I've always had a soft spot for men in uniform. I'm not entirely sure what it is about them. If it's their sense of duty, their sacrifice, courage, discipline or any other possible appealing character trait implied by the donning of a military uniform. I respect them immensely. Conversely, I have a very fierce contempt for those who would demean, condescend, diminish or cause harm to the men who serve our country. But I digress.
One man in uniform who has recently garnered every last ounce of respect I could possibly conjure is Capt. Danjel Bout currently serving in the U.S. Army stationed in Baghdad, Iraq. Capt. Bout is an incredibly upstanding man. I found out about him through My Vast Right Wing Conspiracy, when he was a runner up for The King of Cotillion.
Capt. Bout, or Thunder6, has a blog titled 365 and a Wakeup. In it he chronicles the many events currently underway in and around Southern Baghdad. He has three posts dedicated to the Iraqi Constitutional Elections. Before that he beautifully eulogizes a comrade in arms. It's always harder to read about the fallen from their fellow soldiers.
Thunder6 writes in the most beautiful prose, proving wrong all the whining, pansy liberals who claim that only undereducated, ignorant children join the military. I can only aspire to be as eloquent a communicator as Capt. Bout. His writings make the war real, with stories you'll never hear from the mainstream media, sharing sacrifices, joys, tremendous sorrows and great pride in serving the people of Iraq and representing the United States of America. I highly recommend his blog. It's absolutely riveting. Make sure you set a part ample amounts of time before clicking over. You won't want to stop reading his accounts.
God bless you and your men, Capt. Bout.
Posted by Portia at October 21, 2005 07:26 PM | TrackBackThank you for this link. His story about Mala made me cry.
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Posted by: Dee at October 22, 2005 11:31 AMA worthy link. Thanks.
Posted by: Captoe at October 23, 2005 03:58 PM
