As an old Marine I have one thing to add to that Hoo-Rah!...Semper Fi!
Michael Steele
03'Dakota QC
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From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Jon
Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 11:36 AM
To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
Subject: DML: Re: A message from the marines. OT, NVT.
Wow. That's one of the most powerful things I've ever read. I'm trying to
think of a response to that.
I suppose "Hoo-Rah!" is about the only thing that covers it.
-Jon (grew up in a family full of servicemen) "Barry"
<barrysuperhawk@insightbb.com> wrote in message
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> Here is a forwarded message from a US Marine to Abu Musab
> al-Zarqawi...please forward on, it'll eventually get there.
>
>
> This letter is for Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, "Islamic Response," and the
> rest of the so-called "insurgents" in Iraq. I obviously do not have an
> e-mail address for these vermin, so I am forwarding this letter to my
> entire address book in the hope you good people will forward it to as
> many people as possible, and that eventually through the miracle of
> the internet it somehow ends up in the hands of the intended
> recipients. Thank you all for your assistance.
>
> This is from my good friend and fellow 3/4 vet. It sums up my feelings
> as well.
>
> To the terrorists currently operating in Iraq,
>
> I see that you have captured a U. S. Marine, and that you plan to cut
> off his head if your demands are not met. Big mistake. Before you
> carry out your threat I suggest you read up on Marine Corps history.
> The Japanese tried the same thing on Makin Island and in a few other
> places during World War Two, and came to regret it. Go ahead and read
> about what then happened to the mighty Imperial Army on Tarawa, Iwo
> Jima and Okinawa. They paid full price for what they did, and you will
too.
>
> You look at America and you see a soft target, and to a large extent
> you are right. Our country is filled with a lot of spoiled people who
> drive BMWs, sip decaf lattes and watch ridiculous reality TV shows.
> They are for the most part decent, hard working citizens, but they are
> soft. When you cut off Nick Berg's head those people gasped, and you
> got the media coverage you sought, and then those people went back to
> their lives. This
> time it is different. We also have a warrior culture in this country,
> and they are called Marines. It is a brotherhood forged in the fire of
> many wars, and the bond between us is stronger than blood. While it is
> true that this country has produced nitwits like Michael Moore, Howard
> Dean and Jane Fonda who can be easily manipulated by your gruesome
> tactics, we have also produced men like Jason Dunham, Brian Chontosh
> and Joseph Perez. If you don't recognize those names you should. They
> are all Marines who distinguished themselves fighting to liberate
> Iraq, and there will be many more just like them coming for you.
>
> Before the current politically correct climate enveloped our culture
> one of the recruiting slogans of our band of brothers was "The Marine
> Corps Builds Men." You will soon find out just how true that is. You,
> on the other hand, are nothing but a bunch of women. If you were men
> you would show your faces, and take us on in a fair fight. Instead,
> you are cowards who hide behind masks and decapitate helpless victims.
> If you truly represented the interest of the Iraqi people you would
> not be ambushing those who come to your country to repair your power
> plants, or sabotage the oil pipelines which fuel the Iraqi economy.
> Your agenda is hate, plain and simple.
>
> When you raise that sword over your head I want you to remember one thing.
> Corporal Wassef Ali Hassoun is not alone as he kneels before you.
> Every Marine who has ever worn the uniform is there with him, and when
> you strike him you are striking all of us. If you think the Marines
> were tough on you when they were cleaning out Fallujah a few weeks ago
> you haven't seen anything yet. If you want to know what it feels like
> to have the Wrath of God called down upon you then go ahead and do it.
> We are not Turkish truck drivers, or Pakistani laborers, or
> independent contractors hoping to find work in your country. We are
> the United States Marines, and we will be coming for you.
>
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> Rwanda - 800,000 dead in 90 days.
> Srebrenica 7,000 Bosnian Muslims were massacred while UN troops looked on.
> Sudan - 20 years, 2 million deaths, tens of thousands enslaved. 2004,
> 30,000 African muslims slaughtered, an additional 350,000 will die
> from starvation and disease in the next nine months.
>
> Kofi Annan, the numbers don't lie.
> That's the film MM should have made.
>
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