I ( NAME)Â have, this day, voluntarily enlisted myself, as a soldier, in the American continental army, for one year, unless sooner discharged: And I do bind myself to conform, in all instances, to such rules and regulations, as are, or shall be, established for the government of the said Army.
Oath of enlistment in the Continental Army devised by the Continental Congress on June 14, 1775
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVguK4OohTU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aP5M3RQIwjI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2fjGwhvg10
My son was in Afghanistan for 2009. He was with 3/71 Cav. Reg’t., 10th Mt. Div. I don’t know what batt. Keating was with (RIP 2006). His platoon was air assaulted into a ville named Barge-e-Matal. The ville was lost and retaken by assault. After, they were under constant attack and held.
That was a hard year for Mom.
Anyhow, re Vietnam. Kipling said it, “For it’s Tommy this, an’ Tommy that, an` Chuck him out, the brute!
“But it’s ‘Saviour of ‘is country’ when the guns begin to shoot; ” I spare you the rest.
Seen on the web:
Pros and cons of joining the army?
Pros: Get to go into areas already cleaned out by the marines and strut around the place like you’re relevant.
Cons: riding on the coat tails of the marines.
And that’s the nicest one from the thread that Don would let me post here. 😉
Just teasing you guys. Thanks as always to all who serve no matter the branch. You do this nation proud.
When the 77th, the Statue of Liberty division, was fighting on Guam the Marines serving beside them gave the hard fighting outfit what they regarded as the ultimate accolade by referring to them as the 77th Marines.
Happy Birthday to the Army! God bless all our soldiers! But you still missed the 121st birthday of the US Submarine Force on April 11th, Don!
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However, in all truth, I went into the Submarine Force instead of either the Army or the Marines because I was a coward – I didn’t want my behind shot off in some jungle or desert. I considered death by submarine implosion to be quick and painless. While the Thresher and Scorpion disasters in the 60s seemed to confirm that, the sad event of the Kursk, however, has proven me wrong.
And yes, we in the Submarine Force can screw up just as badly as the Army. Here’s what happens when a nuke sub runs into an undersea mount at all ahead flank (only one person died – in engine room aft – and yes, the San Francisco SSN-711 did make in back to port, barely):
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