is sayin this right?

[bluedes]

---

Semper Fi is short for Semper Fidelis which is Latin for "Always Faithful"
5-1/2 years I wore the green, but an injury suffered in Beirut 1983 never healed and I have had a limp since I was 26. I was stationed in Okinawa and served during 5 operations with Filipino troops in south Mindanao. I learn to respect the Filipino soldiers and Marines, their dedication was beyond reproach. I believe the Filipino Marine and Army are one of the best Jungle fighting soldiers in the world. The Philippine people should be proud of these men.

I saw a many of them pray before a conflict, and their courage did not waver, splendid dedication to their cause. They deserve more than what this country can afford to give them. I know that many members are pacifist, but you owe them more than you realize. Support your military because they will die to preserve your right to practice your belief.

There are countries that have their eyes on the Philippines because they want the riches this country possesses. This country gets invaded and you become a slave, ignoring that fact is not wisdom. The military is the only line of defense you have between being free Filipinos and an aggressive countries slave.

Support you military and your Country. You have an election that may be the most important in this countries history. The choice of enlightenment and proper governance, or darker times of rampant corruption and more lost rights. I hope you make the right choices. The youth of this country can make a change if they work together for a righteous cause. People's Power does work, I saw it first hand before, and it was a thing of beauty.

the danger is not so much on the outside, but more from the inside.. i hope those politicians and the culture they have ingrained into society gets taken cared of first..

[markingomez]

is sayin "Lord, forgive me for what i am about to do" right? i know that God will still forgive you but is this acceptable?

i think it's right to say it if you have your good intentions bitaw i mean dili baya kalikayan na makabuhat tag sala to give way for something na mas maau... pero if kabalo naka daan na wala jud maaung padulngan na imong buhaton, i dont think it's right at all.. samot nga dili na xa right kay imo pa jud buhaton ang usa ka butang nga kabalo ka na sayop nang daan..

[munzter666]

Semper Fi is short for Semper Fidelis which is Latin for "Always Faithful"
5-1/2 years I wore the green, but an injury suffered in Beirut 1983 never healed and I have had a limp since I was 26. I was stationed in Okinawa and served during 5 operations with Filipino troops in south Mindanao. I learn to respect the Filipino soldiers and Marines, their dedication was beyond reproach. I believe the Filipino Marine and Army are one of the best Jungle fighting soldiers in the world. The Philippine people should be proud of these men.

I saw a many of them pray before a conflict, and their courage did not waver, splendid dedication to their cause. They deserve more than what this country can afford to give them. I know that many members are pacifist, but you owe them more than you realize. Support your military because they will die to preserve your right to practice your belief.

There are countries that have their eyes on the Philippines because they want the riches this country possesses. This country gets invaded and you become a slave, ignoring that fact is not wisdom. The military is the only line of defense you have between being free Filipinos and an aggressive countries slave.

Support you military and your Country. You have an election that may be the most important in this countries history. The choice of enlightenment and proper governance, or darker times of rampant corruption and more lost rights. I hope you make the right choices. The youth of this country can make a change if they work together for a righteous cause. People's Power does work, I saw it first hand before, and it was a thing of beauty.

james, you are speaking to a disillusioned patriot. it means i love my country, except for the people running it.

besides, those quotes from gunnery master sergeant hartman, reflects the object definition of what it means to be a marine, a killing machine. i did not know bigotry was that prevalent in your unit james.
you seem to be forgetting the basics james...WAR is hell. and that it changes things and it goes a lot of ways. some people embrace their beloved faith, some abandon theirs. at the end of the tour, some people come out as jesus freaks, some your god haters(the where the hell was JC type), and some fall to different shades of atheism, and then some end up "disturbed"/mentally un-fit.

there are no atheists in foxholes<-----thats only true with Hitler's Nazi james

[jamesmusslewhite]

james, you are speaking to a

besides, those quotes from gunnery master sergeant hartman, reflects the object definition of what it means to be a marine, a killing machine. i did not know bigotry was that prevalent in your unit james.
you seem to be forgetting the basics james...WAR is hell. and that it changes things and it goes a lot of ways. some people embrace their beloved faith, some abandon theirs. at the end of the tour, some people come out as jesus freaks, some your god haters(the where the hell was JC type), and some fall to different shades of atheism, and then some end up "disturbed"/mentally un-fit.

there are no atheists in foxholes<-----thats only true with Hitler's Nazi james

I would have to say that i must be a disillusioned patriot as well. I love my country and almost was killed defending it, except for the people running it. I feel they should all be imprisoned for Treason Against the State.

I went into the Marines a Catholic, tried to drink myself to death, tried to shoot myself in the head but my pistol misfired twice, left the Marines an Atheist with a limp and a broken marriage. I saw friends destroy themselves, their marriages, and their careers. That is what happens when the Country you love does not love you back. You can not trust the Government, Commanders, Preachers, Wives, Family, or Citizens. The only one you trust is your buddy, the Marine who is in the suck with you. The proverbial blind leading the blind trying to find redemption for the guilt; not unlike that felt of children of divorcing parents. It must be my fault, if only I were a better child, than my country and God will love me. Sweet paranoia of inexperienced youths, because you do not realize the truth is much worst.

The truth that you are the only children of the country that were truly worthy of love, were despised by the cowards, misfits, queers, and ingrates who knew you were better than them; and a corrupt political system willing to sacrifice you for gain and riches, and a command system poisoned by the politics. A big cyst of flesh feeding maggots who did not care if you lived or died. You train, study, sweat, and bleed. You do things few men can do and only the insane would want to. The top 10% of the top 10%, admired and despised for that admiration. Chewed up and spit out, then left on the corner unemployable, because the maggots are scared of you because they know you will out shine them. Social persicution of the cowards, misfits, queers, and ingrates. Thank you for your service, glad I did not have to go, you did the hard work, now go stand in the back of the line.

Fifteen years of Godless misdirection, but I was lucky and found faith and the peace I had been seeking all along. When I had turned my back away the most, it was standing there waiting for me. It had been there all that time laying dormant in my heart, just waiting for me all that time. I will always be a disillusioned patriot, my country did that to me. I forgave them but I will always remember what they had done. I realized I was the top 10% of the top 10%, and I had once been part of a group of young men who were better than their country deserved. Glorious murdering bastards, the Baddest Gang in the World, who's least was better than their best; God forgive me but I loved them all. Each willing to die for those who did not care. As it probably has been since there were countries and soldiers. The population is 90% cowards and will always sit quietly and wait for that 10% to raise their hand and volunteer to do the sacrifice they have not the courage to face. The 90% will always despise those that volunteered, so they can try to live with their cowardice.

Now that I am over 50 I see them when we talk, "Oh you were a Marine, I could have been a Marine" and I now can say fagot please, "If you were man enough to be a Marine than your queer ass would have been a Marine, and maybe your sorry ass would be dead instead of my Buddy." I do not care if you are Army, Navy, Air force, Coast Guard, or Marine you were the top 10% of the top 10% and the best men your Country could produce. The other 90% can only fantasize on what they could have been. I use this quote, but I feel it is the same for all the service men and women.

"Some people wonder all their lives if they've made a difference. The Marines don't have that problem."
President Ronald Reagan

[bluedes]

I would have to say that i must be a disillusioned patriot as well. I love my country and almost was killed defending it, except for the people running it. I feel they should all be imprisoned for Treason Against the State.

I went into the Marines a Catholic, tried to drink myself to death, tried to shoot myself in the head but my pistol misfired twice, left the Marines an Atheist with a limp and a broken marriage. I saw friends destroy themselves, their marriages, and their careers. That is what happens when the Country you love does not love you back. You can not trust the Government, Commanders, Preachers, Wives, Family, or Citizens. The only one you trust is your buddy, the Marine who is in the suck with you. The proverbial blind leading the blind trying to find redemption for the guilt; not unlike that felt of children of divorcing parents. It must be my fault, if only I were a better child, than my country and God will love me. Sweet paranoia of inexperienced youths, because you do not realize the truth is much worst.

The truth that you are the only children of the country that were truly worthy of love, were despised by the cowards, misfits, queers, and ingrates who knew you were better than them; and a corrupt political system willing to sacrifice you for gain and riches, and a command system poisoned by the politics. A big cyst of flesh feeding maggots who did not care if you lived or died. You train, study, sweat, and bleed. You do things few men can do and only the insane would want to. The top 10% of the top 10%, admired and despised for that admiration. Chewed up and spit out, then left on the corner unemployable, because the maggots are scared of you because they know you will out shine them. Social persicution of the cowards, misfits, queers, and ingrates. Thank you for your service, glad I did not have to go, you did the hard work, now go stand in the back of the line.

Fifteen years of Godless misdirection, but I was lucky and found faith and the peace I had been seeking all along. When I had turned my back away the most, it was standing there waiting for me. It had been there all that time laying dormant in my heart, just waiting for me all that time. I will always be a disillusioned patriot, my country did that to me. I forgave them but I will always remember what they had done. I realized I was the top 10% of the top 10%, and I had once been part of a group of young men who were better than their country deserved. Glorious murdering bastards, the Baddest Gang in the World, who's least was better than their best; God forgive me but I loved them all. Each willing to die for those who did not care. As it probably has been since there were countries and soldiers. The population is 90% cowards and will always sit quietly and wait for that 10% to raise their hand and volunteer to do the sacrifice they have not the courage to face. The 90% will always despise those that volunteered, so they can try to live with their cowardice.

Now that I am over 50 I see them when we talk, "Oh you were a Marine, I could have been a Marine" and I now can say fagot please, "If you were man enough to be a Marine than your queer ass would have been a Marine, and maybe your sorry ass would be dead instead of my Buddy." I do not care if you are Army, Navy, Air force, Coast Guard, or Marine you were the top 10% of the top 10% and the best men your Country could produce. The other 90% can only fantasize on what they could have been. I use this quote, but I feel it is the same for all the service men and women.

"Some people wonder all their lives if they've made a difference. The Marines don't have that problem."
President Ronald Reagan

methinks this one deserves an applause..

[SPRINGFIELD_XD_40]

My share of the topic ...

- WAR is necessary to establish PEACE . Its a matter of who wants WAR and I know nobody does but then there are people who really wants to break that link of " PEACE " .

- KILLING is necessary to protect yourself , your family and the people around you . It doesnt mean KILLING is bad if its for the common good . All it needs are justifications .

- Ive seen and known ATHEIST who went to war , came back crying and wished there was a God . Trust me , ive been to 3 civil wars . Its not Hollywood and the likes .

- Ive seen and known THEIST who went to war , came back also crying and pissed off and asked God what has He done and why allowed it to happen .

- Regarding the prayer , people take it as an insurance that its ok to to domething bad because you will be forgiven anyways . That point is being emphasized to the second bullet ( no pun intended ) .

[The_Child]

underneath it all, there is really no war.so God doesnt have to be a part of the equation.

[grovestreet]

as long as resources are controlled by a selected few then there will always be war.

violence begets more violence.

[jamesmusslewhite]

as long as resources are controlled by a selected few then there will always be war.

violence begets more violence.

True and rarely those that cause and profit from these wars, actually fight and die in their wars.

If man was wise, we would all make the Dead Man's Prayer and then hunt those bastards down. Then they would be less prone to start their petty wars, Instead they would chose to negotiate their issues, and the innocent poor men sons will not have to die for the rich corruptly evil leaders.

One unified night of madness by the common people, could stop the madness for generations.

[chad_tukes]

- Regarding the prayer , people take it as an insurance that its ok to to domething bad because you will be forgiven anyways . That point is being emphasized to the second bullet ( no pun intended ) .

precisely my point. crazy, isn't it?