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2005-12-06

Notes from the Sandbox part 3--Broadhead6, reporting

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Posted by Seafarious 2005-12-06 08:59|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Great report! Thanks, BH6, keep well and safe and write back soon.

Posted by Dave D. 2005-12-06 09:19|| 2005-12-06 09:19|| Front Page Top

#2 I'll drink a few for you.

I wish I were 1/10 as articulate as BH6. What he said agrees with my experience there.

BH6, do you mind if I ~~plagerize~~ borrow your stuff to explain Iraq and why we are winning to the idiots on campus?

Posted by N guard 2005-12-06 09:32|| 2005-12-06 09:32|| Front Page Top

#3 BH6-
God bless you and your marines (and all the soldiers, sailors, and airmen too). Kick ass and stay safe.

Posted by Spot">Spot 2005-12-06 10:09|| 2005-12-06 10:09|| Front Page Top

#4 Thanks for the reality update BH6, thanks for being there, and stay safe!!

Posted by docob 2005-12-06 10:13|| 2005-12-06 10:13|| Front Page Top

#5 Thanks for the update, BH6. Stay safe, and drop in from time to time to let us know you're ok.

Posted by BH 2005-12-06 10:17|| 2005-12-06 10:17|| Front Page Top

#6 This may sound discouraging, but may help confirm some of your suspicions.

Twenty years ago, when I was in the Army, we knew that the left and the democratic party didn't much care for us. But that disdain, that lack of understanding and just plain ignorance was nothing compared to what I see today.

Marine, the democratic party and the left as a whole hate your guts.

I mean they passionately want to see you lose in battle, they crave to see you die and your enemy to dance on your flag and drag your bodies through the street. To see you humbled and brought down and that which you love, destroyed.

Good Lord. What sickness of the soul has brought them to this?

The vast majority of Americans like you. No, they love you. You are America's best sons and daughters. Your cause is just, your honor intact, and your means above repute. But the lies and the hate are just never ending.

It is getting hard. The reports you read are just the tip of the iceberg. The only comparison I can make with the left would be the passionate defenders of slavery just prior to the Civil War.

I do not fear for our republic, as their efforts have resulted in the democratic party being stripped of elective office in much of the country. But they still have America's ear, and daily, they and their accomplices pour their bile and lies into it.

The folks that have been true to you, remain so.

But each one of you that can write home, to your family, your friends, and to your community through your home town newspaper, give us all hope and the support we need against this bodyguard of lies.

It is a second war, a war of the spirit, and like in the War on Terror, with 70 enemy casualties to our one, a single letter written by one of you outweighs 70 lies by those that hate you. For what you see with your own eyes and feel with your own hearts is as true as an arrow. It dispels the fog of war. It gives us strength.

Do not worry for us, for we trust in you, and we will do okay. But please, tell your friends not to be silent, that we miss your voices, and that you also serve your country by letting us know that you are in good spirits.

The honor is yours. We fly the blue star banner.

Posted by Anonymoose 2005-12-06 11:09|| 2005-12-06 11:09|| Front Page Top

#7 Thanks for the direct info, yes the MSM is killing us.
Stay safe, well and focused, and thank you for your service.
I will drink an eggnog in your honor, actually several.
As Mark Twain's observation that "too much of anything is bad, but too much whiskey is just enough". This I found in the Joy Of Cooking cookbook.

Posted by Jan 2005-12-06 11:38|| 2005-12-06 11:38|| Front Page Top

#8 Thanks for the update! To the point and well put.

BTW: "The comparisons don't wash no matter how much some fat drunken politicians would like to wax ecstatic about it." sounds suspiciously like one of my Senators from the Commonwealth of Mass. Purely coincidental, right?

God bless all of you, and please stay safe.

Posted by Xbalanke 2005-12-06 12:13|| 2005-12-06 12:13|| Front Page Top

#9 Good luck, good hunting, and get home safe.

Posted by Mike 2005-12-06 12:21|| 2005-12-06 12:21|| Front Page Top

#10 BH6, I can't tell you how proud I am of you and your men. Thanks so much for the update. It is consistent with the information we get from Bill Roggio (Fourth Rail/Threats Watch.org) and Michael Yon and virtually all of the mil bloggers.

The MSM are liars and at best they don't understand you. More likely, at worst, they regard you with disdain. The victory you achieve will reveal them and the Democrats to be the swine that they are. Stay true to your mission and know that we at Rantburg, like most of the American people, are behind you 100%.

Merry Christmas Marine.

Posted by remoteman 2005-12-06 12:27|| 2005-12-06 12:27|| Front Page Top

#11 Couldn't say it better myself.

God bless ya Broadhead6!

Posted by Ptah">Ptah 2005-12-06 12:28|| http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org]">[http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org] 2005-12-06 12:28|| Front Page Top

#12 For the record, the Christmas drink of choice from my Swedish heritage is glogg: hot mulled wine with vodka (Absolut, of course). I'll hoist one for you.

Posted by Xbalanke 2005-12-06 12:32|| 2005-12-06 12:32|| Front Page Top

#13 Xbalanke, remember that Glogg and Glocks don't mix!

Posted by remoteman 2005-12-06 13:06|| 2005-12-06 13:06|| Front Page Top

#14 remoteman, I hope that's just friendly advice and not the voice of experience.

Posted by Xbalanke 2005-12-06 13:30|| 2005-12-06 13:30|| Front Page Top

#15 Good luck and Godspeed, Marine! I thank you and yours for you being on the front line. We want you on that wall, we need you on that wall! And your point about not seeing 1 reporter at all your entire tour says tons! I can't believe you'd expect them to report from outside the Baghdad Hilton (/sarcasm off/)! Please keep us updated on the mission's progress!

Posted by BA 2005-12-06 14:37|| 2005-12-06 14:37|| Front Page Top

#16 Was just wondering about you the other day! Wondering if I had missed one of your posts.

Take care of yourself, we know you will take care of your men. And remember, there are lots and lots of folks thinking about you through these upcoming elections and holidays.

Posted by Wife of a Marine guarding the streets of Heaven (Sherry) 2005-12-06 16:03|| 2005-12-06 16:03|| Front Page Top

#17 ...Merry Christmas, Broadhead6

Posted by Rantfan 2005-12-06 16:35|| 2005-12-06 16:35|| Front Page Top

#18 Stay sharpe and safe. The Parris Island skeeters miss you.

Posted by Shipman 2005-12-06 16:38|| 2005-12-06 16:38|| Front Page Top

#19 Broadhead6, Merry Christmas to you and your men. We are behind you 1000%

Posted by Jack Bross">Jack Bross 2005-12-06 16:51|| www.achievergroup.com]">[www.achievergroup.com] 2005-12-06 16:51|| Front Page Top

#20 amen here!

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-12-06 17:46|| 2005-12-06 17:46|| Front Page Top

#21 Happy Holidays to ya, bh6!

Posted by Raj 2005-12-06 18:15|| 2005-12-06 18:15|| Front Page Top

#22 BH6, thanks for the update. It should be required reading for the Left. Stay safe, and anytime you're in Chicago the first one is on me.

Posted by Steve White">Steve White 2005-12-06 18:58|| 2005-12-06 18:58|| Front Page Top

#23 Excellent commentary, BH6! Echoing all the good wishes. I'm betting if you follow your instincts we'll get you back safe - with a sizable dent in the Bad Guy Brigades as a bonus.

Posted by .com 2005-12-06 19:05|| 2005-12-06 19:05|| Front Page Top

#24 Thanks for the update BH6. Merry ~~Festivus~~ Christmas to you and your Marines.

Posted by ed 2005-12-06 19:36|| 2005-12-06 19:36|| Front Page Top

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