Posted on 10/21/2014 3:49:07 PM PDT by the scotsman
'Mingling with a group of fighters from the Syrian Kurdish YPG near the front line with Islamic State (IS) in north-east Syria, the one they call Sipan, with a stubbly beard and dressed in the same combat fatigues, does not look like the odd one out.
But he is. When he speaks, it is English with a southern US drawl. Sipan's real name is Jeremy, and he is from Mississippi.
He has only been here a month, but already calls it his "home from home".
Jeremy Woodard is one of a tiny handful of American ex-servicemen who have made their way halfway round the world to join the battle against IS'.
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.co.uk ...
May God bless and protect them.
Get some, boys. No prisoners.
I wonder what Obama will to discourage Americans from doing this and to make life difficult for these volunteers?
Much appreciation and prayers for their safe return home.
Amen.
Keep them safe and keep their aim straight.
I have found in my professional career... that I am far better off redeploying to another traumatizing field assignment working in the field, even getting shot at... than staying at the home office unoccupied. If I were former military, this sort of volunteer redeployment would be something I would do, simply as a matter of my mental health.
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