BF2S Forums Paper I wrote about my time in Iraq

This paper could have been called 'message from Vietnam' without changing a lot of it:  there is no difference between the stories told by vets from the Vietnam era and the ones told now by vets from Iraq.

The author said it himself, in the end, where he tells the only people who understand him are the vets themselfs.

Nonetheless, I still respect this guy for doing what he had to do, even though he knew very well, even more then the people at the time in Vietnam, that his mission in Iraq was politically motivated and had nothing to do with the lies told to him by the us govt at that time.

Cybargs wrote:

Pierre wrote:

This paper could have been called 'message from Vietnam' without changing a lot of it:  there is no difference between the stories told by vets from the Vietnam era and the ones told now by vets from Iraq.

The author said it himself, in the end, where he tells the only people who understand him are the vets themselfs.

Nonetheless, I still respect this guy for doing what he had to do, even though he knew very well, even more then the people at the time in Vietnam, that his mission in Iraq was politically motivated and had nothing to do with the lies told to him by the us govt at that time.

Except Vietnam was a revolution and went from a colony to independent state... Why the fuck does everyone forget about the French involvement?

No doubt a French grunt at that tiime ('50's) will have had the same feelings as written here in these stories, except they were told they were fighting for their country since it was French territory. But is there any difference?


You think any grunt in the mud gives a shit about the politics that brought him there?

Pierre wrote:

This paper could have been called 'message from Vietnam' without changing a lot of it:  there is no difference between the stories told by vets from the Vietnam era and the ones told now by vets from Iraq.

The author said it himself, in the end, where he tells the only people who understand him are the vets themselfs.

Nonetheless, I still respect this guy for doing what he had to do, even though he knew very well, even more then the people at the time in Vietnam, that his mission in Iraq was politically motivated and had nothing to do with the lies told to him by the us govt at that time.

Thanks for the compliments

FatherTed wrote:

JohnG@lt wrote:

Mekstizzle wrote:

They're not classified as mercs iirc, I've never heard anything about that. I think it was the other way round also, the British were impressed with their courage etc..

The wiki has more info if you're interested:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurkha

Again, it was just the story I was told when I was there. British colonial history in India is not my forte

In fact, it's limited to the Sharpe books by Bernard Cornwell

<3 sharpe

tru story the british army did a bayonet charge in afghan (think it was) because they ran out of ammo. killed like everyone and took no losses

Was in Iraq

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/ne … e88661.ece

Just adds to the history of "The Thin Red Line".

Best Sharpe line:

"It's a good life... IF you can stay alive"

Last edited by Karbin (2009-10-19 18:47:13)

rofl. and this wasn't even the one i was talking about. the other one was a proper college assignment. it was like a book club reading report.

I was fired because when I was hired, I was given a very quick tour of the club that included the security code for the alarm system. I neglected to write down the code, forgot it, and the first night I closed I tried several times to arm it before giving up and riding my bike home. I was fired the next day. Shit happens when you're 18.

I worked for three summers at a different yacht club after I got out of the army as a launch operator. It's fun driving small boats.

Last edited by Jay (2013-05-23 18:28:43)

Nah, no victimhood. I fucked up, I got fired. Shit happens.

Poor Gatsby

The movie conveyed his emptiness just as well as the book did, but the book did a better job shredding the Buchanans and their over-reliance on money to shield themselves from the damage they wrought on the world around them. In striving to mimic them, Gatsby became as hollow as them and it ultimately led to his downfall. The message the book tells is that money, and people who have it, are not something to be put up on a pedestal to be worshipped, as the people who have it are just as fucked up as the rest. It's, in a roundabout way, an attack on the idea behind the American Dream.

As a Marxist, I'm sure you adore it.

Last edited by Jay (2013-05-23 18:46:44)

Jay wrote:

Nah, no victimhood. I fucked up, I got fired. Shit happens.

Why didn't you just call your boss for the code?

unnamednewbie13 wrote:

Jay wrote:

Nah, no victimhood. I fucked up, I got fired. Shit happens.

Why didn't you just call your boss for the code?

It was after midnight and I was afraid he'd fire me if I called him

unnamednewbie13 wrote:

Ooooh...yeah, most bosses would rather be woken up for an alarm issue than leave their facilities unsecured.

It was 14 years ago...

"I don't care if somebody breaks in and pisses on the floors. Just don't interrupt my beauty sleep!"