The FReeper Foxhole Revisits Little Round Top - Gettysburg (7/2/1863) - June 24th, 2005

military.com ^ | James R. Brann

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

Maj. Greg Hicks, commander, explosive ordnance disposal control team, examines a potential mine on a boomerang trail on Hill 3070. The troops were on the mountain outside of Kabul, Afghanistan, June 19, 2005, to check out a future training area and to recover remains from a Feb. 3, 2005, Kam Air crash that killed 104. Combined Joint Task Force 76 photo by Sgt. Adrian Schulte

Contrary to popular media belief, the USA is not arrogantly forcing unwilling allied countries to bend to our policies. They are working with us to combat terrorism/piracy. Fighting those evil forces benefits EVERYBODY:

050618-N-3904I-029 Dakar, Senegal (June 18, 2005) - Senegal Army Soldiers static-line parachute jump from a U.S. Air Force MC-130 Talon over Dakar, Senegal, during Exercise Flintlock '05. Flintlock is a series of military exercises conducted throughout the Trans-Saharan region of Africa, concentrating on ground, air operations, land navigation, human rights training and collaboration between militaries. Other countries participating in the exercise is Algeria, Mali, Mauritania and Chad. U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 1st Class Jeremy L. Wood (RELEASED)

050621-N-4104L-040 Sattahip, Thailand (June 21, 2005) - A Royal Thai Navy bugler aboard HTMS Phutthayotfa Chulalok sounds a call marking evening colors aboard his ship was the colors detail, right, stationed aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) prepares to lower the Ensign. The two ships are participating together in exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2005. Phutthayotfa Chulalok was formerly the U.S. Navy Knox-class frigate USS Ouellet (FF 1077), which was decommissioned in 1993 and sold to Thailand in 1996. CARAT Thailand is a the second part of an annual series of bilateral military training exercises with several Southeast Asian nations designed to enhance the interoperability of the respective sea services. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Journalist Melinda Larson (RELEASED)

050526-N-5663H-018 South China Sea (May 26, 2005) -- Philippine Navy SEALS have weapons drawn as they search compartments on board the U.S. Navy dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) during a visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) exercise. VBSS training is being conducted as part of Southeast Asia Cooperation Against Terrorism (SEACAT) 2005. SEACAT is a weeklong, at sea anti-terrorism exercise in the Philippine and South China Seas. This was the first boarding by the Philippine Navy in the four-year history of SEACAT. U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 3rd Class David J. Ham (RELEASED)

[snippy_about_it]

:-)

[snippy_about_it]

LOL. Here kitty, kitty.

[SAMWolf]

Morning all.

Won something at the Special Chamber Meeting this morning that I can't use.
Look for a small package in a few days, w_over_w.
I figure you can use them. :-)

[w_over_w]

Let me guess . . . golf balls? ;^)

[snippy_about_it]

LOL. No fair guessing.

I haven't let Sam close the box up yet, there is a little space left in it.... Looking for something to fill it with. How about a suet cage and some suet? On the house?

[SAMWolf]

Hey! You peeked!!

Don't know anything about golf balls except that they're round and dimpled. Are Nike "Power Distance" Super Fly any good?

[snippy_about_it]

Tell everyone what else we won Sam.

[w_over_w]

Are Nike "Power Distance" Super Fly any good?

Sure! I like the "Titleist Pro V1x" but I think you have the prototype of what Tiger Woods used to win the Masters. I've been curious to give it a try.

But most important to all this is your thoughtfulness . . . that's the winner!

[colorado tanker]

Nice post to reflect on as we prepare for Independence Day celebrations.

It's also interesting to reflect on the fact that Lincoln had to fight the war with the Copperhead Democrats constantly trying to undercut the war effort, just as the Democrats are doing today. A majority backed Lincoln then, despite horrific casualties, but will a majority back President Bush despite a couple of thousand casualties? (I do not mean to diminish the terrible sacrifice of our fallen heroes, but the denizens of these threads know how unusually light our casualties have been from a historical perspective.)

[snippy_about_it]

Ok, I'll tell. We won a complimentary dance lesson. LOL.

[snippy_about_it]

I don't think it is the casualty count that is causing the problem with the right. I think what some of us (me included) would like to see is a harder stance taken. This war is too PC for me. As an example, I would have preferred we flattened Fallujah the first time.

[SAMWolf]

Snippy won a "Dance Lesson"

I ain't going along ;-)

[snippy_about_it]

ROTFLOL.

[colorado tanker]

Snippy, I agree we need to drop the kid gloves treatment. I was really disappointed we backed down the first time in Fallujah.

But what I'm worried about are the critics on the left who are calling for a pullout or a "timetable." All those statements do is tell the terrorists to keep it up and America will cut and run again, just like we did in Vietnam, Lebanon and Somalia. What the Democrats are saying will lengthen the war and put our troops at greater risk, but apparently that doesn't matter as much to them as political gains.

[snippy_about_it]

You and I agree. My beef is either fight like we mean it or get out. I never thought I'd compare the WOT to Vietnam but with limitations on rules of engagement it can't be denied. Take off the gloves and fight like a man!

[Professional Engineer]

Good afternoon ladies. It's Friday!

[snippy_about_it]

Oh darn it! I had a Friday flag-o-gram and forgot to send it. Hold on....

[snippy_about_it]

Here ya go. Sam and I toured a B-24 last Sunday after work and also got to see a B-17.

This is from the 24.

[Professional Engineer]

1947 Peter Weller actor (Robocop)

SpankenTruppen recruit! Unfortunately, the pictures I found were either protected, couldn't swipe, or not forum appropriate.