Category: Military
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I Still Swear…So Help Me God
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*Standing at attention, right arm at ninety degree angle* “I, Herbert C. Thiel, do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey…
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Talking to the Neighbor
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I got to talking to the neighbor last night. He’s a young guy, just fresh back from Iraq. His dogs and my dog play with each other and so we stood visiting. He has the new CAB, Combat Action Badge. Since only 11-series MOS can receive the CIB, Combat Infantry Badge, the army has designed this…
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Remember
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It started out as “Decoration Day” on May 30, not “The last Monday in May.” It was a day when you went to the grave of a loved one who had fallen in battle. You went to the cemetery and saw the little Flags every where and put flowers on…
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2 IED Stories & Carter Gets Blown Up
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I tried to edit this story of how Carter got blown up as little as possible; it’s the actual e-mail conversation Carter and I had a couple of weeks ago. There are 2 separate stories, and I guess I could have made it two entries but the one kind of leads…
