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Iraq
Aussie soldiers opinion
2008-04-12
I was touched, *sniff* by his description of our soldiers. The prowess, the humility, the friendlyness.
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Before I came over here I thought we (the Australian Army) were prettyÂ…hotÂ….. was I ever wrong!Â….The Yanks (I hope you donÂ’t mind me using that word) are so professional from the top to the bottom that it is almost embarrassing to be in their company, and to call yourself a soldierÂ….donÂ’t get me wrong, we are good at what we do but the Yanks are so much betterÂ…..they are complete at what they do, how they do it and their attitude is awesomeÂ….they donÂ’t complain they just get on with the job and they do it rightÂ…..I carry a Minimi (SAW) so I am not real worried about a confrontation but I tell you I feel safer just knowing that the US Army is close byÂ….If we got into trouble I know that our boys would come running and we could deal with it but they would probably be passed by a load of Hummers. No questions asked, no glory sought, the Americans would just fight with us and for us because that is their nature, to protect those in need of protectionÂ…..

We use the American Mess so you could say that we are fed by the Americans…..they have every right to be pissed at that but they don’t bitch about that they just make us feel as welcome as possible….what gets to me is that the Yanks don’t walk around with a “we are better than you attitude” and they could because they are, they treat us as equals and as brothers in arms. If nothing else, coming here has taught me that the Americans are a truly great Nation and a truly great bunch of people…..Let’s face it they don’t HAVE to be here, they could stay in America and beat the shit out of anyone who threatened them, BUT THEY ARE HERE because they believe they should be here, and the Iraqis would be screwed if they weren’t here…..When I come home, you and I we are going to the US, we will buy some bikes and we are going riding….
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God bless our troops. May they come home in Glorious Victory.
One thing I'd point out: our troops and the Aussie troops, from everything I've read, just plain like each other. We fought and bled together in WWII, Korea and Vietnam. The language is a bond, of course, but there is a fair bit of similar culture and ideas. The Aussie soliders are tough, scrappy, and they too will will come running with 'no questions asked'.
Posted by:Brett

#2  An Aussie is welcome in my home (til they f*ck up, of course, but that's true of family, too). They are us.
Posted by: Frank G   2008-04-12 21:42  

#1  they don't complain they just get on with the job and they do it right

That's because the overwhelming bulk of the complainers, slackers and fumblers stay home to fill our universities, MSM, and a damn good portion of the Democratic Party.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2008-04-12 21:07  

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