[chicodude]

http://blogs.denverpost.com/captured/2009/09/10/ian-fisher-american-soldier/


Interesting. Some of those pictures you realized it really is kids out there, fighting/dying

 

[Pesqueeb]

Good Find, great story.

 

[blue]

it really is kids out there, fighting/dying

 

[Silver]

Freedom weighs a buck o' five...

 

[jimmydean]

Engaged to one girl after boot camp, married to another after deployment. Par for the course.

 

[BurlyShirley]

Engaged to one girl after boot camp, married to another after deployment. Par for the course.

... sad that was my immediate thought as well. Or rather, I met/knew 5,000 of that exact same guy and hated being confused for another one of 'em. Maybe I was one of them and that bothered me. I dunno.
Glad to be out, that's all I can say for sure right now.

 

[jimmydean]

... sad that was my immediate thought as well. Or rather, I met/knew 5,000 of that exact same guy and hated being confused for another one of 'em. Maybe I was one of them and that bothered me. I dunno.
Glad to be out, that's all I can say for sure right now.

You and me both, brother.

 

[stevew]

awesome tattoos!

 

[manimal]

big difference after some actual time in country. the physical changes brought on by combat stress are amazing:

great find, btw.

 

[ohio]

Amazing article on a number of levels. Thanks for posting.

 

[valve bouncer]

It's nice how they let that cute little midget retard kid dress up and play soldier with them.

 

[skinny mike]

Engaged to one girl after boot camp, married to another after deployment. Par for the course.

that confused the hell out of me. at first i thought the reporter was just really bad with names.

 

[MikeD]

big difference after some actual time in country. the physical changes brought on by combat stress are amazing:

Holy crap, combat turned his reflection BLACK!

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VB, you needed to insert the Onion "Very Special Forces" article for full hipster credit.
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Great photo series, but I have to admit my reaction was Burly's and Jimmydean's...and I immediately began wondering how that girl was going to begin to make his life a living hell. Sad, really, both that we react that way and that we're almost certainly right to do so.

 

[Silver]

Great photo series, but I have to admit my reaction was Burly's and Jimmydean's...and I immediately began wondering how that girl was going to begin to make his life a living hell. Sad, really, both that we react that way and that we're almost certainly right to do so.

The girl? The guy isn't exactly a catch either. A drug using absentee.

They probably deserve each other...

 

[MikeD]

Yeah, well, it's typically a happy time all around.

 

[jimmydean]

Great photo series, but I have to admit my reaction was Burly's and Jimmydean's...and I immediately began wondering how that girl was going to begin to make his life a living hell. Sad, really, both that we react that way and that we're almost certainly right to do so.

Funny how we all either knew that dude, or was that dude. I'm sure Suzzie Homemaker did wonders for him.

 

[MikeD]

Or we NJP'd that dude 4 times.