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Unconditional Love

The bond that forms between men whose lives depend on one another, is something that is mostly alien to us civilians. Would you give your life for your co-workers? Now, right now, without thinking about it, just doing it. No second thoughts, no maybe, just act without thinking of yourself… Could you do it? Would you do it?

Well, many of our Military Men and Women are  called upon each day to do just that. And they do. And some of them pay the price – some are killed, some are maimed for life.  For those who die protecting their buddies, the most and best we can do is to remember them, their sacrifices and the reasons we enjoy the freedoms we do.

For the ones who survive, we must do more. We must not only remember their sacrifice but we must do all in our power to see that they get the help they need to recover as much as possible of their lives. And that is why Valour-IT exists.

Through the magic of technology, we have the power to give back a little bit of what has been taken. To do that requires money. So, I am asking you – can you make a donation of a few dollars to help out? If you can’t give a lot, so what? Times are hard all around. Every dollar counts. If that is all you can give, then do it. It’s our chance to give back to those who have given so much.

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You Will Be Assimilated….

“When I joined the military it was illegal to be homosexual, then it became optional. I’m getting out before Obama makes it mandatory.”

GySgt Harry Berres, USMC

Rules….

Reasons why Marines win….

US Marine Corps Rules for Gunfighting

1. Be courteous to everyone, friendly to no one.
2. Decide to be aggressive ENOUGH, quickly ENOUGH.
3. Have a plan.
4. Have a back-up plan, because the first one probably won’t work.
5. Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet.
6. Do not attend a gunfight with a handgun whose caliber does not start with a “4.”
7. Anything worth shooting is worth shooting twice. Ammo is cheap. Life is expensive.
8. Move away from your attacker. Distance is your friend. (Lateral & diagonal preferred.)
9. Use cover or concealment as much as possible.
10. Flank your adversary when possible. Protect yours.
11. Always cheat; always win. The only unfair fight is the one you lose.
12. In ten years nobody will remember the details of caliber, stance, or tactics. They will only remember who lived.
13. If you are not shooting, you should be communicating your intention to shoot.

Regrets?

Sometimes, giving hurts. That’s why they call it “sacrifice”.

Right now Landstuhl, RAMC, Bethesda and Walter Reed are full of young Marines who, when they were asked to dig deep and give their country just a little more, didn’t hesitate. They didn’t bat an eye.

There are so many reasons to be grateful to the United States Marine Corps. For over 230 years the Marines have always answered their nation’s call.

The question is: will you do your part? Even if it hurts a bit?

(H/T to Villainous Company – post from last year’s Valour It competition)

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Wounded but Still in the Fight

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Project Valour-IT

Skip the latte’ today, donate the $$ to help a fighter like this take back his life.  He gave a lot. You can give a little….

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Valor

And Crispin Crispian shall ne’er go by,
From this day to the ending of the world,
But we in it shall be remembered-
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother; be he ne’er so vile,
This day shall gentle his condition;
And gentlemen in England now-a-bed
Shall think themselves accurs’d they were not here,
And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks
That fought with us upon Saint Crispin’s day.

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It was the first time I felt whole since I’d woken up wounded in Landstuhl.
–Major Charles “Chuck” Ziegenfuss, on using a voice-controlled laptop


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