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2004-06-15 Afghanistan/South Asia

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Posted by Super Hose 2004-06-15 02:38|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "It stings a bit, but it's nothing" he says.

Wow. I wonder exactly what he got hit with. Ricochet/spent round ? Rock fragments ?

I would be amazed if one could get hit with the full force of an AK-47 bullet and still be able to stand.

Posted by Carl in N.H 2004-06-15 1:11:12 PM|| 2004-06-15 1:11:12 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 "Just a scrape, Yep, scraped two fingers away"

old family sawmill joke.

Posted by Shipman 2004-06-15 1:16:54 PM|| 2004-06-15 1:16:54 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 The rag heads have no chance. We have the Marines on our side.

Posted by remote man 2004-06-15 2:05:14 PM|| 2004-06-15 2:05:14 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Despite recommendations from his fellow Marines, Viggiani refused to leave his platoon and seek aid at the battalion landing team's mobile command post. With a small dressing and a few aspirin, Viggiani shouldered his rifle and trudged further into the rugged mountains in pursuit of Taliban and militia fighters.

They forgot to add : {{SNARL}}

Any retrobate Talibani witnessing these events has got to have a nasty odor, and clump of stuff in the seat of his schmock. This Sergeant is really going to get a reputation now!

Posted by BigEd 2004-06-15 3:22:39 PM|| 2004-06-15 3:22:39 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 God bless hard-ass Marines.

Posted by Laurence of the Rats 2004-06-15 3:28:50 PM|| [http://www.punictreachery.com/] 2004-06-15 3:28:50 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Awesome.

Compare this young US Marine's conduct and deportment in Afghanistan, with John F-himself Kerry's conduct on the battlefield (remembering he would've been the same age at the time) . . . and Kerry wants to be President?! Baw-ha-ha-ha!

Posted by ex-lib 2004-06-15 4:28:31 PM|| 2004-06-15 4:28:31 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 "'Tis but a scratch!"

Posted by mojo 2004-06-15 5:56:58 PM|| 2004-06-15 5:56:58 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 #2Â "Just a scrape, Yep, scraped two fingers away"

old family sawmill joke.

Shipman--

Sawmill joke around here (upstate NY):

"Cut my finger off."

"The whole finger?"

"Naw. The one next to it"

Posted by JDB 2004-06-15 9:17:08 PM|| 2004-06-15 9:17:08 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 LOL. Telling that one this 4th of July.

Posted by Shipman 2004-06-16 7:03:54 AM|| 2004-06-16 7:03:54 AM|| Front Page Top

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