Posted on 12/22/2013 1:24:32 AM PST by Lmo56
On Sunday night, the Philadelphia Eagles will honor one of their own, a former cheerleader who has served two tours in Afghanistan as an Army intelligence officer.
Rachel Washburn, age 25, hasn't had a typical career path, to put it mildly. She joined the Eagles' cheerleading squad from 2007 to 2009 while a student at Drexel University. After graduation, she joined the Army and participated in paratrooper training while ultimately following a path into military intelligence.
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ran into an old friend tonight and she had laryngitis.
Told her “Oh? You can’t talk? I knew I should have married you...”
I used an ACOG. Awesome sight. Most of the rest of my guys used EOTech holographic sights. M68s are probably more common in non-combat arms units, I suppose.
She has a bronze star? Wow!
Wish I could give her my medal of honor!
> Are all female army personnel required to wear hijab on duty?
If you’re on enemy turf and a hajib makes an enemy combatant pose for even a second its worth it. It could make the difference on whether she us killed or not. They take women’s subservience pretty seriously over there and a hajib is one of the adornments that signifies that.
Stay safe over there, Rachel.
HHC’s husband
Northjersey.com : News
Attorney: Bloomfield officers may lose job over military leave allegations
Friday December 20, 2013, 4:18 PM
BY JEFF FRANKEL
Two Bloomfield police officers are suspended without pay for serving their country, according to an attorney representing the men.
. Cartagena and McCracken are fighting for their jobs, according to Elston.
Michael McCracken and Hector Cartagena, who are airmen in the Air Force Reserve, may be fired from the Bloomfield force on administrative charges for allegedly misusing military leave time, said their attorney Catherine Elston at a press conference Friday in Newark. Elston said both are upstanding officers who followed all procedures when they reported for military duty.
State Sen. Ron Rice, also speaking at the press conference at the Fraternal Order of Police’s union hall, called for the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office to investigate the Bloomfield Police Department’s actions against the officers.
The days in question - 15 for McCracken and 29 for Cartagena - go back to 2007 and 2008. McCracken used the days for traveling to a military base, while Cartagena used his days for medical treatments of combat injuries, Elston said.
Elston said the police department makes it sound like the two were lounging on the beach.
“These men are highly decorated Iraq War veterans, who have served our country overseas, have been overseas at least twice each, and have served our country with honor and distinction, as well as the Bloomfield Township Police Department,” she said. “The township is saying that now, four or five years after these occurrences, that they should not have been paid for the traveling to comply for the military order or for being treated on base.”
Bloomfield police spokesman Sgt. Anthony Servedio confirmed to Bloomfield Life the officers are suspended and facing disciplinary actions in an ongoing investigation. He said Police Chief Christopher Goul and the department will not comment on the case.
Christmas is right around the corner, and both officers told reporters they are worried about providing for their families. Cartagena, who has served for 19 years in the military and eight years on the police force, said he “can’t believe this went as far as it did.”
“This is not a normal Christmas for us, but I’m doing the best I can,” he said. “I’m all in shock this is all happening at once, right before the holidays. But the main thing is, at least I have my family for support.”
McCracken said he’s “disgusted” by the whole matter.
She: There were no bombs when we checked...why did you lie?
me: There never were any bombs...you were so cute I figured I’d make something up just to keep talking to you! How-ever there’s this laser quided drone nuke I must talk to you about....can you slap me three times before we begin?
No, but all 35D/35E like myself wore arab garb in Iraq as part of at THT (tactical HUMINT team). We grew beards, carried AKs, and rode around in Toyota land cruisers. We got shot at by coalition forces as much as we did AQI.
Fun times! Durka durka!
No enhanced interrogation techniques required. She is the enhanced interrogation technique.
Hot babe, automatic rifle - Yup, I am now at full attention !!! Well, after further. 
consideration--
I have come to the realization I do not hate... 
all Iggles.
And I must buy her... 
a Staubach... 
jersey for Christmas.
http://www.procheerleaderblog.com/blog/images/2008/Feb/rachel02.jpg
Are all female army personnel required to wear hijab on duty?
The scarf actually protects the wearer from the sun and dust.
What’s this outfit she is wearing. And...The head scarf?
That’s my question as well.
NOT GUILTY!!!! IN SPADES............
Very sexy...and the chick is too!
The regime will deploy her as bait for out of favor high ranking officers. It’s always better to mask a purge with a sex scandal.
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