RE: Norway Says "No Thanks."
January 17, 2018 at 7:25 am
(This post was last modified: January 17, 2018 at 7:41 am by The Grand Nudger.)
The american army is from everywhere, all the time, but especially at night. We're under your beds and in your closets hiding from the sun, otherwise. 
I hope that you never have the unique honor of having a man with an american flag on his shoulder standing between you and a wahabist.....but I suspect that you'd gain an appreciation for the job we do, if you did. The US army isn't a blight on america..america is a blight on our armed forces. We squander those with the courage and conviction to do what most would not..or could not...and at the same time cheapen their being expended at the behest of our nation...very often against their own better judgement.... by debasing ourselves and our own principles in truly pointless ways.
I can understand why you might see us as faceless killers. All dragon skin and oakleys and gunmetal blue - but that's necessary pomp for the profession. It's a head-dress, a frightening visage worn and promoted in order to intimidate our enemies. Underneath it all, it's just a bunch of poor scared kids being told what to do by their betters and trying to make some decent thing, any decent thing..out of that shit sandwich.
I hope that you never have the unique honor of having a man with an american flag on his shoulder standing between you and a wahabist.....but I suspect that you'd gain an appreciation for the job we do, if you did. The US army isn't a blight on america..america is a blight on our armed forces. We squander those with the courage and conviction to do what most would not..or could not...and at the same time cheapen their being expended at the behest of our nation...very often against their own better judgement.... by debasing ourselves and our own principles in truly pointless ways.
I can understand why you might see us as faceless killers. All dragon skin and oakleys and gunmetal blue - but that's necessary pomp for the profession. It's a head-dress, a frightening visage worn and promoted in order to intimidate our enemies. Underneath it all, it's just a bunch of poor scared kids being told what to do by their betters and trying to make some decent thing, any decent thing..out of that shit sandwich.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
