Posted on 12/29/2010 3:47:14 PM PST by GailA
Marine Sgt. Garrett A. Misener's family will not be able to travel to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware tonight -- when his body is expected to return to the U.S. -- because of the blizzard that struck the East Coast and forced airlines to cancel flights nationwide.
Misener's mother, Janne Zaccagnino, said a five-hour flight from Dover to Memphis will then bring her son home.
Misener, a 25-year-old Marine squad leader, died in the early morning hours Monday in Afghanistan, fatally wounded by an improvised explosive device while on patrol in Helmand province, according to his family and the Department of Defense. The family received word of his death Sunday night because of the time difference.
Misener was born in Clovis, N.M., and when his mother took him shopping in Salt Lake City for his second birthday, he dismissed the cowboy clothes in the store, Zaccagnino said. He chose the camouflage overalls.
"I had numerous conversations with him since the time he was 2," Zaccagnino said Tuesday, returning to her home in Fayette County from a holiday trip to California. "I knew it was coming."
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US casualties in Afghanistan before January, 2009 (7 years, 4 months)
630
US casualties in Afghanistan after January, 2009 (1 year, 11 months)
814
prayers up for his remaining family,friends, brethern in arms; the pain is over vengeance is his squad until God starts wielding His sword on these cultists. Sory, I’m gettng to angry, must step away from computer and pray mayself for my anger.
The problem with bailing is that all those US military deaths and amputations will have been for nothing. No, the correct response is to kill, kill, kill. We need a better plan, a far more ruthless plan. Screw the "hearts and minds" of those stone-age dwellers caught in the middle.
We can start by Agent-Oranging every last poppy and pot crop in sight.
RIP
Sgt Garrett A Misener, USMC
2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment,
2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
More U.S. soldiers killed under Obama‘s 2 year watch than were under Bush’s entire 8 years
http://icasualties.org/oef/
We all get angry and emotional when we know our Soldiers are being killed and maimed because of STUPID ROE’s and an inept CIC.
Those poppy fields supply much of the funding for their arms...they must be destroyed. The doh-doh-bird that let them remain needs to be horsewhipped. They need some lessons from Sherman’s....scorched earth policy. And NO rebuilding like we did after WW2. Keep them to busy trying to grow food to go jhading.
That is only true in Afghanistan, not overall. America has lost 4430 service members in Iraq, and only 209 of those have been in the last two years.
Lancey, You play some mean poker, dude!
To cases.
I really don’t think keeping our guys and gals there under the often idiotic ROEs put out by Obozo’s Pentagon “Yes men” is the answer — but THIS might be:
NOTICE TO ALL FOREIGN CITIZENS and THEIR GOVERNMENTS!
(EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY)
1. As a sovereign nation, you have the same rights to govern your nation as we have. Whether freely elected or despotic tyranny, how you run your government and DOMESTIC affairs is between you and your leaders. If you people don’t like how your government is behaving, we suggest you read some American history for the period between, say, 1774 and 1789. The world is awash in various sorts of small arms and other weapons. Getting enough to turn out your tyrant-du-jour ought not be a problem. Yes, many people will die (just as they did HERE in the late 1700s). It’s the price of freedom. But — and this is important to us — our SOLDIERS will not be among the dead. And even MORE importantly, MY kids and grandkids won’t be there. And trust us when we tell you that the casualties of your revolution will pale compared to those you will suffer should we be forced to invoke Clause 3!
2. Please pay SPECIAL attention to the word “domestic” in number 1.
3. The MINUTE we become privy to firm, corroborated intelligence that you have plans to harm the United States or one of our recognized allies — or, worst case — DO, in fact carry out such an operation, the United States and any such allies who wish to assist will come to you and request that you cease and desist. If you refuse to do so, we will TURN MOST OF YOUR LAND INTO A SMOKING RUIN. If you’ve never seen RUBBLE BOUNCE, it’s quite a sight. Just as the Japanese saw that in 1945, we saw a good bit of that on 9/11 – and will never forget it. The Japanese never forgot it – and neither will those of you who survive! We include in this list of threats AIDING, ABETTING, HARBORING, TRAINING OR SUPPLYING THOSE WHO, ALTHOUGH NOT CITIZENS OF YOUR NATION, MAKE PLANS TO HARM US OR AN ALLY.
We wish to live and have peaceful, honest and fair trade with all peoples — BUT harm us or injure/kill American/allied citizens AND YOUR WORLD AS YOU HAVE KNOWN IT WILL SIMPLY GO AWAY — FOREVER. No more PC “Nation Building” crap. Our military will be employed ONLY for those tasks for which they have been traditionally trained throughout history: TO KILL ENEMY TROOPS AND DESTROY ENOUGH OF THE ENEMY’S “STUFF” TO CAUSE THEM TO QUIT THE FIGHT. If some of you think we need “Nation Builders,” send in the UN — from which America will have withdrawn and “off-shored” to somewhere in Europe. (and good luck with these clowns).
(If you have never seen it, slide on down to Blockbuster and rent “The Day the Earth Stood Still” with Arabic/Farsi subtitles, of course. REREAD 3 AND THINK “GORT.”)
And also remember that, since we have pulled our guys out of other nations and closed those bases – horribly costly activities with which we are no longer burdened — we have devoted those diverted resources to new, more effective human intelligence gathering methods using many of YOUR citizens as paid snitches (no more stupid Church Amendment!) so we WILL KNOW when you’re up to no good. And don’t forget that those freed up resources will allow development of more devastating weapons should we need them. Trust us when we tell you that they’re really cool.
4. And speaking of “cool,” once those smoking ruins have sufficiently cooled – and the radiation levels have fallen — we will put boots on the ground, clear any remaining resistance and seize your former property for the benefit of those who participated in the neutralization of the threat you posed. Casualties among our troops should be very limited because, as we think you have seen, the weapons possessed by the United States will leave very few to resist. REREAD 4 AND THINK 51st STATE!
Call us with any QUESTIONS. Or visit our web site at www.bendoverandkissyourassgoodbye.gov
Thank you for your support in this vital matter.
The SANE People of the United States of America (all 30 of us).
Until this becomes our policy, we continue to honor those who have paid the ultimate price for the freedoms so many of us now take for granted.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WDrbbtaO0E
A photo was recently posted on the web showing a white board in a Marine barracks in Iraq on which one trooper had written the following:
“America is NOT at war. The United States military is at war. America is at the MALL!”
Indeed!
PS: Once we rid ourselves of Obama and his thugs, we’re going to tap our OWN natural resources so we won’t be needing all that petroleum from the Middle East. You folks over there might want to accelerate your program to convert sand and oil into something edible. Later, dudes!!
“All in.”
I like that!
Probably our smartest move — before we double up our new “pals” the Ruskies and Chinese. Hard to win from a short stack.
I suppose what gets me most is exactly what you wrote and our very government NOT backing our soldiers 100% nor even basing their decisions on the constitution that bleeds red for our freedom than those jerks step on it. I just need to step away, humble myself and pray, pray, pray; I'm glad you understand.
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