ONE MARINE'S THOUGHTS FROM THE FRONT LINES (Tissue Alert!)

NY Post ^ | 3/19/04

[areafiftyone]

On a cloudless day in January, my entry to Baghdad on a C-130 was marked by a fuselage-shuddering, steep descent from high altitude to the tarmac at Baghdad International Airport - or BIAP, as we say here. It has to be that way, every time, for the safest, quickest way to the ground.

[areafiftyone]

DAM AM I PROUD OF OUR MILITARY! Excuse me while this New York get a lump out of her throat! :-)

[areafiftyone]

New York=New Yorker. I'm too choked up to type!

[Bahbah]

God bless you, Captain Becker, and all the rest of the troops. I would love to buy you a beer.

[soozla]

My life-long best friend (since we were 6 yrs. old) has a son serving as a medic now, near Tikrit!

God bless you and keep you safe Jay, you and all who serve make this world a better place just by being in it!!

[areafiftyone]

God Bless him and all our soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. And God Bless President Bush! With Bush I feel love - with Kerry I feel hate! We must keep Bush in office.

[Baghdad Living]

VOTE BUSH!!!

[ought-six]

Semper Fi, Captain Becker! And God Bless you and your troops, and American military personnel everywhere!

[Trampled by Lambs]

A few weeks ago, my wife and I were sitting in a local bar waiting for a table for dinner. Next to me was a young man with a military hair cut. When the bartender brought his beer, as a gag, he whipped out a Saddam dollar.. I asked to see it.

Soon, nearly everyone in the bar was crowded around to look at the funny money. I didn't ask him if he was a Marine but he sure looked like one so I bought his next round... another couple picked up the one after that.. next thing I know, people were actually waiting in line to buy this young warrior and his date a beer.

It was very cool. I'll always remember that night.

[Baghdad Living]

I visit the PX here in the Green Zone about once a week for supplies. I always pay the soldiers tab in front of me. Doesn't matter what he or she buys, its on me.

[areafiftyone]

What a great story.

[anonymous_user]

It was very cool. I'll always remember that night.

Very cool story! Nice to hear our returning soldiers are treated with respect and friendship, instead of the way they were "welcomed home" years ago by Kerry and his ilk.

[Gabz]

Dear Capt. Becker....

By the way, Marines are pretty easy to thank when we come home and you see us: Buy us a couple of beers, and we'll call it warmly appreciated.

My husband, and everyone else in the bar at Philly airport did just that a couple of weeks ago.

It's not much of a Thank You.....but it was about all they could think of at the time.

Thank you sir, for your service.

signed

A former new Yorker.

[elbucko]

....next thing I know, people were actually waiting in line to buy this young warrior and his date a beer.

Excellent anecdote.

[SAMWolf]

This is a dangerous place. I am United States Marine - so I know I am in the right place.

God Bless the Marines!

[soozla]

"God Bless him and all our soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. And God Bless President Bush! With Bush I feel love - with Kerry I feel hate! We must keep Bush in office."

A-M-E-N!

[Lion in Winter]

THank you so much for posting this wonderful article.

May God Richly Bless Captain Adam J. Becker.

[eureka!]

bump

[auboy]

Thank God for young men and women like Captain Becker.

Captain, if you're ever around the Montgomery area, the beer (and a Porterhouse) are on me. Thank you for your service!

[T-Bird45]

The Western Sector in the Al-Anbar province is the largest, most dangerous and most diverse region of the country. Here, the Marines must balance duplicitous Syria and Iran to the North and West with highly volatile cities such as Fallujah and Ar-Ramadi closer to Baghdad.

Geography alert...don't have an atlas close but I don't think any part of Iran is either north or west of Iraq. Anybody with more data????

[firewalk]

Bttt