar

Twas Two Weeks Before Christmas

T'was two weeks before Christmas, And all through Iraq,
The people still worried that Saddam would be back.
The soldiers went out on their nightly patrol,
Capturing the bad guys was always their goal!

With raids seeming endless in the triangle Sunni,
We hoped that not all of Iraq was so looney!
We gathered the tribe of Saddam, in Tikrit,

And suddenly now they all started to snit!

They told of a farm where Hussein just might be
Odierno then called on our boys- from the great 4th ID!
More rapid than Baathists our soldiers they came,
And he whistled and shouted and called them by name

Now Delta, Now Rangers, Now Cavalry too!
On Green Hats, on Pilots, I need all of you!
Go to that farm and secure it right now!
Capture his ass- you guys know how!

Off went our soldiers under cover of night,
So stealthy, so quiet with no trace of light
While we back at home were eating our lunches,
Our boys on the ground were following hunches!

And then it was time for the raid to begin.
The first target came up -empty within!
Could it be our Intel was wrong once again?
No! Somewhere nearby is the wolf in his den!

And then, in a twinkling, camouflage torn away
In a hole in the ground did their quarry lay
Dazed and confused, right at them he looked,
Did the stupid old fool know his goose was now cooked?

He was dressed all in rags from his toes to his head,
And his beard was as matted as 12 day-old bread!
How the mighty had fallen, could this be Hussein?
One look in his eyes was to know he's insane!

Our boys got their man - how proud we all are
The relief in our country is felt near and far
A bath he has had now -yet he'll never be clean
Forever tainted with mass torture and his Fedaheen

To our soldiers we give our undying respect
You always give more than we ever expect
We hope you can have now a night with some fun
Your loved ones back home say- JOB **** WELL DONE!

From National 4th Infantry (IVY) Division Association
Forum/Message Board


TOPICS: Miscellaneous; Philosophy; Political Humor/Cartoons
KEYWORDS: 4id; 4thinfantry; army; hussein; iraq
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To: MeeknMing
I'm so glad you did this picture.It's perfect!
21 posted on 12/15/2003 8:12:49 PM PST by MEG33
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To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Bump!
22 posted on 12/15/2003 8:39:43 PM PST by Alamo-Girl
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To: MEG33
Thank you !

In doing my search for the patch of the 4th Infantry, I noticed a couple of references to a dog (bulldog I think) as a mascot for the 4th. What would be a nice touch would be if I could find the right kind of dog to use showing the dog tugging at Saddam's beard ?? LOL ! ...


23 posted on 12/16/2003 3:34:49 AM PST by MeekOneGOP (Hillary is a TRAITOR !!: http://Richard.Meek.home.comcast.net/HitlerTraitor6.JPG)
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To: MeeknMing
I like this just fine..!
24 posted on 12/16/2003 3:36:34 AM PST by MEG33
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To: snippy_about_it; SAMWolf
PING
25 posted on 12/16/2003 3:41:57 AM PST by Samwise (There are other forces at work in this world, Frodo, besides the will of evil.)
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To: MeeknMing
Great graphic.
And it was a hoot to listen to some high-level officer tell about how his
junior officers were trying to tell him that something BIG was coming on over the
TV...this was while the officers were doing some sort of exercise at Ft. Hood
Sunday morning.
26 posted on 12/16/2003 3:42:46 AM PST by VOA
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To: mark502inf; Samwise; SAMWolf
Thanks for forwarding this on to them mark. Thanks for the ping Samwise. It's great.
27 posted on 12/16/2003 4:16:30 AM PST by snippy_about_it (Fall in --> The FReeper Foxhole. America's History. America's Soul.)
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To: MEG33

28 posted on 12/16/2003 6:01:22 AM PST by MeekOneGOP (Hillary is a TRAITOR !!: http://Richard.Meek.home.comcast.net/HitlerTraitor6.JPG)
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To: MeeknMing; Freee-dame
Wonderful Graphic!!!

The world is slowly learning that "Don't Mess with Texas" has real meaning. Now when will some democrats learn it?
29 posted on 12/16/2003 6:47:29 AM PST by maica (Laus Deo)
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To: mark502inf
Saw your poem. It had me laughing. I'm printing it up and giving a copy to COL Hickey (1st BDE Commander, 4th Infantry) here in Tikrit. The crew that took place on the Op and planned parts of it will be soon laughing when they see it.

I saw Col Hickey in a brief TV interview. He looked like a kid! and I really felt old when I learned that such a youthful-looking person is a Colonel. He must be very proud of his troops, and the success of the mission probably helped in erasing any worry-lines from his face.

30 posted on 12/16/2003 7:10:28 AM PST by maica (Laus Deo)
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To: VOA
Thanks !

I heard something about that too. They thought it was something about
training or something and then found out, 'We got him!' ...


31 posted on 12/16/2003 8:38:15 AM PST by MeekOneGOP (Hillary is a TRAITOR !!: http://Richard.Meek.home.comcast.net/HitlerTraitor6.JPG)
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To: Samwise
Congrats to the 4th Infantry Division!! Well Done.
32 posted on 12/16/2003 8:42:46 AM PST by SAMWolf (Capital Punishment means never having to say "you again?")
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To: maica
Thank you ! ...

33 posted on 12/16/2003 9:13:25 AM PST by MeekOneGOP (Hillary is a TRAITOR !!: http://Richard.Meek.home.comcast.net/HitlerTraitor6.JPG)
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To: BellStar
I've been enjoying this poem so much that I forgot to thank you for posting it.

Thank you!
34 posted on 12/16/2003 9:21:34 AM PST by Samwise (There are other forces at work in this world, Frodo, besides the will of evil.)
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To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Bump!
35 posted on 12/17/2003 9:38:50 AM PST by windchime
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