[reluctantwarrior]

Well I was joking about sending people because the military has no sense of humor about extra legal combatants on the modern battlefield. I am going to Afghanistan for nine months, I spent six months in Africa last year. My reward for being good at tracking down bad guys related to the GWOT. I don't mind fanciful posts and generally support the idea of organizing volunteer units that could be federalized for service. I would welcome the Third Oregon Volunteer Infantry in Afcrackistan. I want a draft for the immediate expansion of the army by three or four divisions, and I mean immediate. Not because I know something but because I don't know the intentions of all the various scum bags out there...

[Cannoneer No. 4]

The heritage of the Second Oregon who fought so valiantly in the Philippines rests today with the 162nd Infantry. Three battle streamers won during these hard times now fly on their regimental flag.

1st Battalion, 162nd Infantry, just got back from Baghdad.

2-162 IN was at Camp New York 12 days ago.