DeevaSatanica Inked Goddess's blog: "Soldier's Guardian Angel"

You know you've been in Iraq too long when... When mortars land near your compound and you roll over in bed and think "still way off, I got another 5 minutes" When you start humming with the Arabic song playing on the radio on the shuttle bus Every woman that reports to your unit starts looking attractive Every guy that reports to your unit starts looking attractive You walk an extra 6 blocks to eat at the KBR (contractor run) dining facility to have the exact same food they are serving in your dining facility because you think it tastes better You actually volunteer for convoy security duty because you still haven't seen the country yet You start picturing your wife in traditional Arab dress The contractors have more fire power than the military combat units. (This is true) You take the time to add your lines to this list You've spent $200 dollars at Haji mart on DVDs buying Basic Instinct, 9 and ½ weeks, and Body of Evidence just for the sex scenes You drink the water from the tap because you want to drop 20 pounds in two weeks Driving around in SUVs with weapons pointed out the windows and forcing cars off the road seems very normal to you You can put your body armor and helmet on in the dark in under 5 seconds When the organization you work for has changed its name more than 3 times When you can actually talk to people in the United States on a cell phone, yet you can't get people on their cell phone a block away When you actually spend more time writing e-mail about the dog in the compound versus how to conduct the fight in Najaf Your idea of a fun Thursday night is to go to the Palace pool to watch the State Department folks get drunk, naked and try to pick each other up When you actually get excited to get a package that contains 3 pair of socks, 12 bars of soap and a Victoria Secret Catalog When you start to enjoy the rocking of the trailer every time the MEDEVAC choppers fly over You memorized every episode from the 4th Season of Sex in the City You enjoy the audience commentary while watching a movie bought at Haji mart You see celebratory fire going over the compound at night and think, "wow the colors are so pretty" and want to fire back Your thinking of buying real estate in the green zone Your idea of sex is 20 minutes of Instant Messaging with your wife on the computer, OK, 10 minutes, who are you kidding? You wake up and think Baghdad, I am still in friggin Baghdad You make the new guy show you his count down timer just to make you feel better about your time you have left in country You're in the Army and you start saying Ooorah You're in the Marines and you start saying Hooah You're in the Navy and you realize you are in the middle of the desert, the exact opposite of being in the middle of the ocean, where one might normally find the Navy. You're in the Air Force, and you're on the plane home because an Air Force tour is too short to have been a long Iraq tour. Ignore this list, zoomie, you won't get it. You only notice the stench of Haji funk when its not there You plan on removing all trees and grass in your yard when you get home so it will look more natural You forget there are other colors than brown that can be found in places other than power point slides The temp drops down to 102 degrees and you shiver while reaching for your Gortex jacket You have noticed a change of season, from long, hot and dry to short, cold and wet. When you call home and your kids ask "Who is this?" You call home and your wife says hello Bill (your name is Sam) When you go on R&R, you duct tape your child to the roof of your car, hand him a pellet rifle, and assign him a sector of fire for the ride to "The Olive Garden." When you can comfortably shave and brush your teeth using bottled water, but don't mind showering in the "non-potable" local water. While on R&R, you look out the window and find Nature, which leads you to wonder who stole your sandbags. When some of the contractors wear their DCUs (Desert pattern camouflage uniform) more properly than some of your soldiers. When 12 hours is a short work day You go Battle Captains! When, During the BUA, "DIV asked MNSTC-I for the FRAGO that MNC-I was supposed to publish, but couldn't because MNF-I hadn't weighed in, since they were too inundated with MOD and MOI war-gaming the JCCs within the ISF to square us away!" is a valid comment and generates no questions. When you start using words like G'day mate, Cheers, and Bloody hell as part of your normal vocabulary When you have your opinions printed in the STARS and STRIPES more than 3 times When the palace catches fire and instead of helping to put it out you grab a bag of marshmallows and start roasting When you step into any office and there are 6 colonels, 12 lieutenant colonels, 15 majors, and 8 captains supervising the work of 1 sergeant When you end every phone conversation with "Out" When you're ordered to get an air mission together on short notice because it's a "Hot priority" only to have the Major call back once he is in the air to ask "Does anyone know where I am going?" When the weapon buyback program has become so successful that you have issued the same AK-47 to the Iraqi army 3 times When you can actually tell the difference between the sound of an exploding car and an exploding mortar When on R & R you tell your wife that your weapon status is Red and your looking for the clearing barrel When on R&R you go to Church and wonder why no one is wearing body armor or carrying an automatic weapon to the service You see an indirect fire attack take out a generator and get angry at the enemy for not hitting the one that powers your computer You see an indirect fire attack take out an air conditioner and your vigor to fight is renewed You yell at the FNG for shouting incoming when the rounds don't impact close enough to hit your tent with dirt You know that you need to run inside immediately after any win of an Iraqi sports team to keep from being hit by celebratory fire You decide for that for shits and grins - lets take a run around Lost Lake at Camp Victory to see if we can get shot at by the sniper You never worry about oversleeping because if the morning call to prayers doesn't wake you, the daily 0430 mortar attack will (most mornings) The highlight of your shopping experience at the PX is to see that they got in a new shipment of Schick Tracer razor blades When you send out your laundry and your whites become grayer, your blacks become grayer and your DCU's become grayer - makes it easier to sort loads... You get offended by people wearing clean, pressed DCU's You decide that it is a better course of action to pull your blankets over your head than put on your body armor during a mortar attack - the woobee will save you and at least you are comfortable You make a contest out of seeing who can wear their uniform for more days before becoming entirely disgusted with themselves You wonder if the fish served at dinner really was carp caught out of the Tigris or Camp Victory's lake You find it completely acceptable to pick your nose while talking to a complete stranger or member of the opposite sex A rocket or a mortar really isn't a big deal until the crater it leaves is big enough to trip over in the dark on the way to the latrine You go to a social gathering and intermittent gun fire or explosions don't even cause a pause in the conversation

When a soldier comes home, he finds it hard to......




...to listen to his son whine about being bored.






....to keep a straight face when people complain about potholes.







...to be tolerant of people who complain about the hassle of getting ready for work.







...to be understanding when a co-worker complains about a bad night's sleep.







....to be silent when people pray to God for a new car.






...to control his panic when his wife tells him he needs to drive slower.







...to be grateful that he fights for the freedom of speech.






...to be compassionate when a businessman expresses a fear of flying.








...to keep from laughing when anxious parents say they're afraid to send their kids off to summer camp.






...to keep from ridiculing someone who complains about hot weather.








...to control his frustration when a colleague gripes about his coffee being cold.







...to remain calm when his daughter complains about having to walk the dog.







...to be civil to people who complain about their jobs.






...to just walk away when someone says they only get two weeks of vacation a year.







...to be happy for a friend's new hot tub.








...to be forgiving when someone says how hard it is to have a new baby in the house.







....not to punch a wall when someone says we should pull out immediately









The only thing harder than being a Soldier...







is loving one.

Soldiers Soldiers come in all shapes, shades, weights, sizes, and states of sobriety, misery, and confusion. He is sly as a fox, has the nerve of a dope addict, the stories of an old sailor, the sincerity of a politician, and the subtly of Mt. Saint Helen. He is extremely irresistible, totally irrational and completely indestructible. A Soldier is a Soldier all his life. He is a magical creature. You can kick him out of your house but not out of your heart. You can take him off your mailing list but not off your mind. soldier are found everywhere... in love...in battle... in lust... in trouble...in debt...in bars and ... behind them. No one can write so seldom and yet think so much of you. No one else can get so much enjoyment out of a letter or clean clothes or a six pack. A Soldier is a genius with a deck of cards. A millionaire without a cent and brave without a grain of sense. He is the PROTECTOR OF AMERICA, with the latest copy of playboy in his back pocket. When he wants something it's usually 30 days leave, music that hurts the ears, a five dollar bill...or a woman he can count on. Girls love them, mothers tolerate them, fathers brag about them, the government pays them, the police watch out for them and somehow they all work together. You can beat their bodies but not their minds. You can tame their hearts but not their souls. He likes girls, females, women, ladies, and the opposite sex. He dislikes small checks, working weekends, answering letters, missing chow, waking up, maintaining a uniform, and the day before payday. You may as well give in. He is your long distance lover...he is your steel eyed, warm smiling, blank minded, hyperactive, over reacting, curious, passive, talented spontaneous, physically fit, good for nothing bundle of worry..... And will always be there for you regardless of how long its been since you've last talked.

If you love history, you will appreciate these old photos!


Unusual old pictures!

Look closely at the pictures, they are soldiers and sailors.

During the WW I years, Arthur S. Mole and John D. Thomas Made some incredible human pictures by using Thousands of sailors or soldiers in uniform to create the following images.

How does a soldier feel fighting a war? Does he always know what he is fighting for? Maybe he knows but doesn't understand, why he is alone in a faraway land. Like so many others he is there for a cause, And like the rest he doesn't pause. He has a job that he does well, even as his best friend beside him fell. How does he feel when he hears the news, of violent protests from the ignorant few? His shame is great, the pain goes deep he feels compassion for the dead at his feet. Rioters can boast and carry signs, about the war that has shook our time. But when the call comes for them to go, they burn their draft cards and make a show. How can a soldier be proud of his land, when this type of people make a stand? How can we show him we are glad he is there, fighting for freedom and the ones who care? War is unfair in any way of life, and all involved must pay the price. But the soldier is proud to keep us free, stop and think.......... Shouldn't you be?

I just found this letter in a forum of a group (On MySpace) I am a member of. And I wanted to share it with all of you. (Also that you fucking morons out there, who support the "Fuck The Troops" - group, can read it). I'm sure I won't get an answer of you asses, because y'all will be to busy cleaning the shit and piss off of yourself after you read this here.) To all the SERVICE MEN/WOMEN, TROOP SUPPORTERS, MILITARY WIFES/HUSBANDS/FIANCES/GIRLFRIENDS/BOYFRIENDS please enjoy these awesome words and keep them going through MySpace by reposting. THANK YOU ************************************************************************************************** "To be honest I was more than a little pissed off to see that there was a "fuck the troops" group on myspace. I was even more pissed off to see that there was almost 600 people that joined this group. So even though I highly doubt that anyone that is a member of this group will ever read this, I feel the need to express my feelings to these people. So here is a letter to all 600 people that joined that group. Dear assholes, retards, and terrorist loving dog fuckers, I'm sad to hear that while fireman, policemen, and innocent civilians died on 9/11 you got to live. I'm sure all of the heroes of the NYFD and the NYPD would be really honored that they gave thier lives so that you can shit on the people trying to stop another attack. Furthermore, i'm sure that every crying mother and wife that will never see thier son or husband again takes comfort in knowing that you hate them for dying for you. Part of me understands that you are just fucked in the head because your mom probably breast fed you until you were 13 and daddy hit you too much because you were in the way when he went for some tit. I get it. I also understand that it is hard to impress the girls when you are a pudgy fuck that wears makeup and worships Marylin Manson, so why not stand out from the emo crowd and type something really shocking. That will get the cheerleaders attention won't it. She will think you are a real rebel and you are a person of substance that won't be detered by logic or reason. But guess what you shit eating little fuck, no matter how much you hate me and my brothers in arms we will still die for your right to be a coward. Thats what we do. We have never and will never ask for your approval to spill our blood in countries you can't spell so that you can sit at home and play warcraft complaining over a non-fat mocha about how we are evil people. We don't care. I'm still going to go and defend your freedoms tomorrow. Thats what I do. My friends in Iraq and Afghanistan that had to tell thier sons and daughters that they will see them in a year, don't know you exist. If they did, they would laugh at you, and that I am guessing would not be an unfamiliar feeling. But I suppose I am getting a little too far with this. I really wish I hadn't mentioned you and the heroes in Iraq in the same letter, because frankly you aren't worth being mentioned in the same breath. But being a military man, I am action based, I like to make a plan and follow it through. So lets do a little test and see if you have the courage of your convictions. If you are a member of this list and you really want to "fuck the troops" hit me up here at myspace and we will set up a get together, either myself or one of my brothers in arms will fly out to meet you, anywhere in the world, we are used to it. Then if you have the balls to stand up for what you believe in, like we do, myself or a friend will begin to beat you unitil your teeth fall out of your asshole. I will beat you until there is nothing left of your body for your whore of a mother to cry over. I will do horrid, unspeakable things to you and truely give you a reason to hate a troop. You disgusting pieces of shit you deserve every tragety that comes your way. In fact I really hope that one of you gets hit by a fucking truck today, and I really hope it has a support our troops sticker on it. I dare one of you retards to e-mail me and man up with your beliefs I fucking dare you. But you won't. Why, because those who have courage, serve. You will never know anything about service, honor, and courage. Your lives will forever be meaningless and you should be ashamed of yourself. I hope the families of the fallen never have to suffer the dishonor of seeing your pitiful faces. In closing, I hope you finally get to have sex with a real live girl one day and hopefully she will give you aids. If not, getting raped to death by a large man will do just as fine. Karmas a bitch and I hope you smile when it comes for you. Fuck your mother you camel loving douche bags. Support the Troops. Love, Uncle Sam, the Troops and Friends of the Troops""

When a soldier comes home, he finds it hard to......




...to listen to his son whine about being bored.






....to keep a straight face when people complain about potholes.







...to be tolerant of people who complain about the hassle of getting ready for work.







...to be understanding when a co-worker complains about a bad night's sleep.







....to be silent when people pray to God for a new car.






...to control his panic when his wife tells him he needs to drive slower.







...to be grateful that he fights for the freedom of speech.






...to be compassionate when a businessman expresses a fear of flying.








...to keep from laughing when anxious parents say they're afraid to send their kids off to summer camp.






...to keep from ridiculing someone who complains about hot weather.








...to control his frustration when a colleague gripes about his coffee being cold.







...to remain calm when his daughter complains about having to walk the dog.







...to be civil to people who complain about their jobs.






...to just walk away when someone says they only get two weeks of vacation a year.







...to be happy for a friend's new hot tub.








...to be forgiving when someone says how hard it is to have a new baby in the house.







....not to punch a wall when someone says we should pull out immediately









The only thing harder than being a Soldier...







is loving one.

How to identify a Military Girlfriend/Fiance/Wife..... 1. We own at least one artice of clothing that says our man's Military Branch on it and wear it at least once a week 2. Our AOL/ Yahoo/Myspace/Xanga ect. profiles have something to do with military or have song lyrics in them 3. We know what the terms Head, Rack, Field Day and PT mean and have no trouble using them on a daily basis 4. We know the difference between a Recruit, Enlisted, Officer and know the rank structure like the back of our hand 5. We feel every note of the songs "I'm Already There", "When I'm Gone", "Here Without You", "Proud to be an American" and "The National Anthem" (it is usually one of these songs whose lyrics can be found in our profile, LOL!!!) 6. We watch the news and cry hysterically for fallen Marines, Soldiers, Airmen and Sailors and no one seems to understand why 7. We just cry.... and cry.... and cry... and cry for no reason at all and we are fine with that!! (It's normal isn't it?) 8. We have at least one (but probably more) family member or friend that doesn't approve or understand our long distance relationship 9. At the ages 17, 18, 19, 20, 21; we have no problem saying YES to a marriage proposal 10. Every time there's a bulletin on Myspace having to do with military they forward it on 11. They smile when they see a soldier in public dressed in his uniform 12. They get a little teary eyed when the Star Spangled Banner is sung at sporting events and watching the flag blow in the wind and the 13th way to identify a US Military girlfriend, fiance' or wife.... 13. They will post this on their myspace for everyone to see

Soldiers come in all shapes, shades, weights, sizes and states of sobriety, misery, and confusion. He is sly as a fox, has the nerve of a dope addict, the stories of an old sailor, the sincerity of a politician and the subtlety of Mt. Saint Helens. He is extremely irresistible, totally irrational and completely indestructible. A Soldier is a Soldier all his life. He's a magical creature. You can kick him out of your house, but not out of your heart. You can take him off your mailing list, but not off your mind. They are found everywhere; In love, in battle, in lust, in trouble, in debt, in bars... and sometimes behind them. No one can write so seldom and yet think so much of you. No one else can get so much enjoyment out of a letter, clean clothes or a pack of smokes. A Soldier is a genius with a deck of cards. Brave without a grain of sense. He is the PROTECTOR OF AMERICA, with the latest copy of Playboy or Sports Illustrated in his back pocket. When he wants something it's usually 30 days leave, music that hurts the ears, or, most importantly, a good woman he can count on. Girls love'm, mothers tolerate them, fathers brag about them, the government pays them, the police watch out for them and somehow they all work together. You can beat their bodies but not their minds. You can tame their hearts but not their souls. He likes girls, females, women, ladies and the opposite sex. He dislikes small checks, working weekends, answering letters, missing chow, waking up, maintaining a uniform. You may as well give in. He is your long distance lover... He is your steel eyed, warm smiling, blank minded, hyperactive, over reacting, curious, passive, talented, spontaneous, physically fit, good for nothing bundle of worry...And he will seek out and destroy anyone who hurts you in anyway. ...and he will ALWAYS be there for you regardless of how long it's been since you've last talked. That's the deal with a Soldier.