Tag Archive 'Fallujah'

War is not, and should not be, sporting

I’ve been thinking today about unmatched combatants and a combatant’s willingness to take hits in order to win a fight.  I think about the former often because, when I do jujitsu, I am an unmatched combatant.  I’m usually the only woman in the adult classes, which means that the people (i.e., men) with whom I’m [...]

Gunnery Sgt. Ralph Scott *UPDATED*

I’ve always wondered what I’d do if I ever found myself in a dire emergency.  I haven’t been tested, so my guesses range from total collapsing to being somewhat useful.  Gunnery Sgt. Ralph Scott doesn’t have to guess.  In Fallujah, he proved that, when he is under fire, he acts with the highest degree of [...]

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