Iraqi Army Soldier: A story of common courage

Multi- National Corps - Iraq ^ | July 6, 2004 | Press release #040705b

[Chieftain]

You'll never see this in the lamestream press.

[Chieftain]

News from Iraq PING!

[Sunshine Sister]

I agree! Too bad.

[stylin_geek]

Damn the mainstream media for not telling these stories. An American salutes an Iraqi officer who has been ordered home! How much does that mean to such a man? What does that say about the U.S. military in general? Instead, every little thing that makes us look bad is reported over and over. /rant

Although, inwardly, I'm still seething.

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

Bump.

[el_texicano]

Dang, I hate it when I get tears in my eyes...awesome story, I just wish more Americans could read it.

[agincourt1415]

Great Post!

[eureka!]

"Damn the mainstream media for not telling these stories."

Double damn, with a pox on top...

[alloysteel]

Soldiers live in an existence apart from whoever happens to be issuing orders at the top. Most soldiers give their allegiance first to their country, then in varying degrees, to the current leaders. Some leaders, they would follow into the jaws of Hell, while other leaders, they privately wish would go to Hell.

But the military, being what it is, remains subservient to the titular head of state, obeying either with alacricy for the leader they genuinely like, or sullenly and hesitantly for the fake and phony they intuitively recognize as being without authority.

Only Saddam's elite Republican Guard really believed their allegiance was to Saddam alone. The rest of the Iraqi army followed reluctantly, more out of fear than faith.

[crusty codger]

bump

[aught-6]

When I see these articles on FR I will copy and paste into an email and send it to a select mailing list (people who don't necessarily read FR consistently), with the source cited. I believe they get spread farther than I would know through the web of email forwarding.

It's my small contribution to spreading this suppressed information.

[Chieftain]

I believe they get spread farther than I would know through the web of email forwarding.

That is my campaign also. I have relatives and some friends who are amoung the sheeple. I send them these stories with the source link so they too can ponder why the lamestream depressed aren't covering these stories.

[el_texicano]

Seething is right. An American Marine sergent saluting a defeated Iraqi major in a show of respect that simply broke the man down - semper Fi Marine. Damn good show! Like the reporter was reputed to say, "Where do they get guys like this?"

And then the major, after being humiliated by thugs is expecting to be treated by the Americans like Saddam would treat him and what he gets instead is respect and a vote of confidence.

Now that is enough to make all Americans puff out their chest with pride. We seek to redeem, not destroy. To lift up, not grind underfoot. (Just don't let us catch you trying to subject someone else).

Given enough time for the Iraqi people to be exposed to this type of treatment and they will begin to realize what it means to be FREE. May God grant them that experience.

[Taxman]

Damn! That is one powerful story! Great find and thanks for the post, Chieftain.

Send it to Fox News -- send it to Ollie North! Gotta be a way to get that story (and the many others like it out there for other Americans and our Allies to see!

[Chieftain]

Send it to Fox News -- send it to Ollie North!

Will do!

Hello Ollie, did you get that? I hope you can do a feature on it real soon.

[dixiechick2000]

Bumping, and passing along this
great story to a few FRiends.

[Interesting Times]

Great post... thanks.

[VOA]

An American Marine sergent saluting a defeated Iraqi major in a show of respect that
simply broke the man down - semper Fi Marine. Damn good show!

That's in the same rank with the US military (Army?) group that defused the possible
riot next to a holy site during the drive north to Baghdad.

The film footage of the leader haveing the presence of mind (and throwing the dice!)
to tell his soldiers to "take a knee" and smile was a classic moment of professional soldiering.

It was incredible training to keep peace in a situation like that, going on short sleep for days.

[VOA]

Iraqi Army Soldier: A story of common courage

It may be asking too much...
but it will be incredible if there is fairly free and peaceful Iraq...
and we see veteran reunions in Bahgdad (and other spots) in another 10 years or so.

I suspect there will be some pretty incredible "now it can be told" stories.

[VOA]

pardon the ping...thought this might be of interest