So I commented on that Facebook post saying “I’m sorry! I can’t hear you over my freedom!” and she replied “what?” I’m not going to reply, let her think about it!
Christian Slayton, 12, joins Marine veteran Tim Chambers as he salutes fallen service members during the Rolling Thunder ride in Washington. Chambers, a good friend of the Nam Knights MC, holds his salute for three to four hours as the bikes ride by. Christian joined Tim on the median for a moment to say a prayer of thanks for all veterans, living and fallen. (Photo by
Linda Davidson/The Washington Post)
oh.hell.no.
Saw this bitch post this on my Facebook newsfeed….
Should I comment you guys?
Fallen MARSOC operator awarded Silver Star
An operator with Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command will posthumously receive the Silver Star for life-saving heroism in Badghis province, Afghanistan.
Sgt. William J. Woitowicz, 23, a native of Groton, Mass., was a member of 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion out of Camp Lejeune, N.C.
On June 7, he was serving as a combat adviser to Afghan Local Police. The mission was to secure the Taliban-controlled village of Panerak, according to a MARSOC news release.
Following a heliborne insert, Woitowicz and the Afghans found themselves under heavy fire. The Marine moved quickly to lay down suppressive fire, allowing his team time to cross a dried river bed where two Afghans had already been killed.
Revealing himself to direct enemy fire, Woitowicz’s actions allowed the team to reach a rock wall for protection.
While the critical skills operator was climbing over the rock wall to safety after saving his teammates, he was mortally wounded, according to the release.
Woitowicz, a corporal at the time of his death, was posthumously promoted to sergeant. His family is scheduled to accept the medal in his honor in a ceremony at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, Va., on Saturday.
For all the Marines.
Thank you for everything you guys do, can’t wait to become one you you.
In school my english teacher always continues to talk during the Pledge of Allegiance and doesn’t even make us stand and doesn’t even take note that the announcements are on. It makes me so fucking mad.
”Those of us who’ve been sent here to serve can learn from the service of our troops. When you put on that uniform, it doesn’t matter if you’re black or white; Asian or Latino; conservative or liberal; rich or poor; gay or straight. When you’re marching into battle, you look out for the person next to you, or the mission fails. When you’re in the thick of the fight, you rise or fall as one unit, serving one Nation, leaving no one behind. One of my proudest possessions is the flag that the SEAL Team took with them on the mission to get bin Laden. On it are each of their names. Some may be Democrats. Some may be Republicans. But that doesn’t matter. Just like it didn’t matter that day in the Situation Room, when I sat next to Bob Gates - a man who was George Bush’s defense secretary; and Hillary Clinton, a woman who ran against me for president. All that mattered that day was the mission. No one thought about politics. No one thought about themselves. One of the young men involved in the raid later told me that he didn’t deserve credit for the mission. It only succeeded, he said, because every single member of that unit did their job - the pilot who landed the helicopter that spun out of control; the translator who kept others from entering the compound; the troops who separated the women and children from the fight; the SEALs who charged up the stairs. More than that, the mission only succeeded because every member of that unit trusted each other - because you can’t charge up those stairs, into darkness and danger, unless you know that there’s someone behind you, watching your back. So it is with America. Each time I look at that flag, I’m reminded that our destiny is stitched together like those fifty stars and those thirteen stripes. No one built this country on their own. This Nation is great because we built it together. This Nation is great because we worked as a team. This Nation is great because we get each other’s backs. And if we hold fast to that truth, in this moment of trial, there is no challenge too great; no mission too hard. As long as we’re joined in common purpose, as long as we maintain our common resolve, our journey moves forward, our future is hopeful, and the state of our Union will always be strong.” Your Commander In Chief - President Barrack Obama
Beautiful. Was in tears.
