Mass Re-Enlistment Counters MSM/DNC Memes

Posted on May 10, 2006

In a story so far unreported outside of Colorado, soldiers of the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, a unit that has borne the brunt of fighting and suffered heavy casualties in Iraq, participated in a mass re-enlistment ceremony last Friday.

From the Denver Post:

Fort Carson – A year ago, as Iraqi fighters detonated a bomb that shattered his convoy, Army Sgt. Gene Braxton led survivors scrambling out of their Humvees in the hot dusty haze to hunt for the triggermen.

Five months later, a bigger roadside bomb rocked the armored vehicle Braxton was in. Reeling from a concussion, he dragged a wounded buddy to safety.

Back in Colorado, Braxton has re-enlisted and will undergo parachute jump training in preparation for a possible third stint of combat duty in Iraq.

The 26-year-old is among 640 Colorado-based 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment soldiers who, in an unusually large mass re-enlistment, have extended their military service. Hundreds participated in a re-enlistment ceremony Friday, standing bolt straight on the shiny wood floor in a Fort Carson gym, raising their right hands and swearing they’d do anything to support and defend the United States.

Of course, this story can’t be “real” because Brian Williams hasn’t reported it on the Nightly News.

Cross-posted at The Dread Pundit Bluto, The Jawa Report, and Vince Aut Morire.

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2 Responses to “Mass Re-Enlistment Counters MSM/DNC Memes”

Amy Proctor on May 10th, 2006 9:20 am

HOOAH!

This is definitely the Army I know. Our first duty station was Ft. Carson. When my husband was in Baghdad with the 82nd ABN, he reenlisted… as did many, many other paratroopers. This was before special bonuses for re-uping, and it was during the heat of the war.

The truth is that soldiers WANT to fight this war. They want to leave their families behind SAFELY so they can fight terrorists and enemies of America in one contained place.

I’ve been an Army wife for 13 years and I still get misty-eyed when soldiers re-up. It’s an HONOR to serve in the United States military.
Digital Disaster on May 10th, 2006 11:56 am

THIS should have the liberals shaking their heads….