Love, Peace, & Psychology

May 18th: Armed Forces Day

This is definitely a must read. It takes the gives you not the media perspective of the war in Afghanistan but the perspective of a soldier fighting the war. There are a few tear moments in this book. It will definitely make you look at things differently.

Everyone thinks that being in a war is nothing but non-stop action and fighting. I thought that too before I came here. It is actually ninety percent boredom mixed with ten percent shitting your pants, and there is absolutely nothing in between. You are either bored crazy or knee deep in some shitty mess

Bryan A. Wood - Unspoken Abandonment

mylifeismeasuredinmiles:

semper-strong:

I do respect all those who serve. But if you’re a sailor, or an airman, and you’re claiming that you are “fighting for our country”, you are full of fucking shit and I will call you out on it.

Marines and (sometimes) Soldiers are the ones fighting for us. Marines go in first and make things safe, then Soldiers go in and continue the fight.

What a fucking moron.

Odd. If Navy Seals fall under the Navy, and Sailors are Navy, doesn’t that make Navy Seals sailors? the logic. I know of some airmen that just got back from deployment in Afghanistan but I’m sure they weren’t over there defending our country, they were probably just playing charades or something ya know. How dare they.

and sometimes soldiers?

itstactical:

An Operational Detachment Alpha from 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) (7 SFG (A)) begin to be lifted off the ground by a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during a training event Eglin Base Air Force Base.

(via youareclearedhot-over)

Given the number of troops deployed, tens of thousands of soldiers, Marines, airmen, and sailors may be suffering from the pernicious combination of PTSD and lasting problems from mild traumatic brain injury. They become, quite literally, different men and women than they used to be, a generation of warriors whose fight has shifted from external combat zones to invisible internal battlefields.

Aftershock: The Blast That Shook Psycho Platoon

Green Berets from the 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) watch as a Soldier is being hoisted onto a CH-47 Helicopter on Eglin AFB, FL on Feb. 06.

A Journey To The Unknown
The wind blows across the land,
Thoughts turn in his head,
Across the oceans into the sand,
The man makes his bed.
A journey to the unknown,
An adventure to be seen,
Yet he is alone.
A great burden he is to see,
A victory not to be,
Troubled times lie in wait,
But all he has is hate,
Will there be salvation?
Will he have a reputation?
The story has just begun.
Till then he’ll have some fun.
~Soldier808~

A Journey To The Unknown

The wind blows across the land,

Thoughts turn in his head,

Across the oceans into the sand,

The man makes his bed.

A journey to the unknown,

An adventure to be seen,

Yet he is alone.

A great burden he is to see,

A victory not to be,

Troubled times lie in wait,

But all he has is hate,

Will there be salvation?

Will he have a reputation?

The story has just begun.

Till then he’ll have some fun.

~Soldier808~

For My Country by ~DarkImaging

CH-47 Chinook

Naray, Afghanistan

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