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Iron Mike
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| 2006
| Unknown
Posted on 02/02/2006 5:45:34 PM PST by RedStateRocker
September 2005, Marine Gunnery Sgt. Michael Burghardt, a 35-year-old native of Huntington Beach, California, who had served with the Marine Corps for 18 years (the last 15 of them in bomb disposal), was called upon to disarm some improvised explosive devices (IEDs) near Ramadi, Iraq. As a member of an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit, Sgt. Burghardt was tasked with locating, identifying, disarming and disposing of the IEDs that Iraqi insurgents have increasingly been using as offensive weapons against U.S. troops.
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The Omaha World-Herald photograph of Sgt. Burghardt displayed above taken in the aftermath of the bomb blast and showing him "standing on his own two feet, pants cut off, legs bandaged and directing a single-digit salute of defiance at his attackers" appeared in that newspaper five days later and quickly became one of the most popular iconic images of the Iraq War. As the World-Herald noted of its origins and impact: ... with two new young Marines in his ordnance disposal unit and the insurgent attackers undoubtedly looking on "I didn't want them to see the team leader carried away on a stretcher," [Burghardt] said.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: burghardt; gunnerysergeant; gunny; ied; iraq; marine; michaelburghardt; oif; snopes
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A friend sent me this link, checked it out on Snopes and it's true.
Just wow's all I can say; they set a bomb off under the man and he walks away giving them the finger....
To: RedStateRocker
To: martin_fierro
The shrapnel obviously never reached his balls.
To: RedStateRocker
Posted a few months ago here.
I use that pic as my desktop background.
People do a double take at the screen and ask what is that?
I tell them and they just go- WOW!
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posted on
02/02/2006 5:50:59 PM PST
by
ChefKeith
(Flies,fleas,ants,ticks,cockroaches,lawyers,judges & politicians All the same. Useless!!!)
To: RedStateRocker
Impressive. I wouldn't want him on anybody's side but mine.
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posted on
02/02/2006 5:51:37 PM PST
by
saganite
(The poster formerly known as Arkie 2)
To: RedStateRocker
Eff em' all.
I know it's easy for me say behind my computer...
But, seriously, eff 'em all.
First, it's because of imperialism.
Then, it's because of Israel.
Now, it's because of freaking cartoons.
Eff 'em all.
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posted on
02/02/2006 5:51:59 PM PST
by
baltodog
(R.I.P. Balto: 2001(?) - 2005)
To: RedStateRocker
Marine Gunnery Sgt. Michael Burghardt, a 35-year-old native of Huntington Beach, CaliforniaI hope all the people who want to "give California to Mexico" read this.
To: RedStateRocker
Now this is an American
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posted on
02/02/2006 5:54:30 PM PST
by
Vision
("There are no limits to growth because there are no limits of human intelligence" Ronald Reagan)
To: johniegrad
Brass balls need no armor.
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posted on
02/02/2006 5:57:16 PM PST
by
satchmodog9
(Most people stand on the tracks and never even hear the train coming)
To: Vision
You bet. Sgt. Burghardt is one of America's finest and we thank him.
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posted on
02/02/2006 5:58:45 PM PST
by
jazusamo
(A Progressive is only a Socialist in a transparent disguise.)
To: RedStateRocker
I've seen this picture and I admire the Gunny. But up till now I didn't know the context. Good for him for showing Haji what he thinks of their attempt to kill him, but next tim JUST SEND THE ROBOT!!!
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posted on
02/02/2006 5:58:47 PM PST
by
91B
(God made man, Sam Colt made men equal.)
To: johniegrad
Duh. He's a Marine. The shrapnel knew better than to attempt an assault on this guy's balls.
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posted on
02/02/2006 5:59:39 PM PST
by
Gordongekko909
(I know. Let's cut his WHOLE BODY off.)
To: 91B
Should read "next time".
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posted on
02/02/2006 6:00:12 PM PST
by
91B
(God made man, Sam Colt made men equal.)
To: RedStateRocker
To: jazusamo
That's Gunnery Sergeant to you.
To: A.A. Cunningham
I apologize for that omission, you are correct.
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posted on
02/02/2006 6:05:55 PM PST
by
jazusamo
(A Progressive is only a Socialist in a transparent disguise.)
To: RedStateRocker
"Huntington Beach, California..."
To: RedStateRocker
So our newest Iron Mike follows in the footsteps of the original, swaggering Paratrooper cast to represent all the Airborne in WWII. A bigger than life Iron Mike can be seen at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Also seen there is nice Special Forces Bronze.
Good job Iron Mike of today, and yesterday.
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posted on
02/02/2006 7:47:44 PM PST
by
Jumper
To: RedStateRocker
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posted on
02/02/2006 7:59:28 PM PST
by
facedown
(Armed in the Heartland)
To: johniegrad
The shrapnel obviously never reached his balls.
coulda bounced off...
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