I'm Soo Screwed

MY WAR: - Fear and Loathing In Iraq ^ | August 10, 2004 | CBFTW

[perfect stranger]

Good question. ping me about the answer, please.

[Hoplite]

I was new to the unit, watching TV when he plopped down next to me on the sofa with a bag of popcorn and did something funny with his right hand on his left (the one closest to me) shoulder.

It turns out that if you make a circle with your thumb and your index finger, and the guy next to you sees it, he's got 5 seconds to break it, in which case he gets to hit you, or fail, in which case you get to hit him.

Oh yeah, that's him alright.

[Cannoneer No. 4]

see 62

[dts32041]

Yeah, but you don't need to know how to string two words together to graduate from most of the government run high schools in the us.

[waRNmother.armyboots]

I agree with you. If he would just read what he wrote. Under Bush he has received everything he needs. No pointing a rifle or gun and saying "Bang, Bang". What he said about Bush should be enough justification to vote for Bush. I am disheartened that our soldiers do not vote. Voting is a responsibility, not a privilege. But if they do not think through it any more than this soldier then maybe I am glad that they do not vote.

[perfect stranger]

Thanks alot.

[Khurkris]

"Can't tell from this whether he's pro or anti war."

Hell man..he's IN the war. Politics don't mean diddly squat when you're at the pointy end of things...lol.

[VeniVidiVici]

It turns out that if you make a circle with your thumb and your index finger, and the guy next to you sees it, he's got 5 seconds to break it, in which case he gets to hit you, or fail, in which case you get to hit him.

Man! When I was in the 101st we did that all the time! I thought it was just something looney the guys there cooked up as I never ran into it anywhere else.

Tried it at my next unit and the folks would stare at this circle I made with my fingers like *I* was looney.

[tiki]

and he would always print photographs of all the anti-war protests in his papers, I guess to make it look like EVERYBODY in America was against Bush and the war.

Hey! Just like our media!

[fourdeuce82d]

Thanks for cutting the kid some slack, sir.

I'm impressed. Sounds like a good man to work for.

[Hoplite]

I figured it was an FSU frat thing - none of the 101st guys were particularly into it unless the LT was playing, and I didn't see it anywere else in my career either.

[Hoplite]

Thanks alot.

I didn't do it, nobody saw me do it, nobody can prove anything!

It looks as if Willy T. is from out in your neck of the woods - he was forever going on about the Civil War in Florida and how the Yankees got the snot kicked out of them in his home State.

[perfect stranger]

huh?

[Hoplite]

Willy T. is now "Tomahawk 6", or the BC in the blog.

[R. Scott]

Thanks - I now have his site bookmarked.

[RhoTheta]

Thanks for the ping. I'm also reserving judgement, not having the experience base to evaluate authenticity. I read his blog some yesterday after I saw this thread, and just caught up (to #57). Hairy stuff!

[ImProudToBeAnAmerican]

The kid's just trying to stay alive, do his job, and tell it as he sees it.

[Docbarleypop]

The only difference i know if is that the army puts the word "hours" into it. Us navy medicine folk get to be a bit lazy, but most grunts are usually gungho about those things, strange "mistake"

[household6]

Where did you get the picture of my husband's COC? This guy is the real deal. Tomahawk 6 is my handsome husband. I've known him 22 years and there is not a finer man on the planet in my humble opinion. I'm glad to find nice things written about "big daddy".

[household6]

I'm married to Tomahawk 6. It isn't a bit contrived. This guy is talented and yes he did get counseled and encouraged to keep up his writing. Lots of Stryker wives enjoy the Blog, me included!