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In case anyone has any doubt, the above speech was delivered by Joe Galloway six years ago. It was posted as is on the military topic of the web forum at www.sff.net.

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I enjoyed that. Thanks. The media at its best is invaluable. Sadly, there is way to much corruption in the media for me to trust them. However, I love the part about where he prefers to get his friends and enemies the old fashioned way "He EARNS them". We could use a lot more like him.

I prefer to view the media as my friend or enemy the old fashioned way too. I can judge on a case by case basis, but that's getting harder to do.

[RoseofTexas]

GREAT MOVIE....Mel Gibson(be still my heart) IS one tough Hombre!! My son and I left the theater feeling EXTREMELY PROUD of those Soldiers. It took lots of guts to be in that situation. GOD BLESS OUR MILITARY!! BTW, my son is only 11yrs old, I wanted him to witness the valour of our servicemen! He goes to a public school and I wanted him to see WHAT scarifice brave men like those soldiers gave for his FREEDOM. He was greatly touched. He says that if his country would ever call on him he would be PROUD to serve!