AN INFANTRYMAN

BASE CAMP
BASIC FACTS
WWII POW Escape tunnel
A MUST READ
Original Civil War photos
MILITARY LOSSES 20 YEARS
NAVAL WARS AND CONFLICTS
BOMBING OF HIROSHIMA
Navajo Code Talkers: World War II Fact Sheet
A 'TIRED' WARRIOR
WWI NURSE AWARDED SILVER STAR
NEVER FORGET
SHELL SHOCKED?
RONALD REAGAN, FDR, CLINTON AND GW BUSH
AGENT ORANGE MEMORIAL PLAQUE
TROOPS IN IRAQ LIKE S.KOREA?
WWII WEAPONS IN IRAQ
HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE
COWARDICE
WAR CASUALTIES & CNN TOP 5 1/1/2007
THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED
THE ARMY HOME PAGE
HISTORY IN THE 40'S
THE LAW IS THE LAW!
THE HUEY PILOT
GOOD JUDGEMENT
GOOD ADVISE
DID YOU KNOW??
HOME OF HEROES
CAVALRY BANNER LINKS
VA SEARCHES FOR WW1 VETS
WW11 TRIVIA
THIS WAR IS FOR REAL
AMERICA
VETERAN'S SALUTE
WHO SHOULD WE BELIEVE?
BUDDY POPPY HISTORY
PEARL HARBOR
DID YOU KNOW TAPS 1862 ?
MAJ Chuck Heimann checking in
WAITING FOR THE AGENT
WW11 PIGGYBACK HERO
DON'T CLOSE THE BLINDS
VIETNAMESE NGUYEN CROSS OF GALLANTRY
BORDER LEGION OF 11th and 14th ACR
COMBAT RPG'S
YOUR FIRE ARMS
A VETERAN IS
I NEVER NEW THIS
DEFENDING OUR SOLDIERS
QUARTERHORSE ASSOCIATION
VIETNAM SITREP
VIETNAM INDEPENDENCE PROCLAIMED
I AM A SOLDIER
VIETNAM WAR STATS
1/9TH C AV TRP CMDR ** A SOLDIERS STORY**
Letter fm Mayor of Tall Afar,Ninewa, Iraq
OLIVER NORTH'S ARCHIVES
This WAR is for REAL
WOUNDED SOLDIERS STAYING IN IRAQ
ARMISTICE DAY
MEDAL OF HONOR
PLAN FOR PEACE
COMBAT VET FACTS
CASUALTIES - US vs NVA / VC
CAV PRIDE
Establishment of the American Army.
CAV VETERAN 1938-1940
MOUNTED COMBAT
CIVIL WAR SOLDIERS BURIED
BATTLE OF THE BULGE
WHO WILL TAKE THE SON?
ALLIED FORCES IN THE KOREAN WAR
EYEWITNESS KOREA
VIETNAM FACTS vs FICTION
A TRAITOR HONORED??
THE POW 's WE LEFT BEHIND
MY SON DIED IN IRAQ
CIVIL WAR U.S. AND IRAQ
IRAQ ANOTHER MEXICO ?
BETWEEN VETERANS
AN INFANTRYMAN
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Vietnam Distortion Rides Again
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Historical Timeline of Events
WORLD ACTION
COMBAT REFORM
1/4TH CAV FIRST AIRBORNE RECON SQUADRON
WELCOME Vietnam and Vietnam-era veterans
CANADA AT WAR
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Ride Hard and Don't Fall off!!!!

The average age of the Infantryman is 19 years. He is a short haired,

tight-muscled kid who, under normal circumstances is considered by

society as half man, half boy. Not yet dry behind the ears, but old

enough to die for his country. He never really cared much for work and

he would rather wax

his own car than wash his father's; but he has never collected

unemployment either.

He's a recent High School graduate; he was probably an average

student, pursued some form of sport activities, drives a ten year old

jalopy, and has a steady girlfriend that either broke up with him when

he left, or swears to

be waiting when he returns from half a world away. He listens to rock

and roll or jazz or swing and 155mm Howitzers. He is 10 or 15 pounds

lighter now than when he was at home because he is working or fighting

from before dawn to well after dusk.

He has trouble spelling, thus letter writing is a pain for him, but he

can field strip a rifle in 30 seconds and reassemble it in less. He

can recite to you the nomenclature of a machine gun or grenade

launcher and use either

one effectively if he must. He digs foxholes and latrines and can

apply first aid like a professional. He can march until he is told to

stop or stop until he is told to march. He obeys orders instantly and

without hesitation,

but he is not without spirit or individual dignity.

He is self-sufficient. He has two sets of fatigues: he washes one and

wears the other. He keeps his canteens full and his feet dry. He

sometimes forgets to brush his teeth, but never to clean his rifle. He

can cook his own

meals, mend his own clothes, and fix his own hurts. If you're thirsty,

he'll share his water with you; if you are hungry, his food. He'll

even split his

ammunition with you in the midst of battle when you run low. He has

learned to use his hands like weapons and his weapons like they were

his hands. He can save your life -- or take it, because that is his

job.

He will often do twice the work of a civilian, draw half the pay and

still find ironic humor in it all. He has seen more suffering and

death then he should have in his short lifetime. He has stood atop

mountains of dead

bodies, and helped to create them. He has wept in public and in

private, for friends who have fallen in combat and is unashamed. Just

as did his Father,

Grandfather, and Great-grandfather, he is paying the price for our

freedom.

Beardless or not, he is not a boy. He is the American Fighting Man

that has kept this country free for over 200 years. He has asked

nothing in return,

except our friendship and understanding. Remember him, always, for he

has earned our respect and admiration with his blood.

He is an INFANTRYMAN!

 


 
 
 
       

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