Semper Gratus!

Lt. Gen. John F. Sattler, commanding general of the I Marine Expeditionary Force, congratulates former Marine Sgt. Robert J. Mitchell on his receipt of the Navy Cross during a ceremony aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 28, 2006. Mitchell, who was wounded four times during his two tours in Iraq, received the medal, the nation’s second-highest award for battlefield heroism, in recognition of his actions during the battle for Fallujah, Iraq in November 2004. Photo by: Cpl. George Hruby

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (July 28, 2006) — His desert utilities shredded by shrapnel and streaked with his own blood and that of his fellow Marines, Cpl. Robert J. Mitchell Jr. limped out of the cement block house in downtown Fallujah, Iraq, and into the annals of Marine Corps history.

The day was Nov. 13, 2004, and according to the Marine Corps’ official account of the fierce, close quarters battle, Mitchell ignored his own wounds and repeatedly braved enemy fire to administer first aid to and evacuate other Marines wounded in the fight.

Nearly two years after that fateful day, in a solemn ceremony at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Mitchell received the Navy Cross from Lt. Gen. John F. Sattler, commander of the I Marine Expeditionary Force. The Navy Cross is the nation’s second-highest award for battlefield heroism.

“This is a truly special occasion,” said Sattler, addressing the assembled Marines and guests after presenting the award. “Valor comes in a scale, and all the Marines, Sailors, and veterans here today know how rare of an occasion this is.”

As a cool, dry wind snapped the flags around the parade deck, Mitchell choked back tears as he thanked God, his family, and his fellow Marines for their support and attending the ceremony.

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The rest of the story here.

What a nice lady! She spent all afternoon inside Walter Reed Army Medical Center visiting our wonderful wounded warriors, then FReeped with us out front for a few more hours. When was the last time Jackass Murtha went out of his way for these brave guys and gals? Buehler?… Buehler? …Anyone?… Yeah, that’s what I thought.

SMASH and CJ say ‘Hi’ to Diana Irey.

Here she’s talking to “the twins” Ashley and Megan.

Check out Vets4Irey for more pics and news of this awesome lady. Then go read SMASH, CJ and whatever this pirate guy wrote.

Ain’t he cute?

‘Twasn’t until I saw him last night that I learned SMASH was in town! He reported for duty July 7th and will be here for a while working on a project.

My Assignment: I’m stuck in a little cubbyhole of an office a few blocks away, working as the military liaison to a tiny government commission that has “White House” in its name, but otherwise has little interaction with the denizens of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. It’s a temporary active duty assignment, through the end of the fiscal year (September 30).

The totally cool part of his being in the Nation’s Capital are the posts of his interactions with FreeRepublic’s arch nemeses of CodePink! Check out his lunchtime walk posts for some very illuminating and entertaining “dialog” with the moonbats.

Taco Bell is one heckofa storyteller! Go read Call a Spade a Spade and then You’re In The Club, Wang on SandGram. Read them in the order listed!!! It’s a two part series.

The connection with Article 32 hearings will become apparent at the end of the tale.

Kookie Kofi!

Speaking in Rome, where he was to attend an international conference on the 13-day Lebanese crisis, Annan said he was “shocked, [shocked!]” at Israel’s “apparently deliberate targeting” of the UN post. eh, …so what’s your point, Kofi?

I don’t get it… are U.N. “blue helmets” off the target list or something? Then what the hell are they doing in an area where Hezbollah is storing and shooting rockets???

Pleacekeeping? Give me a freakin’ break! Bombs away, Israel! You’re doing the right thing and pay no attention to that mouse behind the U.N. curtain.

Spank That Donkey has joined the list of Gun Bloggers on TTLB and has a really nice post from last weekend’s gun show in Upper Marlboro, MD (that he reminded me I was going to miss, dammit!). Yes, you read that right: There are gun shows in Maryland!

STD also owns a real race-car!

Pretty cool, huh? Click the pic for more of ‘em.
I took over 700 pics last weekend with my brand-spankin’ new Olympus Evolt 330 (take that Sgt. Allen! :)) and am having a hard time trimming the number down to a reasonable post. *sigh*

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Everyone’s heard about the Iraqi Prime Minister’s slams against Israel’s protection of herself, but I remember another problem that he faced by blaming the wrong people.

In a broader sense, the Iraqi prime minister, Malaki, is now saying that the Iraqi civilian, the victim of violence by U.S.-led forces, on a daily basis. And he says that could play a role in any decision on how long U.S. troops will be asked to stay in this country. CNN transcript.

Not that I trust CNN… which I do even less now that I can’t find any other reference to this particular quote. I’ve Googled and Yahoo!ed all over the place and can’t find anything but this one quote. I distinctly remember hearing it on the radio weeks ago and being very disappointed that the new Iraqi leader would be spewing this kind of leftist B.S.

Now I’m convinced CNN made it all up. Stoopid hippies!!!!

Not that I really feel like going, but when you make a commitment…

Good luck to all that are on the “Rolling Victory Fast” Calender!

Blogging and pics will continue next week. See ya!

Just a cool pic I swiped from FreeRepublic.

I had to decide
When you would go
You’re part of my heart
I miss . you . so …

This is me right after midnight, July 13th. My last meal of the evening consisted of Black Cherry ice cream. Yum!

	Midnight	9 am	Noon

Post Frapuchino bounce	Interlude	FReeping at Walter Reed Thank You Troops!

by Midnight	After a few Super-duper Utz Sesame Pretzles… Good to go!

And thus ends my turn at bat for the Victory Fast! Next up - Tanker Dad with the commie-crushing concretebob waiting in the wings. Good Luck, guys!

I’ve been writing reports about the Friday night FReeps at Walter Reed for the last few weeks, but never seem to get around to doing the same here. They’re not exactly “plugable” into the ole’ post-template. But, since I’m rather proud of the most recent AAR I’ll pass the link along for anyone who gives a hoot!

See Misbehavin’ Moonbats! You don’t have to be a FreeRepublic.com member to lurk. Make sure to read the comments - see great FReeper quotes like:

“A picture-perfect example of the two-faced lying psychosis that is the hallmark of these pinko skank punks.” - Sisku Hanne

ProtestWarrior concrete“Who’s Your Daddy?“bob (signed up to starve 16 July 2006) pimped the program on FR, too!

I’m a little worried about SFC McMurtrey (11 July 2006). There’s been no AAR on his ordeal… lets hope Debbie of Right Truth will make it thru her day!

I hate to use the term “exit strategy” since the panty-waisted moonbats have corrupted it so, but there is an end-date for our hunger!

That being said, Tammy Loux had the best idea I’ve heard since we started this little event: taking this all the way to September 11th, and then we ALL fast and say a prayer in rememberence of that tragic day in 2001.

What could be more perfect?

Checking in on yesterday’s volunteer faster, Cav Tanker pulled off his 24-hour shift without a peep! HOOAH!

Let’s see if the next one up on the calendar, SFC Mac, can carry the baton with the same incredible strength and determination!

Sgt Allen, sporting his Club Gitmo hat, takes pics of an eager Pinko.

If you want to know what the Sheehag followers of CodePink really think about our uniformed guys and gals, check out Sgt. Allen’s site for a couple of up-close-and-personal stories from Walter Reed and how he feels about this so-called “support”.
These anti-American asshats protesting in front of a military hospital carry signs attesting to their “support” for our troops. Signs that say “Money for Wounded Not War”, “Troops Home Now” and “Best Support - Bring Them Home.” But let one of the troops actually try to talk to the commie-freaks, and their true colors soon break out.

Couresy of Contact Right!

THESE PEOPLE DON’T DESERVE THE ATTENTION OF OUR WOUNDED WARRIORS!

UPDATE: Dead Terrorist counter now has a page with a dump from the database! Hit “more” at the bottom of the post.

It still keeps track of all the terrorist asshats that have assumed room temperature since al-Zarqawi was turned into a true splodytard (June 7, 2006). Here is General Caldwell’s Dog and Pony show about the joyous event.

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The numbers are extracted from a MySQL database which I update with any news/release info found on the various DoD web sites. I know darned well there are more “kills” than are reported to the public but this is what I can find by searching various DoD sites.

Feed me links if you don’t see them in the table! GunnNutt - @ - sempergratus.com.

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Crap!!! I missed reporting on Master Gunner’s horrific ordeal kicking off yesterday’s Fast-o-Ramma to punk the Sheehag.

Don’t let this be the last thing the Tanker Brothers see as they succumb to starvation.

Sign up today for your spot on the calendar.

Check out today’s coverage as Cav Tanker risks the slings and arrows of outrageous hunger to keep the commie-Pinkos from eating up all the MSM bandwidth.

The fabulous Tanker Brothers are hosting It’s Around The Corner: Tanker Brothers’ Rolling Victory Fast 2006!!

Why? Because one Tanker Brother is worth (at least) TEN Sean Penns!

Okay, here’s the deal: In light of the stupid “Rolling Fast” Stunt that the Crazy Hollywood Left and Conde Pinko have come up with, we here at the Tanker Brothers have decided to come up with our own version.

But we need your help: pledge to fast for one day. Just one single day to show your support for those of us who would stand in Crazy Cindy’s way. Support us like this: we’re proposing a “Rolling Fast”, Hollywood Style. I’ll kick it off: I will pledge to fast for the first day (we’ll kick this off on Sunday, 9 July 2006), and hand it off to someone, Sean Penn-style. In this case, it will be Cav Tanker.

I’m on board for Friday, July 14th. This means no pizza outside Walter Reed, but what the heck - I get coffee!!! OORAH!

Head on over to Tanker Brothers and sign up for a day to show your support for the warriors and your contempt for the wussies!