This was a very interesting article. Thanks for posting it.

This makes the Fark subscription worth it. I'd have never seen this otherwise.

dj_bigbird: This makes the Fark subscription worth it. I'd have never seen this otherwise.

Seen w/o subscript.

/still missing out, tho.

dj_bigbird: This makes the Fark subscription worth it. I'd have never seen this otherwise.

Yeah, us liters had to wait, what ten more minutes?

dj_bigbird: This makes the Fark subscription worth it. I'd have never seen this otherwise.

Unless it got greenlit.


/where's your five dollars NOW?

This article probably would never have seen the light of day if he had gotten killed over there.

WHAT IN THE HELL WAS HE DOING GETTING MARRIED?!?!?1

The rest of the story was awesome I just wanted to smack the hell out of the kid for the marriage. Jesus it was just two years and that was girl #3. At least girl #3.

That was amazing.

simpsonfan: This article probably would never have seen the light of day if he had gotten killed over there.

Ummmm . . .awesome point?

That is probably the best photo essay I've ever seen.

I was shocked at how young he and the other guys at basic looked. They're practically babies.

Gwendolyn: WHAT IN THE HELL WAS HE DOING GETTING MARRIED?!?!?1

The rest of the story was awesome I just wanted to smack the hell out of the kid for the marriage. Jesus it was just two years and that was girl #3. At least girl #3.

And that. I hope he got the ring back from the first girl, too, seeing as he had to finance it.

Gwendolyn: that was girl #3. At least girl #3.

the answer is always girl #3

That guy went through more women than Dan Fielding.

/great link

An amazing lack of BS. Pity there is no possible way for them to get a Pulitzer Prize for this.

Don't tell me how it ended, but is there room left for a sequel?

whammer: An amazing lack of BS. Pity there is no possible way for them to get a Pulitzer Prize for this.

Yeah when i started reading it I expected them to have chosen someone who would be perfect. I'm glad they showed everything, warts and all.

whammer: An amazing lack of BS. Pity there is no possible way for them to get a Pulitzer Prize for this.

Really, dude? "Liberal media" rant time? Really?

Maybe I can get a photo journalist to follow me through Officer Candidate School next June........I'll be 41 years old.

simpsonfan: This article probably would never have seen the light of day if he had gotten killed over there.

Or it would have turned from a documentary into a fear mongering pile of shiat.

Gwendolyn: whammer: An amazing lack of BS. Pity there is no possible way for them to get a Pulitzer Prize for this.

Yeah when i started reading it I expected them to have chosen someone who would be perfect. I'm glad they showed everything, warts and all.


Agreed....bet he's still paying for that ring for the first girl though.

slidillon: Maybe I can get a photo journalist to follow me through Officer Candidate School next June........I'll be 41 years old.

Yes, but the photog will also shoot you while you're on Fark and you don't want that shiat out there, believe me.

Gwendolyn: WHAT IN THE HELL WAS HE DOING GETTING MARRIED?!?!?1

1. He's young and stupid.
2. You get a pay raise.

Gwendolyn: WHAT IN THE HELL WAS HE DOING GETTING MARRIED?!?!?1

The rest of the story was awesome I just wanted to smack the hell out of the kid for the marriage. Jesus it was just two years and that was girl #3. At least girl #3.

this but military troops are crazy about marriage.

cool article kinda nice to see somebody from my brother service getting this kinda coverage especialy when they dont cover up his problems

Of course the dog is a pit bull.

/who edited that hot mess? A "vile" of medication?

Those were some pretty crappy tattoos.

dj_bigbird: This makes the Fark subscription worth it. I'd have never seen this otherwise.

at least you can still bask in the glory of all the litters doing a +1 when they have no idea what it actually means in TF.

M0nkeyp0x: Or it would have turned from a documentary into a fear mongering pile of shiat.

Yes, because that's exactly what newspapers do.

Gwendolyn: WHAT IN THE HELL WAS HE DOING GETTING MARRIED?!?!?1

The rest of the story was awesome I just wanted to smack the hell out of the kid for the marriage. Jesus it was just two years and that was girl #3. At least girl #3.

Grunts aren't known for their brains.

You mean this guy right?

Link (new window)

Thank the various gods he returned safe and sound.

I don't know him from Adam, of course, but am grateful to every soldier for their service, and thank the gods for all who come through it safe and sound.

^{Now I just want Gilad Shalit (a soldier from another country, currently a POW, always on my mind for personal reasons) to come home safe and sound, and all will be well.}

Oh, and cool story, bro. Amazing how alike all the stories are, even if they're very different. A mom's worry is universal, I guess, it cuts across languages and cultures.

Knucklepopper: M0nkeyp0x: Or it would have turned from a documentary into a fear mongering pile of shiat.

Yes, because that's exactly what newspapers do.

That's what newspapers try to do. It's what society does.

keytronic: Gwendolyn: whammer: An amazing lack of BS. Pity there is no possible way for them to get a Pulitzer Prize for this.

Yeah when i started reading it I expected them to have chosen someone who would be perfect. I'm glad they showed everything, warts and all.


Agreed....bet he's still paying for that ring for the first girl though.

My husband let his first fiancee keep her ring because he's classy like that. She kept it, because she wasn't. I guess that happens a lot with young Army guys.

/married 12 years
//NOT an Army wife, either.

M0nkeyp0x: That's what newspapers try to do. It's what society does.

Work on your arguments a bit more. Newspapers engage in fear-mongering? Yet in this 27-month project they didn't? Society does? Does what? What are you trying to say?

That's quite possibly the first time I've seen someone actually use the back-hatch on a Bradley, and not just drop the ramp.

Seriously though, that was cool. Brought back lots of memories. I'm jealous that they're getting somewhat modern gear in boot camp now. We had Vietnam-era ALICE pack shiat.

JerseyTim: That guy went through more women than Dan Fielding.

A Night Court reference? How old are you?

And I got the reference? How old am I?

Cool story though, kid reminds me of many of those I went to high school with.

Sgt Otter: That's quite possibly the first time I've seen someone actually use the back-hatch on a Bradley, and not just drop the ramp.

Seriously though, that was cool. Brought back lots of memories. I'm jealous that they're getting somewhat modern gear in boot camp now. We had Vietnam-era ALICE pack shiat.

And they only had to have two simultaneous wars going on for over 7 years to get it!

My kid wants to be a Marine.

*headdesk*

Maybe this would make the Army look more than challenging enough.

/my BABY

guy is getting a lot of poon.
and he works fast too.

Please don't end up in a coffin...

Whew. That was a cool photo essay.

Knucklepopper: M0nkeyp0x: That's what newspapers try to do. It's what society does.

Work on your arguments a bit more. Newspapers engage in fear-mongering? Yet in this 27-month project they didn't? Society does? Does what? What are you trying to say?

Oh, you're a writer. Who is arguing? I was simply doing what you do on a daily basis, stating my under-edumakated oppinion. I mean you guys never, ever, engauge in writing from a controversial side of things in order to persuade readers something is actually worse than it is.

My bad dude, rock on.

Sometimes, I forget what real journalism looks like. Thank you subby.

+1 for this best thing ive read all day

Gladstell: Those were some pretty crappy tattoos.

For the Army, those are works of art compared to the crap I see guys around post sporting, like this winner:




It's hard to see, but it says: DAMBED IF I DO, DAMBED IF I DON'T

Sgt Otter: That's quite possibly the first time I've seen someone actually use the back-hatch on a Bradley, and not just drop the ramp.

Seriously though, that was cool. Brought back lots of memories. I'm jealous that they're getting somewhat modern gear in boot camp now. We had Vietnam-era ALICE pack shiat.

everyone does that we used eightys era hand me down gear from the army in basic and tech school

Sgt Otter: Gladstell: Those were some pretty crappy tattoos.

For the Army, those are works of art compared to the crap I see guys around post sporting, like this winner:

It's hard to see, but it says: DAMBED IF I DO, DAMBED IF I DON'T

That's turrible. I think if you are allowed to use a SAW, you probably are allowed to have swears in your tattoos.

/that guy is the Dean Venture of army guys

dj_bigbird: This makes the Fark subscription worth it. I'd have never seen this otherwise.

And when Drew adds an option other than PayPal, I'll get my TF badge back.

simpsonfan: This article probably would never have seen the light of day if he had gotten killed over there.

Thats what the newspaper wanted! & yes if he had been killed they would have published it with great joy.

Inspiring.

That is some of the best photojournalism I've ever seen, and on a wonderful and very human story, too. A Pulitzer would be well deserved.

M0nkeyp0x: Oh, you're a writer. Who is arguing? I was simply doing what you do on a daily basis, stating my under-edumakated oppinion. I mean you guys never, ever, engauge in writing from a controversial side of things in order to persuade readers something is actually worse than it is.

No, consumer; most of the media doesn't do that. But you keep on clicking and opinionating. It's important.