Not the "237 Years of Defending Freedom" thread

[Martok]

No doubt.  I wish I could remember the dude's username.  He posted his pics, looking for love, at both the WG and ACG.  I'd dig-up the pic for analysis!!

I don't know why everybody was so shitty towards that guy.  (DevilDog, I think).  He seemed decent enough to me and made a lot of good ArmA II missions.  Kind of sad how the guy was dogpiled, I thought.

No one was "shitty" towards DevilDog (yes that was his WG name) until he started making his claims about having served in both the Army and Marines.  Some of the stuff he was saying didn't quite add up, and he left in a huff when a few of our guys (most of whom *had* served in the Army or Marines) had the temerity to actually question him about it.  ::) 

[Silent Disapproval Robot]

Not how I remember it.  Then again, I didn't pay that much attention.  I thought he ended up coming up with his proof with pics of certifications and kit and whatnot right before he bailed.

[0kult13]

^ well said meadbelly +1 like

If you liked it so much, 0, keep it mind the next time you avoid personal responsibility for your actions by claiming bullshit like you "had to say something." You wanted to say something, and as usual, it was deliberately provocative. If you want to be deliberately provocative, try to have the balls to admit it.

Unfortunately, you want the effect of your words, but you don't want to take responsibility for saying them; ergo bullshit rhetoric implying you had no choice but to be provocative.

When you have the courage of your convictions, we can talk about respect.

deliberately provocative, mmm maybe in the world of the waltons. The smiley indicates a joke dude, not to mention its a more factual than the title, those 10 towns called freedom have been protected by the us army for 237 years  ;D.  Still dig your first post tho.

[Airborne Rifles]

As a soldier I've always been uncomfortable with phrases like "defending freedom."  More accurate for me would be defending the rule of law, or to make it even fore basic, protecting the non-violent from the violent.

[LongBlade]

As a soldier I've always been uncomfortable with phrases like "defending freedom."  More accurate for me would be defending the rule of law, or to make it even fore basic, protecting the non-violent from the violent.

That is an excellent point. IIRC the oath that is taken is to "protect and defend the Constitution." It's probably best to keep in mind that goal. The outcome, of course, is Freedom, but ultimately the Constitution can be amended at will, so it's best to keep in mind the entire document instead of portions of what we perceive it to be.

[Jarhead0331]

Not how I remember it.  Then again, I didn't pay that much attention.  I thought he ended up coming up with his proof with pics of certifications and kit and whatnot right before he bailed.

He didn't come up with any proof to back up his claims of being SF.  Nobody accused him of never serving in the military, but his claims of being in combat with SF units was clearly utter unadulterated bull$hit.  As if his tales bravado weren't enough to cast him out as a poser, he was reposting other people's photographs taken from the DOD website and claiming they were his and that he was pictured in them. I PMed him, Smuck PMed him and a few other veterans PMed him too to try to find out the scoop and he blew us off.  Wouldn't answer any of our polite questions.   He was full of $hit, plain and simply and when he was called on it, he simply disappeared.

This would bother you had you ever served. Veterans tend to take offense when someone embellishes or lies about their service record.  You, on the other hand, just miss his really cool ARMAII videos. 

[Silent Disapproval Robot]

Not true!


I also miss some of the missions he made or linked to.

[Steelgrave]

As a soldier I've always been uncomfortable with phrases like "defending freedom."  More accurate for me would be defending the rule of law, or to make it even fore basic, protecting the non-violent from the violent.

That's a really, really good point, AB. Back when Clinton was first inaugurated and there was so much tension between him and the military, a friend of mine who had never served asked me quite seriously if I thought the military would stage a coup. I informed him that he had no understanding of our military to even ask that question. I never had any doubt but that the military would salute and follow their lawful orders, with "lawful" always being the key word.

[Jarhead0331]

Not true!


I also miss some of the missions he made or linked to.

;D

Well, I'm sure we didn't chase the guy off of the internet!  He's got to be posting somewhere, right?  Unless of course he is off on a super secret special operation in the mountains of Afghanistan...

[GDS_Starfury]

I hate people that play the I was in the military game.
this is also why Smuck loves to put me in his service photos on FB.  every time I yank his chain he fucks with me like that.

[son_of_montfort]

^ you don't use that game to pick up chicks?

[Centurion40]

Not how I remember it.  Then again, I didn't pay that much attention.  I thought he ended up coming up with his proof with pics of certifications and kit and whatnot right before he bailed.

He didn't come up with any proof to back up his claims of being SF.  Nobody accused him of never serving in the military, but his claims of being in combat with SF units was clearly utter unadulterated bull$hit.  As if his tales bravado weren't enough to cast him out as a poser, he was reposting other people's photographs taken from the DOD website and claiming they were his and that he was pictured in them. I PMed him, Smuck PMed him and a few other veterans PMed him too to try to find out the scoop and he blew us off.  Wouldn't answer any of our polite questions.   He was full of $hit, plain and simply and when he was called on it, he simply disappeared.

This would bother you had you ever served. Veterans tend to take offense when someone embellishes or lies about their service record.  You, on the other hand, just miss his really cool ARMAII videos.

Yeah!  That's the cat right there!  The guy seemed to have an unusual amount MOS changes.  Over at ACG, he stated that he was a Kiwi who joined the Marines (not getting enough line action or something like that), then joined the Army where he had at least 2 MOS' (most recent being ordinance disposal, claiming to be attached to a Delta Sabre Squadron, though not an Operator himself.  Then the last I read he was leaving the Army to join that Machine Gun Preacher's outfit.  He quits any given website where he gets questioned or does not receive an adequate level or worship and adoration.

[GDS_Starfury]

^ you don't use that game to pick up chicks?

fuck no! 

[Windigo]

My avatar can kick 0kult13's avatar 9 outta 10times.

[GDS_Starfury]

my avatar can kill both your avatars with a hefty boop bounce.