 kinjomusashi
Male, 30-39, Midwest US
 671 Posts
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Saturday, November 07, 2009 1:32:27 PM
great series...awesome look at a soldier's life...i wish him and his new wife all the best! |
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 Sahjan
Female, 13-17, Europe
174 Posts
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Saturday, November 07, 2009 11:29:38 AM
That's interesting. I love it. |
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 cshoo711
Male, 30-39, Western US
16 Posts
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Friday, November 06, 2009 6:41:31 PM
What was confusing as hell to me is that while reading this story another girls name would pop up. I would then scroll back up the page to look at the previous name just to be sure it isn't the same girl, and then I would continue on reading. I mean how the hell could he have almost gotten married to the first girl only to break up with her and then immediatly get with another girl shortly after and them dump her as well. Then he got together with yet ANOTHER girl, date her for what looked to be less than a year and then marry her! WTF?But besides that little mess up of his life, I respect the guy for joining the military which has been something I had always thought of doing until life took me on a different path, and my medical record got in the way. It is undoubtable that he did a great thing for his country that some people are dumb enough to degrade and then have the arrogance to call him a murderer, which is most untrue. The people the military are fighting at this moment are |
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 Atomaton
Male, 18-29, Eastern US
34 Posts
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Friday, November 06, 2009 1:14:54 PM
i agree with almightybob to an extent. i support the soldiers but i am very much against officers, recruiters especially, and the military system itself.also it looks like odeed has a problem with opinions contrary to his own...but its not my place to throw insults his way just because he's different so i will be the mature one and step down. |
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 SM25
Male, 13-17, Europe
474 Posts
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Friday, November 06, 2009 11:53:55 AM
Nice photos |
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 littlepete50
Male, 13-17, Europe
580 Posts
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Friday, November 06, 2009 11:03:19 AM
A very interesting view into the lives of soldiers, although I'm aware it's not quite as cheery as this |
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 Molehouse
Male, 13-17, Europe
59 Posts
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Friday, November 06, 2009 10:47:48 AM
Conveniantly gets rid of the bit about the murdering. |
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 Chaos7
Male, 18-29, Western US
649 Posts
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Friday, November 06, 2009 9:19:23 AM
meh. |
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cellopaddy
Male, 30-39, Southern US
38 Posts
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Friday, November 06, 2009 9:08:22 AM
this is just wrong. |
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 madest
Male, 40-49, Eastern US
1104 Posts
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Friday, November 06, 2009 7:59:46 AM
The two giant fallacies put forth about soldiering are: "They're hero's" and "They're fighting for our freedoms". As this post proves, they are neither. We have an inability in our country to put the shoe on the other foot. Imagine if we were invaded and told how to live by some foreign nation. Would you help the invaders or be considered a terrorist by their media? |
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duncstar
Male, 18-29, Europe
216 Posts
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Friday, November 06, 2009 7:20:12 AM
Wow, some pretty extreme opinions being voiced on here.Still, I bet if the war on your soil, you'd be turning to people like Joe to defend you? |
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 ZenDragon
Female, 18-29, Eastern US
180 Posts
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Friday, November 06, 2009 6:34:52 AM
That Kirsten girl is kidding herself. He's been with three girls within a short amount of time, and she think he'll commit to her for the rest of their lives? I don't think so. |
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ZenDragon
Female, 18-29, Eastern US
180 Posts
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Friday, November 06, 2009 6:33:05 AM
I enjoyed the photojournalist article. However, I don't think enrolling into the military makes one a hero. I believe the term "hero" is quite overused these days. There are actual heroes [who do more than patrol roads and escort people], like teachers, doctors, et cetera who have greater influence on people (their ambitions, their health...). Anyway, this guy in the article seems like the biggest douchebag ever, and it takes more than his job position for me to respect him. |
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 indofosho
Male, 13-17, Asia
49 Posts
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Friday, November 06, 2009 6:30:22 AM
And joining the army will not make you a better person. |
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indofosho
Male, 13-17, Asia
49 Posts
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Friday, November 06, 2009 6:28:52 AM
The only thing cool about this was the photography. Thats it. |
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 Catx
Male, 18-29, Midwest US
152 Posts
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Friday, November 06, 2009 6:05:09 AM
military dogs! I have met a handful of guys like this. They are usually only interested in making money. Let's face it, you come from a family that doesn't have enough money to send you to college, can't find a job, don't really know what to do after high school, so you join the army. It works out for everyone. You get an education and a job, while the government gets more dogs to use in pointless campaigns. Oh, and most of those guys get with these woman that want structure and stability, and they end up having kids and splitting up. Over half of the guys I know in the army have kids and have been divorced, or are going through the process. |
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 leigh-ann
Female, 18-29, Europe
13 Posts
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Friday, November 06, 2009 5:34:00 AM
How did he managed to get through three girls while away for a year? And how quickly did he get married like. Not smart |
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pdjr
Male, 40-49, Europe
103 Posts
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Friday, November 06, 2009 4:59:37 AM
Bob... most of them guys are just everyday people, but they're desensitised to death and trained to kill... ultimately their innocence is stripped away be a government and military regime in a conflict that has nothing to do with these boys... he just looks like a dumb kid, but he'll end up with empty eyes and the fear...... |
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 almightybob1
Male, 18-29, Europe
1536 Posts
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Friday, November 06, 2009 4:49:23 AM
You know, you can disagree with the war while still supporting the troops guys. |
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pdjr
Male, 40-49, Europe
103 Posts
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Friday, November 06, 2009 3:02:18 AM
Oh Look, pictures of a teenager sent off to kill people....... sweet |
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 aussieguy29
Male, 18-29, Australia
334 Posts
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Friday, November 06, 2009 1:22:18 AM
cool pictures, but that guy is a real tool. how many times did he get engaged? he also looks about 13 years old. how desperate is the US military these days? |
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 Gexxo
Male, 18-29, Western US
2273 Posts
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Friday, November 06, 2009 1:02:22 AM
"Wow, talk about douchebag."I'm quite serious actually, beyond joining the military in the first place (which is a whole other debate), just about every other entry is a mistake of some sort. Ian gets a drug addiction. Ian is late to his station. Ian spends a ton of money on some girl he isn't going to marry. Ian hooks up and breaks up with a girl over a small period of time. Ian gets married to a girl he's dated for a couple months. Ian is beginning to hate the situation he's in. The list goes on. He did some good things, certainly, but it's just so eclipsed by how he's seemed to mismanage just about every aspect of his life. Rather than feel inspired, I just feel like I want to avoid being this guy at all costs. But, eh, I guess different people are inspired by different things |
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 ImTakingOver
Male, 18-29, Southern US
293 Posts
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Friday, November 06, 2009 12:57:48 AM
cool post
I would never join the facking army tho |
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 odeed
Male, 18-29, Australia
368 Posts
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Friday, November 06, 2009 12:54:03 AM
"nothing but conservative propaganda. in reality the military ruins lives, breaks up families and oh yeah KILLS people. humans messed up big time when they decided it was a good idea to violently impose their will on others."Looks like someone has missed the point of wars, obviously they're awful, but the wars you describe haven't been fought in western countries since the days of imperialism. idiot. |
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Atomaton
Male, 18-29, Eastern US
34 Posts
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Friday, November 06, 2009 12:46:36 AM
"oh the army made him a man and now he's living the dream!" nothing but conservative propaganda. in reality the military ruins lives, breaks up families and oh yeah KILLS people. humans messed up big time when they decided it was a good idea to violently impose their will on others. |
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