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- Jay

January 9, 2009 | Filed Under Uncategorized | 1 Comment 

The grunt

The average age of an American infantry soldier is 19 years. He is a short haired, tight-muscled kid who, under normal circumstances is considered by society as half man, half boy. Not yet dry behind the ears, not old enough to buy a beer, but old enough to die for his country. He never really cared much for work and he would rather wax his own car than wash his father’s; but he has never collected unemployment either. He’s a recent High School graduate; he was probably an average student, pursued some form of sport activities, drives a ten year old jalopy, and has a steady girlfriend that either broke up with him when he left, or swears to be waiting when he returns from half a world away. He listens to rock and roll or hip hop or rap or jazz or swing and 155mm Howitzers. He is 10 or 15 pounds lighter now than when he was at home because he is working or fighting from before dawn to well after dusk. He has trouble spelling, thus letter writing is a pain for him, but he can field strip a rifle in 30 seconds and reassemble it in less-in the dark. He can recite to you the nomenclature of a machine gun or grenade launcher and use either one effectively if he must. He digs foxholes and latrines and can apply first aid like a professional. He can march until he is told to stop or stop until he is told to march. He obeys orders instantly and without hesitation, but he is not without spirit or individual dignity. He is self-sufficient. He has two sets of fatigues: he washes one and wears the other. He keeps his canteens full and his feet dry. He sometimes forgets to brush his teeth, but never to clean his rifle. He can cook his own meals, mend his own clothes, and fix his own hurts. If you’re thirsty, he’ll share his water with you; if you are hungry, his food. He’ll even split his ammunition with you in the midst of battle when you run low. He has learned to use his hands like weapons and weapons like they were his hands. He can save your life - or take it, because that is his job. He will often do twice the work of a civilian, draw half the pay and still find ironic humor in it all. He has seen more suffering and death than he should have in his short lifetime. He has stood atop mountains of dead bodies, and helped to create them. He has wept in public and in private, for friends who have fallen in combat and is unashamed. He feels every note of the National Anthem vibrate through his body while at rigid attention, while tempering the burning desire to ’square-away’ those around him who haven’t bothered to stand, remove their hat, or even stop talking. In an odd twist, day in and day out, far from home, he defends their right to be disrespectful. Just as did his Father, Grandfather, and Great-grandfather, he is paying the price for our freedom. Beardless or not, he is not a boy. He is the American Fighting Man that has kept this country free for over 200 years. He has asked nothing in return, except our friendship and understanding. Remember him, always, for he has earned our respect and admiration with his blood.

- Jay

January 5, 2009 | Filed Under Army, Random | Leave a Comment 

Goodbye 2008. Hello 2009!

Werd dawg.

- Jay

December 31, 2008 | Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment 

Merry ho-ho to you

Hope you all have a very merry xmas. Don’t get too tanked out this holiday season lest you wind up like Santa here. Fuck it who am i kidding? GET FUCKED UP YO!

- Jay

December 25, 2008 | Filed Under General | Leave a Comment 

Army schedules first execution in decades

Die FUCKER!

The Army has scheduled the execution of Pvt. Ronald A. Gray for Dec. 10, 2008, at the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute, Indiana. In 1988, a court-martial panel sitting at Fort Bragg, N.C., convicted Pvt. Gray by unanimous vote of committing crimes in 1986 and 1987 in the Fayetteville, N.C. area — to include two murders, an attempted murder, and three rapes. The court-martial panel sentenced him to death for these crimes.

The Secretary of the Army directed that Pvt. Gray be executed by lethal injection, and the Army will be responsible for conducting the execution at the Terre Haute facility based on an agreement with the Bureau of Prisons.

Only the President, as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, can approve the execution of a death sentence [Article 71(a), Uniform Code of Military Justice]. On July 28, 2008, the President approved the death sentence in the case of the United States v Ronald A. Gray. The President took action following completion of a full appellate process, which upheld the conviction and sentence to death. Two petitions to the U.S. Supreme Court were denied during the appellate processing of Pvt. Gray’s case.
Pvt. Gray is currently housed in the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth, Kan.

http://www. army. mil/-newsreleases/2008/11/20/14393-army-schedules-date-for-execution-of-pvt-ronald-a-gray/

- Jay

November 21, 2008 | Filed Under Army | Leave a Comment 

Happy Halloween freaks!

Hope you all have a pretty scare-tastic halloween!

- Jay

October 31, 2008 | Filed Under General | Leave a Comment 

Know…

Know yourself…
Know your equipment, tools and weapons used in performing your job… Maintain them…
Know where you are… What your surroundings are… At all times…
Know the job that is expected of you as well as it can be known…
Know those who supervise you and what to expect from them…
Know your adversary…
Know yourself…

D. R. (Don) Staton, Chaplain to Peace Keepers
BlackWater USA

October 27, 2008 | Filed Under Random | Leave a Comment 

Twitter a terrorist tool - U.S Army

A draft U.S Army intelligence report has identified the popular micro-blogging service Twitter, Global Positioning System maps and voice-changing software as potential terrorist tools.

The report by the 304th Military Intelligence Battalion, posted on the website of the Federation of American Scientists (FAS), examines a number of mobile and web technologies and their potential uses by militants. Read more…

What is this Twitter i keep hearing so much about? I’ve been reading about it everywhere ever since i got back into blogging. There has to be at least one mention of it in a posting at one of the random blogs i troll through daily. Seems like everybody and their mother’s a Tweet… Twitter? Twit? Twat? Whatever it is members call themselves. I’m seriously considering becoming a member just to see what all the hub-bub’s about. I wonder how long its been around for? I’m surprised i haven’t heard of it yet since i’m usually ontop of new social networking sites and have more profiles on various networking sites than i can remember. There’s a small voice though, at the back of my head telling me i should find something better to do with my time than waste precious hours exploring the Twitter realm; like perhaps finishing off Soul Of The Fire in the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind (yes i’m a fan of fantasy novels) that i’ve been neglecting but i’m more than a little intrigued. I feel like the entire online world has evolved without me and i need to catch up. I guess that’s what happens when you can’t be bothered with having internet service in your barracks room because you’re too lazy to pick up the phone and order the package from the provider.

I think i’ll give this twitter thing a whirl tomorrow if the whole book and reading and stuff doesn’t work out.

On a different note: Getting hit by small clumps of ice falling from the sky is not a cool thing to experience. I got pelted pretty damn bad in a hail storm while doing my rounds on the compound earlier tonight. A hail storm in Iraq! Whodhavethunkit? The weather has been steadily getting gloomier and gloomier as October in Iraq progresses. The first rains of fall poured down yesterday after a day of mild temperatures in the desert. The guys, excited at seeing the rain after months of insane triple digit temperatures, decided to do a little streaking by running laps around the compound just as our “special friends” were preping their vehicles for a night mission. It was a pretty hilarious sight and we all got a good laugh out of it. I’ve got video of that night but i i’m not going to upload it since it’s not exactly G rated material and i don’t know who reads my stuff. I wouldn’t want to be blamed for deflowering the virgin eyes of some 6 year old who happens upon this site (unlikely as it may seem). By the way, if you are a 6 year old and you’re reading my blog, here’s some friendly advice for you. Leave the goddam Trix rabbit alone or i will bite your fucking face off! (i kid). Perhaps down the road when this tour is done and i’m sitting infront of my computer back in the states bored out of my mind, maybe i’ll go through my video files and upload it to youtube or Twitter for all the world to see. Maybe. It just depends on my mood.

That’s all for now. Tweet tweet.

- Jay

October 26, 2008 | Filed Under General | Leave a Comment 

My kung fu is dope yo!

I want to get that tattooed on the back of my neck. It would either be a great conversation starter at a social event or an opportunity to get my ass handed to me by Chuck Norris. I guess there’s only one way to find out for sure then huh?

Earlier this morning up in the guard tower, i watched some dude wipeout on his bike during typical Iraqi rush-hour traffic. I roflmao’ed for a good 10 minutes till i nearly shit myself with the effort of trying to contain it and maintain my military bearing but failed miserably. I couldn’t help it. He looked okay though for a dude who just wrecked his motorcycle albeit a little banged up and extremely embarassed. After i painfully managed to regain some composure, i had to order him in broken Arabic to move his broke motorcycle further down the road away from the front of our outpost because he couldn’t be parked on the shoulder. No civilian vehicle was allowed to for any reason, lest they want to get shot at by U.S Army grunts manning the guard towers. We protect our crib fiercely homey! Werd. Anyway, he did not at all look happy with me and gave me the crazy eye while animatedly waving his hands about in clear frustration at my order all the while cussing me out in rapid Arabic, which made me bust out lol’ing again. I did feel a slight twinge of guilt for being an asshole to the poor guy as i watched him painfully limp away while pushing his wrecked motorcycle along. Ok, maybe not but that’s okay. Karma is a painful bitch and i will get what’s coming in due course. Till then i can relive the hilarious moment in my head and go to bed tonight satisfied that i can still proudly say, “i’ve never wiped out on a motorcycle in Iraq during rush hour traffic right infront of an American outpost before.” That and “Chuck Norris doesn’t want to fight me because my kung fu is dope yo!“

- Jay

October 23, 2008 | Filed Under General, Iraq, Random | Leave a Comment 

Somebody slashed our football

We suspect the Iraqi Police SWAT slashed our football today. I suppose it was in retaliation to all the trash talking we’ve been giving them ever since one of their own shot himself in the foot during reflexive fire drills yesterday. Ready. Up. Bang Bang. Down. BANG. OUCH!! Funniest shit i’ve seen in awhile. I’ve never laughed so hard in my life. I know its a little effed up to be laughing at somebody else’s painful expense but it was pretty darn hilarious to witness. I wish i could’ve gotten it on camera. Its just one of those moments where you’d have to be there to appreciate the hilarity of it all. Ahh… i love working with these guys… some days. On other days, i just feel like punching them in the kidneys… like today when we woke up and discovered our precious football had been punctured by a knife’s blade. So uncool. What Would Allah Do?

People should really learn to take a joke.

-Jay

October 20, 2008 | Filed Under Iraq | Leave a Comment 

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