I’m not sure where these guys are, but they are Studs!!!! All I can say is I wish this was me and my guys in the photo!!
Funny story about DC and the attitude there sometimes… as a young 2ndLt stationed at the basic school in Quantico, we would go up to Georgetown to hit the bars. Mind you, we are all 22 years old, in nice dress slacks, button down shirts and driving those bitch’n brand new Lieutenant mobiles. The one thing we had going against us was the fact that we had super “High and Tight” haircuts. I tried to explain to the guys as a local boy from the area, why the girls were the way they were up there and looked down onto Marines, but it didn’t matter, they all wanted to go.
I sat back and watched as my buddies were shot down one by one by these local Georgetown gals. Jim, my roommate, found a gal who came over with her friend in tow. They sat down and I was stuck chatting with this little prim and proper preppy gal. She looked at me and said, “So you guys are Marines huh?” I nodded my head as I said yes. She then proceeded to blow me away with “So that’s all you could do with your life??”
I was floored by her comment and answered, “I’m sorry, what college did you say you go to??” She said Long Wood College which is down in Southern Virginia. I then asked her if she had applied to my University… James Madison University. She said yes… I then said well it appears that you didn’t get into my school, so when you are up for debating who is smarter, first get accepted to my University and then we’ll talk. Needless to say, I didn’t jump on that hand grenade for my buddy as I would rather drink acid then kiss her.
There will always be folks like her and Sen. Kerry, who will assume that we couldn’t do anything with our lives but join the Military, I can accept that, but when it comes time to pulling their butt out of a burning Embassy, you know that they will be the first ones to call the 911 force of the world… The U.S. Military!! Funny how that works.
As the English Novelist, George Orwell,once said, “People sleep peaceably in their beds at night, only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.” We are those men and women…
Semper Fi,
Taco
P.S. He has angered me enough to post this too…
This is a letter written by a U.S. Marine in response to Senator Kerry’s recent “slip of the tongue.”
Yesterday John Kerry said, “You know education, if you make the most of it, you study hard, you do your homework, and you make an effort to be smart, you can do well, and if you don’t, you get stuck in Iraq”
So I wrote him a letter:
I am a Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps. I am currently on my second tour in Iraq, a tour which I volunteered for. I speak Arabic and Spanish and I plan to tackle Persian Farsi soon. I have a Bachelor’s and an Associate’s Degree and between deployments I am pursuing an M.B.A. In college I was a member of several academic honor societies, including the Golden Key Honor Society. I am not unique among the enlisted troops. Many of my enlisted colleagues include lawyers, teachers, mechanics, engineers, musicians and artists just to name a few. You say that your comments were directed towards the President and not us. If we were stupid, Senator Kerry, we might have believed you.
I am not a victim of President Bush. I proudly serve him because he is my Commander in Chief. If it was you who was President, I would serve you just as faithfully. I serve America, Senator Kerry, and I am also providing a service to the good people of Iraq. I have not terrorized them in the middle of the night, raped them or murdered them as you have accused me of before. I am doing my part to help them rebuild. My role is a simple one, but important. You see Senator Kerry, like it or not, we came here and removed a tyrant (who terrorized Iraqis in the middle of the night, and raped them and murdered them). And we have a responsibility to see to it that another one doesn’t take his place. The people of Iraq are recovering from an abusive relationship with a terrible government and it’s going to take some time to help them recover from that. We can’t treat this conflict like a microwave dinner and throw a temper tantrum because we feel like it’s taking too long.
Senator Kerry, you don’t have to agree with this war. You don’t have to say nice things about those of us who choose to make sacrifices for the rights of every American rather than sit back and simply feel entitled to it. But please Senator Kerry, if you’re going to call me a stupid murdering rapist, stick by what you say. Don’t tell me that I misunderstood you or that you would never insult a veteran because you’re one too. Having been there and done that does not give you a free pass to insult me.
My suggestion for you, Senator Kerry, is to remember that your speeches are recorded and broadcast to us simpletons over here. You may want to write down what you want to say before you say it, maybe have somebody look at it before you say it and tell you what others might hear. Remember that we can’t read your mind, if there are any misinterpretations in what you say, it’s because you didn’t communicate clearly.
Good luck to you Senator Kerry, if nothing else it’s always entertaining to watch you try and climb out of the holes that you constantly dig for yourself.
Sincerely,
Somebody who is watching his daughter grow up in photographs so that you can have the right to say whatever you want about him.
A Blast From Kerry’s Past
During a Vietnam-era run for Congress in ’72, Kerry said “he opposed a volunteer Army because it would be dominated by the underprivileged, be less accountable, and be more prone to ‘the perpetuation of war crimes.'”
Kerry, in answers to a ’72 candidate questionnaire from a MA peace group: “I am convinced a volunteer army would be an army of the poor and the black and the brown. We must not repeat the travesty of the inequities present during Vietnam. I also fear having a professional army that views the perpetuation of war crimes as simply ‘doing its job.'”
More Kerry: “Equally as important, a volunteer army with our present constitutional crisis takes accountability away from the president and put the people further from control over military activities.”
After Kerry “caused a firestorm this week,” the AP “was alerted to the historical comments by a former law enforcement official who monitored” ’70s anti-war activities. In ’72, as he ran for the House, Kerry “was less apologetic in his comments about the merits of a volunteer army, and said in the questionnaire that he opposed the draft, but considered a volunteer army “a greater anathema.”
Kerry spokesperson David Wade said 11/1 that the historical document “needed to be viewed in the era in which it was written,” but that it nonetheless raised a “bedrock question in a time of war when sacrifice should be shared by all Americans.” Wade: “These are the words 34 years ago of a 28-year-old veteran home from a war gone wrong, wondering who in America will bear the cost of battle and shoulder the responsibility of military service” (Solomon, AP, 11/2).
The SandGram 
November 2, 2006 at 5:40 pm
you know it!!
That shot is going like wildfire…I’ve had it sent to me from folks here in the states and from 2 contacts in Iraq….great response!
November 2, 2006 at 6:04 pm
ALL I CAN SAY IS I LOVE IT!!! THE PICTURE IS AWESOME.
November 2, 2006 at 6:09 pm
They are from the 1st Brigade Combat Team of the 34th Infantry Division (1/34th BCT), an Army National Guard from Minnesota. They are in FOB Taji.
November 2, 2006 at 8:24 pm
Taco, I can’t believe those girls DIDN’T like you guys for your high and tights. That’s my signal to go in and see how badly I can corrupt a man. hahaha
November 2, 2006 at 10:22 pm
My continued thanks to our military.They are the best.
November 2, 2006 at 11:25 pm
THE SOLDIERS BEHIND THE BANNER –
http://www.620wtmj.com/_content/talk/charliesykes/index.asp?id=8&entry=26084
November 3, 2006 at 12:07 am
In dark reflection, I’ve fancied a crass list of appreciators and non-appreciators. Sort of like Santa’s, but with superior consequence. So when the call came to rescue the jerk(s) that couldn’t get their profound mental processes around the concept of intelligent warriors, they could have a Kit Kat moment melting arrogance while (the grunt) scanned the list to see if they were worth saving. I really don’t understand lack of logic (such as from the Long Wood College gal in your story) even though I guess that such people live in a vacuum (empty inside, empty outside); but I’m trying to learn greater humility. Have a female friend, whose job in aviation causes her much flak from (civilian) thrill seekers through lording and chiding. I asked her why she endured the baloney but she said don’t worry, it made for extra laundry, but all would be addressed. Her spouse was the jump master, and just before the mockers exited that side door, he’d let them know that she packed their shoots. Respect to you M-Taco.
November 3, 2006 at 4:03 am
I don’t think anyone has ever been as impressed with kerry as he always has. Hope he realizes that he’s now the laughingstock of the nation and he owes it to his big arrogant mouth and some “not so smart” National Guards from Minnesota. It’s so DELICIOUS!
November 3, 2006 at 4:09 am
Powerful stuff here for sure!! Kerry will pay big time for this.
November 3, 2006 at 4:40 am
You Marines are a cut above. Kerry is about as in touch as Marie Antoinette was back in the day.
November 3, 2006 at 5:53 am
Has anyone ever seen that picture of a guy with his head up his ass? Do ya think that possibly a certain Senator from mASSachusetts posed for that?
Way to go 1/34th BCT! You are awesome! We love you! We love all of our military, wherever you are serving.
November 3, 2006 at 6:23 am
All I can say is I LOVED it when I saw it and then found out they are from Minnesota…
I knew there was something good in this state…..YUP……The Minnesota National Guard!!!!!!!!!!
I heard on local talk radio today that the LIBERAL ANTI WAR Star Tribune was forced to run the picture since they were from Minnesota……
To think they took the picture just to share with some friends back in the state…..
Thanks for the great web site.
November 3, 2006 at 6:49 am
NOTHING MORE TO SAY, JON CARRY IS DONE.HE WILL NEVER GO ANYWAYS IN POLOTACKS,…HOW CAN YOU NOT LOVE OUR ALL VOLUNTEER SERVICE MEMBERS. THESE ARE THE BEST WE EVER HAD.AND YES A LOT HAVE DEGREES.CANT FIGURE WHERE KERRY GOT HIS DEGREE FROM?OH SHIT HE JUST MARRIED INTO MONEY, I NOW BOYCOT HEINZ PRODUCTS JUST BECAUSE HIS WIFE HAS TO BE A BIGGER FOOL THAN HE IS.
BIG BRO JIM I SAID THAT
November 3, 2006 at 4:10 pm
F’ing Kerry doesn’t give a rat’s rear end about what the country thinks of him. He’s just like Clinton(s) with it’s all about “Me Me Me!” He will certainly not learn anything from this episode ’cause it is all OUR faults.
Thank God for our really bright, smart, brave troops who can tweak Kerry’s nose so very well with one simple pic!!!!
And Taco, you definitely got the last laugh on Ms. Hoity Toity. I’m SURE she’s got nuthin’ on Mrs. Taco!
November 3, 2006 at 4:37 pm
Jon’s problem is his coat of paint is so thin, his real opinions show through often.
Then he becomes the posterboy for secular progressives (Moonbats). His views make him a hero to the termininally screwed, and offensive to the conservatives.
His real contribution is he is turning off independents and non-decided.
People on his side cannot afford to say what they really think. Because what they really think is just plain unacceptable. So they lie. But occasionally they blurt.
I bet Jon is just a Rovian plot.
November 3, 2006 at 11:11 pm
But you know Taco,
Warriors are our first class of citizens. I’m sorry the “gals” were so stupid as not to know that. Their lives have a special value because there are people like you willing to die for them. You make them much more special than they ever could be on their own.
Oh yes, and than you for making our lives so special!
Sam
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November 4, 2006 at 1:47 am
stoopid is as stoopid duz, mistah cahreee….
November 4, 2006 at 3:56 am
I love the picture. I almost fell out of my chair laughing. I now have it hanging on my frige. Have to get it framed! as for those girls Taco, you were to good for them. I’ll take a military man over a stockbroker in a three piece suit any day.
November 4, 2006 at 4:54 am
Great post, Taco!
The first thing I thought when I heard Kerry’s comment was that he obviously hadn’t met the Marines I have been in contact with…consummate professionals with sharp minds, sharp wits, the Warrior spirit and hearts of gold!
November 4, 2006 at 2:54 pm
I have to agree with Kate. I worked for years in the Stock Market with those stock brokers in the 3 piece suits and they did nothing for me.
I would take the man in the military anyday of the week!!
November 4, 2006 at 7:25 pm
Hey Taco ~
Sorry I haven’t checked in for a bit. I’m sorry to hear about your parents! They are in my prayers as are the other drivers involved. I’m SO relieved that your folks are ok and I hope and pray that their bodies heel quickly and well.
And I’m with LL ~ there is NOTHING like a high and tight to get my motor running 😉 Silly girls didn’t know what they were passing up.
November 5, 2006 at 1:17 am
susie m, I’ve seent that picture and that was the first thing I thought of when I heard kerry’s stoopid comments. He is nothing more than an elitist arrogant so and so…
The picture rocks…it’s perfect. I saw a site where you can buy a bumper sticker or teeshirt with the verbiage on it too. 🙂
Our Military rocks, and that’s that.
November 5, 2006 at 5:45 am
I’m surprised the guy can still talk. He’s put his foot in his mouth so many times that it’s become a permanent fixture there!!
What an arrogant little comment she made. But, you had a great come back Taco. Those girls surely did not know a good thing when they saw it!! Their loss.
November 5, 2006 at 4:56 pm
There are so many words to describe JK it’s tough to choose. Never mind, they’re all really bad anyway so y’all can use your imagination:)
November 6, 2006 at 6:43 am
THAT IS WHY THE DEM LIBS HAVE AN ASS FOR THEIR LOGO.
BIG BRO JIM I SAID THAT.
November 6, 2006 at 7:27 pm
re: stockbroker vs. military comments
HELL YES
*and I’m not only a client… I’m the president of THAT club!
November 7, 2006 at 2:59 am
KAREN I ..YOU GOT THAT RIGHT THESE ARE BEST TRAINED AND BEST SCHOOLED PEOPLE SERVING OUR COUNTRY..TOOK A CLEVER BUNCH OF REAL CLEVER MEN TO COME UP WITH THAT BANNER.
GOTTA LOVE IT.
BIG BRO JIM I SAID THAT.
November 8, 2006 at 12:42 am
TO SUSIE I , MY WIFE IS ALSO A SUSIE I , BUT WE BOTH AGREE WITH YOU.
STAND BEHIND OUR TROOPS OR FEEL FREE TO STAND IN FRONT OF THEM.
BIG BRO JIM I SAID THAT
November 8, 2006 at 3:02 am
BIG BRO JIM – I always love to read what you have to say in comments on these blogs. For an audio about the Soldiers behind the banner go to http://www.620wtmj.com/_content/talk/charliesykes/index.asp?id=8&entry=26084 scroll down a bit and click on “Here is the audio”.
November 8, 2006 at 3:13 am
Hey Major Taco,
That sign is so Awesome!!!! If there is anyone wanting to display it alittle more go to PatriotShop.US they now have bumper stickers & T-shirts with this on them. You guys rock!!
PS My Marine finally made it home.
November 8, 2006 at 5:37 pm
THANK YOU LETA, BUT I ONLY SAY IT LIKE IT IS . NO B/S ON THIS END.MAJOR TACO AND MAJOR PAIN ARE JUST TWO OFF ALL MY HEROES SERVING OUR COUNTRY,I KNOW FIRST HAND WHAT OUR TROOPS ARE GOING THROUGH.
BIG BRO JIM I SAID THAT
November 9, 2006 at 2:14 am
LETA ,IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO GET IN CONTACT WITH ME I AM AT,,IRONFIELD@SBCGLOBAL.NET,,,I THINK TACO WILL VOUCH FOR ME.
I SUPPORT MY TROOPS TO NO END. BIG BRO JIM I SAID THAT
November 9, 2006 at 3:29 am
HAVE WE HEARD A WORD FROM JON CARRY SINCE FROM HIS FOUTH PURPLE HEART (?)FOR SHOOTING HIS OWN FOOT. THE GUY I CANT SAY MAN,YOU CALL HIM WHAT YOU WANT,I DONT WANT WANT TO PUT MY NASTY WORDS OUT ON THIS BLOG,BUT YOU CAN MAKE SURE I GOT SOME CHOICE ONES FOR THAT A/HOLE.
HEY TACO WATCH OUT, WHEN I COME DOWN TO TEXAS I AM GOING TO STEAL THAT BEAUTY OF A WIFE OF YOURS, SHE SHOULD BE ILLEGAL,IN NASCAR TERMS YOU ARE THE LUCKY DOG.
BIG BRO JIM I SAID THAT
November 10, 2006 at 12:03 am
It never fails to amaze me how resourceful my fellow service members can be…great pic.
Happy Birthday Taco!!!!
November 10, 2006 at 12:46 am
Happy Birthday, Taco. Its time to put up your picture of you with the birthday cake your mom sent to Iraq last year. That was the best one of you to date.
November 10, 2006 at 1:00 am
p.s I guess we mean your Marine Birthday a day early. Happy Birthday all Marines!!! I’m so proud of each and every one of you!
(back to Taco’s personal birthday later this month)
November 10, 2006 at 10:58 am
Marine Corps!
UUHRAA UUHRAA UUHRAA
Semper Fi!
Happy Birthday Sir.
November 10, 2006 at 5:06 pm
Happy Birthday, USMC!
Thank you, Taco, for all you do for our country. Knowing we have great men like you out there makes me feel safer here at home. You’ve made us all SO proud to be Americans!
November 11, 2006 at 12:57 am
Happy Birthday Marine!
November 11, 2006 at 2:07 am
Thanks for sharing the pic. Sends the right message! I really want to say “Thanks” for all y’all have done. You make me PROUD of you! And proud to be American! God Bless and take care!
Alan Smith
November 11, 2006 at 4:16 pm
On this, Veterans Day, I want to thank you for your service BIG BRO JIM,Jim b,Red,Texasdillo, Ben, Taco’s dad, Mama Taco’s cousin, and all Veterans past, present, and future and their families.
November 11, 2006 at 9:37 pm
It’s Veterans Day…Thank You!
November 13, 2006 at 10:51 pm
TO KAREN I .. YOU DONT HAVE THANK US WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.WE WE JUST DOING OUR JOB, THIS U.S.A.NEEDS MORE PEOPLE LIKE YOU. I WILL STAND UP NOW AND SALUTE YOU.
SEMPER FI, AND BIG BRO JIM I SAID THAT
November 21, 2006 at 10:58 pm
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