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of Ice Cream
Mar 2000
time: 23:27
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I think it's worth posting here as well, being on topic and all...
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Pfc. Jessica Lynch, rescued Tuesday from an Iraqi hospital, fought fiercely and shot several enemy soldiers after Iraqi forces ambushed the Army's 507th Ordnance Maintenance Company, firing her weapon until she ran out of ammunition, U.S. officials said yesterday.
Lynch, a 19-year-old supply clerk, continued firing at the Iraqis even after she sustained multiple gunshot wounds and watched several other soldiers in her unit die around her in fighting March 23, one official said. The ambush took place after a 507th convoy, supporting the advancing 3rd Infantry Division, took a wrong turn near the southern city of Nasiriyah.
"She was fighting to the death," the official said. "She did not want to be taken alive."
Lynch was also stabbed when Iraqi forces closed in on her position, the official said, noting that initial intelligence reports indicated that she had been stabbed to death. No official gave any indication yesterday, however, that Lynch's wounds had been life-threatening.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dy...9-2003Apr2.html
Thanks to Drudge for the link.
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ThePlagueRat
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Insert banana to play...
May 2002
time: 06:27
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Originally posted by MarkG
dont send 20-year old boys either...
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Funk said he began doubting his fitness for military service during basic training last spring when he felt uncomfortable singing cadence calls that described violence and screaming "Kill, kill, kill." |
btw, this incredibly signficant story of a single soldier who objects the war is on the first page of abcnews..... |
It's can be a fatal and stupid decision for a young person to enlist, as they are being taught about the cruelties of war as "honourable" and "heroic". I tend to agree with Markos here, and I think it's a pity to let these young people harm their minds and bodies on the battlefield. Remeber the Vietnam vets?
When I was 19 , I joined the army. It's "mandatory" here in Norway, but we never go to war. (almost) Many people refuse service, but I was young an curious. After one month as a green infantry recruit, commanded by Rambo-like types, I had been philosophizing about my role on this planet. Soon I applied for a course and position as a medic. I was lucky and the was sent to army's medical school. There I found many girls.  Some young and cute, and some older and more experienced with nurse and doctor background. It was really nice staying there, and I learnt useful things about first aid and stuff. Actually it was some constructive months, in contrast to this 20year old boy [above]. Ok. I am NOT a feminine type, if anyone was so ignorant to believe that?!  We also had shooting training, skiing and marches as the combatants had. and approx. 25% of the medical staff were female.
If anyone didn't know, the Geneva convention states that medical personnell is treated as non-combatants, thus "protected" from enemy fire. It also states that those can only fire in self-defence. Therefore we carried a Glock17, with an effective range of 50m, and not assault rifles as the other guys.
NB: Something to consider for paranoid NRA-members who carry assault rifles
to "protect their families". Not an argument! Go buy a hunting rifle! 
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ThePlagueRat
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Insert banana to play...
May 2002
time: 06:27
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Originally posted by Olaf Hårfagre
I was a medic too, despite carrying an assault rifle. But perhaps battlefield medics giving first aid don't count as much as the professionally trained nurses. |
Yeah there are two categories here, and they differ from country to country I guess.
You got infantrymen, kinda battlefield medics, which are not professionally trained. They carry infantry gear and I guess they are not labeled with a red cross. Thus not "protected" by int.law. I was trained as company level medic (corporal) , for some two to three months. Our roles were pretty much like the civilian paramedics, except they don't carry Glocks. Medical cars could also be equipped with submachineguns like an MP5, which is also low range and suitable for self defence. (hehe... they should be mounted for self defence on freeways.) Also we had mil.nurses and doctors, which have their civilian education and belong at regiment level and up (liutenant,captain, etc.) They can also carry Glocks.
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Serb
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Siberia, Communist party of Apolyton
Nov 2001
time: 11:27
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Dont Send Cute Young Girls On The Battlefield, Send This One Instead!
Or this one:
 Attachment: bush_wgirls4.jpg
This has been downloaded 28 time(s).
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Serb
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Siberia, Communist party of Apolyton
Nov 2001
time: 11:27
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or this one...
Attachment: bush_wgirls5.jpg
This has been downloaded 28 time(s).
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Serb
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Siberia, Communist party of Apolyton
Nov 2001
time: 11:27
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or perhaps this cute girl?
Attachment: bush_wgirls14.jpg
This has been downloaded 28 time(s).
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WRangler Rhymer
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lol, you a womenizer. She want to go. Do they refuse her??
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