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2003-08-21 Home Front

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Posted by Steve White 2003-08-21 1:06:39 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 he probably shot himself to avoid being shot at in the sunni triangle where his ass was obviously

Posted by steveerossa 2003-8-21 1:54:15 AM|| 2003-8-21 1:54:15 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 steveerossa is his nomme de guerra, like Abu Mazen. Abu Robinson, it has a nice ring to it.

Posted by Brian 2003-8-21 2:27:20 AM|| 2003-8-21 2:27:20 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Do this be our Stevey Boy,sounds like it.The guy was going to Hawaiinot Exactly a hardship toir.

Posted by raptor 2003-8-21 7:08:25 AM|| 2003-8-21 7:08:25 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 His dream of working in a call center is certainly over. Sad.

Posted by Shipman 2003-8-21 7:49:00 AM|| 2003-8-21 7:49:00 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Not exactly a hardship tour

Hey, he's from Minnesota -- all he knows is that Hawaii and Iraq are both hot, and lack snow...

Posted by snellenr 2003-8-21 8:42:52 AM|| 2003-8-21 8:42:52 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 Being a male, he was unable to get pregnant to miss deployment. Drastic measures were required.

Posted by Steve D 2003-8-21 9:38:54 AM|| 2003-8-21 9:38:54 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 OK, just reading the story it sounds like this guy is a first termer, just finished tech school, getting shipped away from home, and he didn't want to leave. (I know, most people would be happy to shoot someone in order to get an assignment to Hawaii) You always get a few of these types who just can't adapt to military life. Most likely he'll get a quick discharge.

Posted by Steve 2003-8-21 9:40:44 AM|| 2003-8-21 9:40:44 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 Hawaii's got snow.

Posted by Pete Stanley 2003-8-21 11:32:02 AM|| 2003-8-21 11:32:02 AM|| Front Page Top

#9 Some people have a hard time putting aside 'childish things' and growing up. This young man sounds like one of them. He also may be having a hard time adjusting to the security restraints placed upon him by his job. Life on the "dark side of the Force" isn't an easy walk for anyone. Working with classified information on a daily basis requires 'strong moral character'. I think he's been able to eliminate himself from the job the Marines picked out for him. I don't think he'll much care for where the Marines dump him after this exercise, though - in a rifle platoon, if they don't kick him out altogether.

Posted by Old Patriot 2003-8-21 12:19:42 PM|| [http://users.codenet.net/mweather/default.htm] 2003-8-21 12:19:42 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 Welcome back, Stevey! How was Fat Camp?

Posted by tu3031 2003-8-21 2:36:11 PM|| 2003-8-21 2:36:11 PM|| Front Page Top

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