We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2010 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/01/veterans_you_do.html Sat, 24 Mar 2012 15:33:23 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2012 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification The New York Times has bravely spoken out to speak that which no one may do - criticize the military [/sarcasm] and pointed out 121 instances of the hundreds of thousands of returning OIF/OEF vets who were somehow involved in killing people (including traffic accidents and self-defense and other indicators of homicidal behavior). I've got some examples of veterans who you do want for neighbors... and how they are *still* conducting AAR's on their work. A two parter. The second one is the post above this. From an email: First up - some retired SOF guys who conduct After Action... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/01/veterans_you_do.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/01/veterans_you_do.html Sat, 26 Jan 2008 09:09:49 -0600 Yeah, the perp should be brought back to say thank you. Ungrateful idiot. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/01/veterans_you_do.html#comment-69067 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/01/veterans_you_do.html#comment-69067 Sun, 27 Jan 2008 18:05:16 -0600 Kat Naaah, no danger of 'pass through' any perp this stupid had to have a maximum of skull thickness, commonly known as a 'bone-head'. Besides, and I am only guessing here, I would expect this Spec Ops warrior probably had hollow-points loaded, not that useless military issue ball crap. And again, note the charges filed, if he'd have used a real caliber, the board woulda never brought the issue before them. Perp request; "You're gonna have to kill me." Rather obliging sort, that Green Beret. Wunner if the perp had the decency to say; "Thank you?" http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/01/veterans_you_do.html#comment-69041 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/01/veterans_you_do.html#comment-69041 Sat, 26 Jan 2008 19:34:13 -0600 BUWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAAAAAA....... that is hilarious. Only SF would bring charges like that. Love it! http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/01/veterans_you_do.html#comment-69034 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/01/veterans_you_do.html#comment-69034 Sat, 26 Jan 2008 16:27:38 -0600 Kevin, the problem with clean up due to larger caliber along with the possibility of injuring neighbors with a pass through was brought up. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/01/veterans_you_do.html#comment-69031 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/01/veterans_you_do.html#comment-69031 Sat, 26 Jan 2008 14:39:14 -0600 Love it! http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/01/veterans_you_do.html#comment-69027 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/01/veterans_you_do.html#comment-69027 Sat, 26 Jan 2008 13:26:07 -0600 He got a raw deal. I would think a practical defense would be that there was less clean up on the battlefield as a result of his choosing a lesser caliber pistol. Can you imagine the mess had he used a .45? Brain pan and gray matter all over instead of a neat lil' hole. UCMJ boards just don't think practically. THEY didn't have to clean up the perps mess. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/01/veterans_you_do.html#comment-69024 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/01/veterans_you_do.html#comment-69024 Sat, 26 Jan 2008 11:09:59 -0600