More on our troops
Bookworm on Dec 12 2006 at 10:19 am | Filed under: Iraq, Military, Uplifting stories
More news about the troops Kerry and Rangel casually insult. Again and again we learn that the same people Kerry and Rangel, safe in their offices, think are lazy slackers are, in fact, the best type of people:
Private First Class Ross A. McGinnis packed only 136 pounds into his 6-foot frame, but few have ever matched his inner strength.
McGinnis sacrificed himself in an act of supreme bravery on Dec. 4, belying his status as the youngest Soldier in Company C, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, attached to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division.
The 19-year-old amateur mechanic from Knox, Pa., who enjoyed poker and loud music, likely saved the lives of four Soldiers riding with him on a mission in Baghdad.
McGinnis was manning the gunner
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For your last, it happened to France in WWI. Socialism might have done in the Brits, but it was WWI that done in the Fwench.
…During his infantry training, the left-handed McGinnis qualified as an expert shooting left-handed and as a sharpshooter — one step below expert — shooting right-handed, she said…
You out hasted B5 ; )
http://www.blackfive.net/main/2006/12/blue_spader_dow.html#comments
I quote that part because of your other post about Left handers.
Thank you, Bookworm.
I do think we definitely should check the gene pool for Congressmen (incl Senators). I think they represent the
worst of us.