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Soldiers Cheer Commander in Chief; Unending 'Hooahs' Herald Bush Visit
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| Jan. 3, 2003
| Kathleen T. Rhem
Posted on 01/03/2003 6:42:14 PM PST by Ragtime Cowgirl
Soldiers Cheer Commander in Chief; Unending 'Hooahs' Herald Bush Visit
By Kathleen T. Rhem
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3, 2003 - There was no mistaking that America's soldiers are firmly behind their commander in chief during a presidential visit to the Army's Fort Hood, Texas, today.
The troops there interrupted President Bush's short speech no less than 24 times with that unique Army seal of approval -- "Hooah!"
Bush spoke to troops from the "great 1st Cavalry Division" and "the mighty 4th Infantry Division" before having lunch with soldiers during a noontime visit.
The president noted 1,300 Fort Hood soldiers are deployed in various locations overseas and another 1,600 are preparing to go.
"In the months ahead, more soldiers from Fort Hood may be given other essential missions," Bush said. "But wherever you serve or wherever you may be sent, you can know that America is grateful and your commander in chief is confident in your abilities and proud of your service."
(Lots of hooahs here.)
Bush reminded the soldiers why America is fighting a war against terrorism. "(The terrorists) don't value innocent life. They're nothing but a bunch of cold-blooded killers, and that's the way we're going to treat them," he said to rounds of hooahs. "They reach across oceans to target the innocent. They seek weapons of mass murder on a massive scale. The terrorists will not be stopped by mercy or by conscience, but they will be stopped.
"And they will be stopped by the will and the might of the United States of America," he said. The continuing roars of approval -- "Hooah! Hooah!" -- were deafening.
Bush outlined the military's successes in Afghanistan and spoke of the challenges ahead in dealing with other rogue regimes.
"In the case of North Korea, the world must continue to speak with one voice to turn that regime away from its nuclear weapons," he said.
Iraq is a "grave threat" to the United States and its allies. The president ticked off a list of things that prove the level of this threat: Saddam Hussein has publicly declared his hatred for America; Iraq has a record for torturing its own people and of aggression against its neighbors; Iraq has used weapons of mass destruction.
"That's why I say Iraq is a threat, a real threat," Bush said. Still, the president said, he hopes Iraq changes course and complies with U.N resolutions mandating the country's disarmament.
But, if not, "America will act deliberately; America will act decisively; and America will prevail because we've got the finest military in the world. (Paroxysms of hooahs.) We are ready," Bush said, over the hooahs. "We're prepared, and should the United States be compelled to act, our troops will be acting in the finest traditions of America."
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KEYWORDS: hooah
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To: MJY1288
I wasn't well enough to run an official, publicized care package effort this year. But some great people in Fresno did a great one and sent about 10,000 shoeboxes full of goodies to Afghanistan.
Fresno ROCKS!
To: patriciaruth
Well! I would have loved to been able to contribute if I had known.
I hope you are doing better my left coast friend. As you know, I keep you in my prayers.
BTW, Happy New Year!
62
posted on
01/03/2003 9:26:55 PM PST
by
MJY1288
To: witnesstothefall
I have no idea what Huzzah means, never heard it before in my life, but check this out:
Your family might be too HOOAH if...
* Your newborn must attend the new comers' orientation briefing within the first 30 days of life.
* Your wife's two favorite shades of lipstick are light green and loam.
* You go to a barbecue and insist that your family feed tactically.
* Your children clear housing before they go to college.
* You require your mechanic to replace the sandbags in your floorboard as a part of a tune-up.
* Your station wagon is equipped with blackout lights.
* Your kids call their mother "Household 6."
* Your kids volunteer to pull air guard on the school bus.
* Your doorbell sounds off with the current challenge and password.
* Your house has sector sketches posted by every window.
* You give the command "Fix Bayonets" at Thanksgiving Dinner.
* Your kids show their meal cards at the kitchen door, except the oldest, who is on separate rations.
* You make your daughter sign out on a pass on Prom Night.
* Your kindergartner calls recess a "smoke break."
* Your wife calls foreplay "prepping the objective."
* Your wife conducts an AAR after making love.
* Your wife "takes a knee" in the checkout line at the Food Lion.
* You do your "back to school" shopping at the U.S. Cavalry store.
* Your kids call the tooth fairy "Slicky Boy."
* Your son fails the third grade but tells everyone he was a "phase three recycle."
* Your kids salute their grandparents.
* Your wife's "high-n-tight" is more squared away than your commander's.
* Your kids get a LES for their allowance.
* Your grandmother won "All American Week" and "Best Ranger."
* All your kids have names that start with AR, FM, TM, or DA Form.
* Your pick-up has your name stenciled on the windshield.
* Your kids are hand-receipt holders.
* Your older kids call the youngest one "Cherry."
* Your kids recite their ABCs phonetically.
* Your wife keeps Mermites in the China cabinet.
* Your wife left you and you held a "Change of Command" ceremony.
* You call your in-laws the "Slice Elements."
* Your dog's name is "Ranger."
* All your possessions are military issue.
* Your kids call their sandbox "NTC."
* You have pull-up bars outside the kitchen door.
* Your daughter's first haircut was a flattop.
* Your kids pull fireguard.
* Your newborn's first words were "all OK Jumpmaster."
* You decorate your Christmas Tree with Chem Lights and Engineer Tape.
* You use call signs and proper RTO procedures when using the telephone.
* You have the household SOP posted on a corkboard as you walk into your front door.
* You have photos of the current chain of command up to the Commander-in-Chief, decorating one wall of your house.
* You have to salute your wife every morning because she is the Household Commander.
* Your wife puts a better shine on your boots, than you do.
63
posted on
01/03/2003 10:14:06 PM PST
by
Gamecock
To: Matthew James; SLB
Have you seen the list at 63?
To: witnesstothefall
65
posted on
01/03/2003 10:22:42 PM PST
by
Gamecock
To: ppaul
Signed sealed and delivered.
2,695,895 people have signed to date.
Eaker
66
posted on
01/03/2003 10:33:01 PM PST
by
Eaker
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Hooah!
67
posted on
01/04/2003 1:23:55 AM PST
by
Bryan
To: terilyn
Just signed - now 2,696,259 people have signed to date.
68
posted on
01/04/2003 4:15:20 AM PST
by
Elkiejg
To: witnesstothefall
Ou-Ah sounds uncommonly like the Vietnamese word for yes, as in:
Are you a maggot faced mama's boy recruit?
Ou-ah drill sergeant.
69
posted on
01/04/2003 8:04:50 AM PST
by
Dedbone
To: ppaul
Both poorman and I have signed the note.
There should be a LOT more signatures.
To: petuniasevan
Just saw it and signed it, proud and happy to do so.
To: witnesstothefall
"Hooah" has come to be nothing more than a puntuation mark or and acknowledgement of what was said.
At one time it was a much more excitied uulation with meaning, but now it is as common and as a REMF.
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
"Lots of hooahs here."
As God intended! Go GW!!!
To: Gamecock
Once heard mainly from infantry soldiers, hooah has spread throughout the rest of the Army. Based on what I recently saw on a 'reality' inside look at basic training, 'Hooah' (which couldn't have been spelled when Infantry soldiers uttered it) is now fully pronounced without any emotion. It is sad. It is a far cry from what once eminated from gunt's mouthes.
To: ppaul
So far, there are only about 1,400,000 names. What a shame.
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Make that 1,400,001. |
Thanks for the link!!!
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posted on
01/04/2003 3:44:30 PM PST
by
Fintan
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
That is such a cute picture!
To: ppaul
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
You betcha!
Thanks for the update, girl.
78
posted on
01/05/2003 10:51:17 PM PST
by
ppaul
To: Travis McGee
That's way too much hooah.
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