VETERANS DAY

War is a Racket by Smedley D. Butler

What being on the ground looked like during the D-Day invasion

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TwatWaffle
TwatWaffle
November 11, 2022 9:44 am

You know it’s sad, but true.

Anonymous
Anonymous
  TwatWaffle
November 11, 2022 12:20 pm

Imagine General Butler leaving the Tex-Mex border open.

James
James
November 11, 2022 9:46 am

Happy Veterans Day to all vets here and all vets worldwide,be nice if some day your services no longer needed but feel if that ever comes about is way in the future.

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Stucky
Stucky
  James
November 11, 2022 10:22 am

“Happy Veterans Day to all vets here “.

I’m a veteran. Thanks, I guess.

But, ya forgot to say “thank you for your service”, ya dick!!

flash
flash
  Stucky
November 11, 2022 10:48 am

Thanks for your service Stuck…You fought you way across across many a crowed messhall, to get your fair share of SOS , and never once did you despair or consider surrender. You have truly earned you place among the hallowed chow hounds, brave sir.

Anonymous
Anonymous
  flash
November 11, 2022 3:33 pm

Gravy SEAL, Meal Team Six

Anonymous
Anonymous
  Stucky
November 11, 2022 11:46 am

Now go to the legion hall and drink tap beer till you piss yourself.Tell us how you stormed Normandy lol .

Anonymous
Anonymous
  Anonymous
November 11, 2022 12:17 pm

And fucked Morgan Fairchild . . . uphill, both ways.

James
James
  Stucky
November 11, 2022 2:24 pm

Stuckman,no thanks necessary as was,well……,not looking for you to”service”me….,just saying.

That said,thanks for thinking about me!

Jdog
Jdog
  Stucky
November 13, 2022 12:26 pm

Service to whom? Not me…..

flash
flash
November 11, 2022 10:22 am

Dulce et Decorum Est
BY WILFRED OWEN
Bent double, like old beggars under sacks,
Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge,
Till on the haunting flares we turned our backs,
And towards our distant rest began to trudge.
Men marched asleep. Many had lost their boots,
But limped on, blood-shod. All went lame; all blind;
Drunk with fatigue; deaf even to the hoots
Of gas-shells dropping softly behind.

Gas! GAS! Quick, boys!—An ecstasy of fumbling
Fitting the clumsy helmets just in time,
But someone still was yelling out and stumbling
And flound’ring like a man in fire or lime.—
Dim through the misty panes and thick green light,
As under a green sea, I saw him drowning.

In all my dreams before my helpless sight,
He plunges at me, guttering, choking, drowning.

If in some smothering dreams, you too could pace
Behind the wagon that we flung him in,
And watch the white eyes writhing in his face,
His hanging face, like a devil’s sick of sin;
If you could hear, at every jolt, the blood
Come gargling from the froth-corrupted lungs,
Obscene as cancer, bitter as the cud
Of vile, incurable sores on innocent tongues,—
My friend, you would not tell with such high zest
To children ardent for some desperate glory,
The old Lie: Dulce et decorum est
Pro patria mori.

Notes:
Latin phrase is from the Roman poet Horace: “It is sweet and fitting to die for one’s country.”

Source: Poems (Viking Press, 1921)

flash
flash
  flash
November 11, 2022 10:24 am

This…

C.E.O. of BASED

@Keepinitlive

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These men died for ZOG but they thought they were serving their patriotic duty and protecting our liberties and freedoms. There was no 4chan or groups of anonymous truth tellers for them to consult with. They gambled with their very souls and charged into meat grinders to protect the financial interests of hand-rubbing international merchants but they thought it was for you. Their sacrifices should be revered, and the only way to truly honor these men is to hold the “people” that did it responsible and to correct the historical record for future generations. Never let the sacrifices of these men be in vain, and never forget them.

https://gab.com/Keepinitlive/posts/109325484474117305

Mary Christine
Mary Christine
  flash
November 11, 2022 10:42 am

So true and we fail them if we don’t hold those merchants of death accountable. Fedgov treats vets terrible, to the point of calling them domestic terrorists. Be careful, merchants of death.

Anonymous
Anonymous
  Mary Christine
November 11, 2022 12:19 pm

Thank You for Your Service

Anonymous
Anonymous
  Anonymous
November 11, 2022 12:29 pm

U.S. military created secret prohibited “digital tool” to swiftly deny covid “vaccine” mandate exemption requests
https://www.naturalnews.com/2022-11-10-military-digital-tool-deny-covid-vaccine-exemptions.html#

Mary Christine
Mary Christine
November 11, 2022 10:42 am

Nice comment, Phoenix. Brought tears to my eyes. He became like a brother to me. I think I miss him more than my own brother, who was a lib.

Mary Christine
Mary Christine
  Mary Christine
November 11, 2022 11:21 am

That’s a beautifully sad song.

flash
flash
  Mary Christine
November 11, 2022 11:48 am
mark
mark
November 11, 2022 11:00 am

“The foundations of the city walls were decorated with every kind of precious stone. The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald, the fifth onyx, the sixth ruby, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth turquoise, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst. The twelve gates were twelve pearls, each gate made of a single pearl.

The great street of the city was of gold, as pure as transparent glass.” – Revelation 21:19-21

Flea making his entrance…no more problems breathing…no more regrets or guilt or sorrows…

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Mary Christine
Mary Christine
  mark
November 11, 2022 11:09 am

He called me the night before he died. He was really struggling and there is a long story behind this phone call. I’m not sure I want to put it on TBP but the only thing he said was he thought they were trying to kill him. I can’t seem to forget that call. There was nothing I could do to help him, not being a relative. I can’t say who “they ” is here. I don’t feel comfortable with making it public.

However, knowing he is not struggling anymore is comforting.

November 11, 2022 11:13 am

Active-Duty United States Military Service Veterans and Reservists – Thank You for dedicating the time to your country that you volunteered. People like myself are eternally grateful and will always remind you that your service has made a difference in the eyes of regular citizens.

Big Richard Keiffer (don’t hate on this great man’s name!), thank you, my long-departed friend, not only for your dedicated service to our country as an aviation navigator based in Niigata during the Korean Conflict, but, also, for being one of the best examples of a patient, wise, and joyous American man who always had time to converse with anyone from any walk of life. The fact that you departed this mortal coil on April Fool’s Day will forever be the cherry on top of a life very well lived. Please allow this civilian the honor of saluting you one last time.

o7

I wish I could name all the down-to-earth, simply good service members who I have broken bread with, bleed with, rejoiced with, and, eventually, parted company with. All solid Americans. The sorts of people who should be wearing t-shirts that boldly exclaim, “IN CASE OF EMERGENCY, FOLLOW ME!”

Thank you, grunts, jarheads, jump-jockeys, flyboys, zoomies, bubble-heads, bullet-sponges, squids, weekend-warriors and the rest… I’ve worked with members from just about all the branches of military service. A small craft I was responsible was saved from foundering by my bubblehead X.O. co-worker of mine who had insane boat driving skills (coxswain). I am always relieved to work with retired or active-duty servicemen because they always bring their discipline and work ethic to our civilian jobs.

Thank you to all service members, and ESPECIALLY to the families of active-duty and deployed members. You are the supply line that nobody can ever disrupt!

I have never wished anyone a Happy Memorial Day, I think that day deserves solemn reflection. But I have no qualms wishing my friends in the armed services a happy day today… after thanking them for their particular service.

[If I may offer a suggestion to those who are bashful or shy: Many of our veterans and active-duty and reservists proudly wear insignia that usually gives the outside world a clue as to their prior or current service. For example, whenever I see a man out and about shopping for tools or the like, if he is wearing a VIETNAM VETERAN baseball cap, I’ll walk up to him and complement him on his headgear. This opens up a more meaningful conversation, usually with deployment dates and memorable locations and situations.]

Anonymous
Anonymous
November 11, 2022 11:44 am

Let’s not forget the psyops that have destroyed families ,religion etc. Also welfare which has replaced men and turned them into second class citizens.Hate crimes for white men to keep them in their place and cunts using the courts to destroy men . Yeah good times, Fuck you!

Anonymous
Anonymous
November 11, 2022 11:45 am

Fuck the military and the barstool warriors at the legion police for the Jews and their minority minions.

ATarese
ATarese
  Anonymous
November 11, 2022 12:48 pm

CORRECT. Anyone refusing to break the spell of ‘thanking for the service’ is still being complicit to the before and after evil scheme of corporations and are still refusing real bravery to call out the whole diabolical scam of fooling young minds into doing unthinkable acts for these cowards and users.

The message should be – I’m sorry if you got fooled, I have also fallen for liars and often, but it’s time to clean our souls by taking every chance we can to prevent other young people from also falling into the ‘service’ trap and say “It is not in the least a ‘service’ to America to take orders to kill or help an evil organization in any way. Don’t go, don’t support, don’t give any further praise to those who got fooled, used and discarded. Find the real courage instead to reject all military organizations and break the spell.”

flash
flash
November 11, 2022 12:34 pm

During WWII Uncle Schlomo let US soldiers die from lack of equipment and ammunition , because the Soviet Union had first dibs on all weapons of war and associated supplies produced. Also, millions of American families went hungry because mega tons of foodstuff was being shipped to the Soviet Union under the auspices of defeating ebil Hitler.

Don’t believe it? History…het some.

https://libgen.is/book/index.php?md5=DEF1852F28B08759EEDBF7A0B6C1A64F

Anthony Aaron
Anthony Aaron
November 11, 2022 3:28 pm

We learned about General Smedley Darlington Butler during Marine boot camp at Parris Island in the summer of ’66 … sadly, at our age, the message about him didn’t kick in until later — at least for me it didn’t. I was, like so many of my fellow Marines, too full of John Wayne and all of the WW2 propaganda movies we’d seen growing up … 

True, he never named the true (((enemy))) … but it did eventually become evident … 

The current and future generations need to know the truth … just who it really is that our troops are sent to die for … for who’s profiting from their fighting and their dying.

Semper Fi — 1966-68

Boogieman
Boogieman
November 11, 2022 9:47 pm
mark
mark
November 11, 2022 9:55 pm

Paul Hardcastle – 19 The Final Story

Some honest combat scenes… * “It don’t mean noth’in”.

Facts about Vietnam Veterans you may or may not know. For years we were slandered by the Unholy Trinity – The Media, Hollywood and Academia.

Modern day American Wars are a hard reality to wrestle with once your eyes are open to the MIC that controlled the country…and or you’re understanding of the ORCs controlling them.

I spent a few years as an advocate for Nam Vets, and there is a lot of lies and bullshit about us.

1. Of the 2,709,918 Americans who served in Vietnam, Less than 850,000 are estimated to be alive today.

If you’re a Nam Vet today you are part of the last 1/3rd of all the U.S. Veterans who served in Vietnam. I believe Agent Orange is taking its toll and has killed far more of us then The NVA or VC.

SPRAYED AND BETRAYED …just another Luciferian poison.

2. 1 out of 10 Americans who went to Vietnam became a causality.

• In my Grunt Company I suspect that was about 1 out of every 3.

3. The average Vietnam Grunt was in combat for 240 days during a full tour of duty…240 days in combat.

4. The Average Nam Grunt was 19, the Average WW2 Grunt was 26.

5. Vietnam Veterans represented 9.7% of their generation.

6. 2/3rds of the men who fought in Vietnam Volunteered.

7. The unemployment rate for Vietnam vets was only 4.8% in 1987, compared to the 6.2% rate for the rest of America.

8. Vietnam Veterans’ personal income exceeds that of the same non-veteran age group by more than 18 percent.
9. Today 87% of Americans hold Vietnam Veterans in high esteem.

10. There is no difference in drug usage between Vietnam Veterans and non-Vietnam Veterans of the same age group.

11. Vietnam Veterans are less likely to be in prison – only one-half of one percent of Vietnam Veterans have been jailed for crimes.

12. 85% of Vietnam Veterans made successful transitions to civilian life.

13. 97% of Vietnam Veterans were honorably discharged.

SOME DETAILS:
Of all enlisted men who died in V’nam, blacks made up 14.1% of the total. This came at a time when they made up 11.0% of the young male population nationwide. If we add officer casualties to enlisted then the black percentage is reduced to 12.5% of all casualties.

Of the 7,262 blacks who died, 6, 955 or 96% were Army and Marine enlisted men. The combination of our selective service policies, our AFQT testing of both drafted and volunteers, the need for skilled enlisted men in many areas of the armed forces, all conspired to assign blacks in greater numbers to the combat units of the Army and Marine Corps. Early in the war, when blacks made up about 11.0% of our V’nam force, black casualties soared to over 20% of the total (1965, 1966). Black leaders protested and Pres Johnson ordered that black participation should be cut back in the combat units.

As a result, the black casualty rate was cut to 11.5% by 1969.

The DoD database contains no info on Hispanic-Amer casualties. Hispanics can be of any race, but the 1980 census revealed that only 2.6% regard themselves as black. In a massive sampling of the database we were able to establish that between 5.0 and 6.0 had Hispanic surnames. These were Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban and other Latino-Americans with ancestries based in Central and South Amer. The 1970 census which we are using as our V’nam era population base, estimated Hispanic-Americans at 4.5% of the US population.

Thus we think it is safe to say that Hispanic-Americans were over-represented among V’nam casualties-an estimated 5.5% of the casualties against 4.5% of the 1970 population. These casualties came largely from California and Texas with lesser numbers from Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Florida and New York and some from many states across the country.

During the V’nam war, the Navy and Air Force became substantially white enclaves. Of the 4,953 Navy and Air Force casualties, both officer and enlisted, 4, 736 or 96% were white.

Officer casualties of all branches were overwhelmingly white. Of the 7,877 officer casualties, 7,595 or 96.4% were white, 147 or 1.8% were black; 24 or .3% were Asian, 7 or .08% were Amer Indian and 104 (1.3%) were unidentified by race.

In terms of natl origin/ancestries our massive sampling of the database reveals that Americans of Italian, French Canadian, Polish and other Southern and Eastern European surnames made up about 10% of the casualties. These casualties came largely from the Northeast and North Central regions, many from the traditionally patriotic working class neighborhoods.

It becomes apparent that the remaining 70% of V’nam enlisted casualties were of English/Scottish/Welsh, German, Irish, and Scandinavian-Amer ancestries, more from the South and Mid-West than the other regions, many from the small towns with a family military tradition.

The officer corps has always drawn heavily on English, German, Irish and Scandinavian-Amer ancestries from lower-middle and middle class white collar homes with other large percentages from ambitious blue-collar and career military families. By region, officer casualties came more from the South and West (4.1 per 100,000 population) to 3-5 from the Northeast and North Central.

Data compiled William F. Abbott from figures obtained shortly after the construction of the Vietnam War Memorial

* https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=it%20don%27t%20mean%20nothin%60

Ghost
Ghost
November 12, 2022 11:26 am

Visited the Bollinger County Veterans Memorial Park yesterday because the flag display is just spectacular.

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I’m so glad I made the trip down to this lovely cemetery on 51 highway a few miles south of Lutesville.

It is truly inspiring to stand there and listen to all those flags rippling in the wind. I have a video of it without me talking.

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Jdog
Jdog
November 13, 2022 12:32 pm

At least Butler was man enough to admit he made the world a worse place for his time in the military. Most people who were in the military still lie to themselves and tell themselves they did something good for the country, when in fact, they only helped to support a murder for profit scheme for Wall St, and world bankers…..
The real hero’s are those who have given up their freedoms and in some cases their lives to oppose the MIC and the mass murder worldwide that has spread imperialism to every corner of the earth.