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Posted on 10/27/2005 6:09:21 PM PDT by beachn4fun
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I hope not!
This actress who was married to Jim Carey, can't recall her name.
That would be Lauren Somebody? I think Renee Zellweiger was just his girlfriend...
Hoozya Daddy.......Hoozya Daddy............I got #1000 for the first time EVER
Oh, how cute! And, the bunny, too............bwahahahaahahahaaaaaa.....
Kuwaiti-born U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Yousef A. Badou, a 22-year-old scout for 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion Jump Team, uses his Arabic speaking skills to communicate with a vendor during Operation River Gate in Barwana, Iraq. Operation River Gate is a series of counter-insurgency operations with Iraqi Security Forces to isolate and neutralize anti-Iraqi forces, support the continued development of Iraqi Security Forces, and support Iraqi reconstruction and democratic elections. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ken Melton
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Yousef A. Badou Kuwaiti-born Marine on Third Deployment in Iraq
By U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ken Melton
2nd Marine Division
BARWANA, Iraq, Oct. 28, 2005 — While many U.S. servicemembers view a deployment to Iraq as a long separation from their family, Cpl. Yousef A. Badou sees it as a chance to visit his family who live in Kuwait near a U.S. military base.
Badou was born in Qurain, Kuwait, which he describes as the “Beverly Hills of the Middle East.” He said he lived there happily until the Iraqi invasion in 1991 when he and his family left for America, and it was there he found his calling in life.
“There were a lot of military members during that time, but the Marines seemed to stand out among the others,” the 22-year-old said. “When I was in the Boy Scouts, a lot of my troop leaders were Marine infantrymen and I knew that’s what I wanted to be too.”
Badou attended an American school in Kuwait and visited his mother’s family in America during summers, so when he moved there permanently, he adjusted to Western Civilization easily.
He attended the Michigan Military Academy and graduated from Portage Central High School in 2002 before joining the Marine Corps and becoming a scout, a job that he describes as a cross between a regular infantryman and a reconnaissance Marine.
His native language of Gulf Arabic played a huge part in enabling him to deploy and it has helped him accomplish many things that others without his language proficiency would not be able to do.
“During an early OIF (Operation Iraqi Freedom) deployment, I was guarding a bridge in Tikrit and it was only one lane,” he said. “Sometimes people with emergency needs would have to pass and the language barrier would often add stress to an already tense situation. Once I had to direct traffic so that a pregnant woman could get to a nearby hospital. That was a great feeling knowing that I made the situation better.”
Hee hee hee
And then what happened ....?
From the Marine training manual: "Mr. Grenade is not our friend!"
You need mega WhooHoo
Welcome to the Millenium Club.
You seem a little excited.
I'd hate to see the Oater those came off of.
That concerns me also. My dog likes to be solo. So be it. :) Unfortunately, I can't even take her trick or treating with us. People do not care for their dogs around here and let them run free. We were attacked by a dog while walking and she's never been the same about going out for a walk. Nor, have I.
acad!! You look terrific!
Don't make me splain that one to you.
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