Comments on: A San Francisco Bay Military Recruiter in ‘Harms Way’

By: Bookworm Room » A life with purpose

Bookworm Room » A life with purpose — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:54:53 +0000

[...] spoken with a young Marine about to head off to Afghanistan; spent an enjoyable lunch with an Army recruiter who served a tour of duty in Iraq; got the benefit of a fascinating hour and a half with the XO on a destroyer; crawled in and out of [...]

By: california pe standards

california pe standards — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 21:15:07 +0000

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By: David Couvillon, USMCR

David Couvillon, USMCR — Thu, 15 May 2008 19:57:06 +0000

As COL Westhusing would know, the statement made on these comments at 12:33am is exactly what is taught and stressed to US servicemen.

Unlike our enemies, servicemen who commit crimes are tried under the Uniform Code of Military Justice and if convicted are punished.

By: BMoon

BMoon — Tue, 13 May 2008 18:25:09 +0000

Note: Col. Westhusing was a West Point grad who committed suicide in Iraq while he battled alleged corruption scandals with US contractors. Apparently, the nutwing anti-war leftists are adopting him as a martyr for their cause, fogetting that he volunteered to go to Iraq because he supported the mission, while having doubts how it was handled.

By: Col. Ted Westhusing

Col. Ted Westhusing — Tue, 13 May 2008 07:33:03 +0000

As the U.S. is about to attack Iran, it is the absolute responsibility of everybody in uniform to disobey an order that is either illegal or immoral, including the use of weapons of mass destruction. They cannot commit crimes against humanity.

By: Brian H

Brian H — Tue, 13 May 2008 05:41:04 +0000

What is his success rate? How do his recruits turn out? Why bother?

By: BMoon

BMoon — Mon, 12 May 2008 19:05:14 +0000

I imagine the guileless Sgt. Eck in Marin County like Mowgli in the abandoned city of vast wealth abandoned and now inherited by default by King Louis (played by Sean Penn) and his band of Code Pink monkeys, their hostilty to Mowgli (and the U.S military,…well, the U.S for that matter) not so much because they are evil, but because they just want to be human but don’t know how.

A huge salute, Sgt. Eck.

By: Media Mythbusters Blog » Blog Archive » Media Bias Roundup - 05/12/08

Media Mythbusters Blog » Blog Archive » Media Bias Roundup - 05/12/08 — Mon, 12 May 2008 16:28:24 +0000

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By: dpw

dpw — Mon, 12 May 2008 02:27:17 +0000

I have lived in Marin off and on for the past twenty five years. Marin is indeed populated by transplants. And yes, most have benefited greatly from the capitalist system yet it is very fashionable here to speak out against that which has made their lives comfortable beyond compare. Many moved here with mommy and daddies money in hand via trust fund or inheritance. Many others are flower children who just happened to “get lucky” in the arts (think rock band) or other similar professions. I have lived all over the world and can say without a doubt that the people of Marin think quite highly of their rights but very little about their responsibilities, such as military service. That is something very much beneath them as the self centered nature of the “me” generation is very much on display. Bravo Sgt. Eck!!

By: Tom W.

Tom W. — Mon, 12 May 2008 01:11:27 +0000

Remember that John Walker Lindh came from Marin.

His parents were so permissive that the only way he could rebel was to become a fundamentalist Muslim jihadist, but even that didn’t harsh their mellow.

He should’ve become a Republican and joined the marines.

That would’ve knocked them out of their stupor.