Nine Funerals for Nine Warriors

The Paper ^ | 8/21/08 | Steve Mraz and Jeff Emanuel

[do the dhue]

"Perhaps the most important takeaway from that encounter, though, is the one that the mainstream media couldn't be bothered to pay attention long enough to learn: that, not for the first time, a contingent of American soldiers that was outnumbered by up to a twenty-to-one ratio soundly and completely repulsed a complex, pre-planned assault by those dedicated enough to their cause to kill themselves in its pursuit. That kind of heroism and against-all-odds success is and has been a hallmark of America's fighting men and women, and it is one that is worthy of all the attention we can possibly give it."

Our media needs to take a long hard look at themselves. I call them seditious at best and a more fitting term would be treasonous.

[do the dhue]

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[do the dhue]

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[dellbabe68]

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[gandalftb]

Bless ‘em. Warriors.

[PGalt]

America’s finest. R.I.P. Thanks.

love

[ErnBatavia]

SPC Matthew Phillips of Jasper, Georgia

FR's search engine continues to be it's weak point....I had a thread going with a bunch of pics my brother took of Matt's huge funeral procession as it passed through Gainesville, GA.

Can't find it tho...drat.

[killermedic]

This reminds me of how we got our “butts kicked” in Somalia except for these guys knew a fight was coming and did the job that was required....digging in to enemy territory. I really don’t believe we lost in Somalia except for public opinion and politicians backbone maybe. My point with the comparison is, I wonder how many insurgents were killed in comparison to the 9 of our troopers who gave them a taste of what real free men do to ensure everyone gets a taste of what we so dearly cherish.....Liberty. The MSM will only use their deaths as a body count to show how mush of a failure this war policy is or to make a bad movie about screw up soldiers who never wanted to go or go back and fight. These ar the TRUE stories of what is going on on the front-lines. Let us never forget these valiant spirits who gave all to share a most priceless gift.

Doc

[Obadiah]

Jeff Emanuel summed the fight up very well, "Perhaps the most important takeaway from that encounter, though, is the one that the mainstream media couldn't be bothered to pay attention long enough to learn: that, not for the first time, a contingent of American soldiers that was outnumbered by up to a twenty-to-one ratio soundly and completely repulsed a complex, pre-planned assault by those dedicated enough to their cause to kill themselves in its pursuit. That kind of heroism and against-all-odds success is and has been a hallmark of America's fighting men and women, and it is one that is worthy of all the attention we can possibly give it."

[killermedic]

Check this article out. It is a good read. By the way I was in CO at HQ

[jmpmstr4u2]

WOW!!!> Incredible story. But then again, it is Army paratroopers...grin.. Stafford (aka; Audie Murphie) and some of these boys deserve a minimum of a Silver Star.

Thanks for the story ping. I missed it.

[flowerplough]

8th of November

[manic4organic]

I wonder how many bad guys were killed? I can imagine it was quite a few.

[do the dhue]

I feel bad. For a moment, I let my anger get the better of me. Yes, these are America's finest and I damn proud of each and everyone. I believe they are blessed and may God continue to bless our Troops.

I feel bad because I became focused on why our media goes to great links to leave the American people in the dark. I am still mad and will remain mad, but I hope to learn to start with a blessing for all of our Troops. They deserve it.

And I also believe that when the dust settles and all is said and done, almost all of us are going to be damn proud of our Troops. In Iraq, we went further faster then any military in the history of the world and removed the leadership; and they did all that with the least amount of people killed on both sides. Iran fought with Iraq and millions died in about ten years. Russia went to Afghanistan and got their keysters handed to them in about the same amount of time. We went to Afghan and removed the bad guys from leadership and established a new leadership; and with a lot less people paying the ultimate price then the Soviets.

And may I add that our Troops lived up to the words of the greatest Democrat who ever lived. John F Kennedy said that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, met any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to ensure the success and survival of liberty. Over the years, our Troops have always lived up to those words. Ask any person from France why they still speak in a French tongue. But what I want to know is why doesn't Ted Kennedy and friends sing the words of JFK? And we have Scary Reid telling Americans that we lost a war. We have Obama types wanting to pull out and they apparently don't care about the repercussion of such actions. The commie figure heads in our media will not give victory, honor, and glory to our Troops. The demoratic, communistic spin of media will not see or tell what the future will say after the smoke has cleared. I wish to call it the way I see it. I find the actions of Scary Reid and our media disgustfully treasonous.

My problem is this. When I go to heaven, I want to shake the hand of Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Patrick Henry, Thomas Paine, and many others who lived back in the day. But I am nearly ashamed and embarrassed. Nancy Peloser and Scary Reid lead a Congress with a 9% approval rating. King James had around a 30 percent approval rating and the Colonist took it to him. And I just stand here and watch Nancy ‘Nine Percent’ Peloser and Scary Reid drive America into the dirt. I am not calling for a Revolution, but the one thing I will do is get my keyster to the voting booth and vote against Nobama and friends. Obama’Biden has no military experience (first time in over 60 years we have had a ticket without military experience). We are at war with terrorist and if I were in the military right now, I would not want Nobama as my leader. McCain can do the job better because he has been there.

I haven't ranted in a while and it feels good. Thanks for listening.

I wish to thank God for watching over and blessing our Troops.

[do the dhue]

Your service is greatly appreciated, Doc.

Check my post at 14. I explain how I feel about the media in the post.

"Greater love hath no man then to lay down his life for his brohter"

God bless Lawrence Joel - Medal of Honor recipeint

[rlmorel]

Excellent post, thanks for getting it to us. This is why the media as we know it is slowly dying.

The media (and it has been this way since Vietnam) would much rather focus on the “right” of the American people to see flag draped coffins coming home, than to let people know about the how and why those men came to be in those flag covered coffins.

Thank God for men like these. I salute all them all. May God take them in his arms, and watch over those who stay behind to finish the fight. God Bless them all.

[do the dhue]

amen

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[usshadley]

deepest respect

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