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Marine Corps Times Marine of the Year:
Staff Sergeant Wade M. Davis
3rd Marine Air Wing Miramar, CA

Staff Sergeant Wade M. Davis takes care of his own, on the battlefield and in the barracks. Where others might think they’ve done enough for their troops, Staff Sgt. Davis always goes one step further, setting the example for all of us about what it means to claim the title “United States Marine.” Assigned as a combat crew chief to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 165, Staff Sergeant Davis deployed for Operation Iraqi Freedom and flew more than 100 combat sorties including operations during the rescue of Army Pfc. Jessica Lynch. Displaying a high level of concern for his crews and the injured personnel he knew he would be called upon to rescue, he personally arranged for combat lifesaver training over and above requirements for the squadron’s air crews. This extra effort ensured a higher level of first aid and medical care for the 122 wounded personnel that the squadron ultimately evacuated, and undoubtedly saved many lives. Immediately after his return from Iraq, Staff Sgt. Davis was hand-picked by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 to be an augment instructor for the Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., recognizing how his reputation for professionalism and tactical competence has spread throughout the aviation community. “He is well-known throughout the Marine Aircraft Group as the go-to guy with any questions that pertain to tactics for helicopter aircrews,” said one of his officers. He has flown with Marines into harm’s way to provide humanitarian relief in several different operations overseas, and demonstrates his caring for others back home as well. A fellow Marine says, “He is always there for his Marines and he always does what he can to help them out.” A native of Ogden, Utah, Staff Sergeant Davis currently lives in San Diego, California. Please join all of our readers as we salute Staff Sergeant Wade M. Davis as this year’s Marine Corps Times Marine of the Year.

Does he have to by the beer at the E-club?

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I have, and now I have a headache that will never go away.

I think that they have only one DJ (are they still called that if all they do is talk lie?)
I listened to Randi Rhodes for a couple hours. All I can say is to know thy enemy is hell!!!! I mean pure Hell. The callers were all little whiner wimpy !@#$%! that wanted someone to feel there pain… I would not want to spend a minute with any one of these callers, they would drive me to think that suicide might be better.

OK I knew that they would be anti Bush but she was also making up lies about what was said in the confirmation hearing for Attorney general nominee Alberto Gonzales. Here is an interview about this nomination
Miss Rhodes was upset that the people that the president has in his cabinet think just like him. She was screeching about the fact the we need diversity in the cabinet and that Colin Powel, Dr. Condoleezza Rice, were not acting like typical black people. And because these people of black heritage do not think the way she thinks they should they must be just another Uncle tom. Then she called the President a raciest.

I just do not get it. Why should the president invite a liberal lying anti-America leftist into the cabinet where they could damage America? Does President Bush have people in office that agree with him. I think that maybe the people in President Bush’s Cabinet all have there own convictions that happen align with the president’s. Colin Powel, Condoleezza Rice, Rod Paige, Norman Mineta, Alphonso Jackson, Elaine Chao, all have very strong résumé’s.

I went out and looked at the backgrounds of the people on the President’s Cabinet. And whoa and behold these people are all from a diverse background. They all have a similar view of how America is great and how to keep it that way. I bet there are many contentions meetings with these people.

No wonder there are divides in the American people. I know that people want the facts digested into little sound bites and this is what is the problem.

Now to be fair I listen to Conservative talk radio a lot and hear the same screams as I did from Miss Rhodes. One of the differences is that Conservative talk radio slams the President when he makes a mistake and praises him when he leads in the right direction.

The main similarity is that both sides really dislike specific people on the other side. They both bring out the worst part of the people they dislike. This is all done with sound bites on the right and personal opinion on the left. I guess that fits more with the feely side on the left and the facts on the right.

I lean right so Limbaugh, Hanity, Huwitt, Ingram do not give me headaches very often but some of the callers do.

Is it the right degrading the left?
Or
The right degrading the left that is deviding America?
What do you think is the cause of the split between Left and Right?

How can we talk to these people and stop this madness?

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GoNavy25 has a new video that he created about the Navy.
Go check it out
The liberals should be afraid because this is a young Californian Conservative dominating a blue state..

I’m a conservative and I’m damn proud of it.

UPDATE: GoNavy25 is only 15!! GO visit him.

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the Diplomad needs to listen to the Radio Advertisements from UNICEF on all they are doing in south east Asia. I have heard many spots on several stations.

If only those stingy Aussies and Yanks would have the decency to shut down relief operations while the UN rep is trying to hold a meeting, after all, he’s here to help, help himself, that is, to taking credit for what the others are doing.

Oh Wait,,, he cant listen to the lies here because he is there helping….my bad….

Update:
So is the American Military.

What Hotel is the UN staying in?

Go here to find real organizations that are helping already.

Do not believe the UN or UNICEF lies…(remember Oil-for-Palaces)

Also please do not change your support from other organization to support these victims. Try to dig deeper for this new crisis.

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Da Goddess has the poop scope on how the brits became a softer and more likeable bunch.

The British are a wee bit off. How else do you explain why it took eighteen years to find softer toilet paper??

I want to know how they dealt with dingle berries?

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OK this lesson is the two basic types of guys . Grenade in the bunker (GITB) guys are control the scene and take no prisoners. Quiet and aloof (QAA) guys are just that quite and in the back ground.

Very often I have heard how Mr. X has turned into a domineering, and controlling individual. Mr. X displays an attitude of superiority or indifference to the others feelings or concerns. When asking how they got together more often than not the story eventually describes an initial meeting as being a G.I.T.B. experience.

I disagree with this:

Q.A.A. guy is a firm believer that it is virtually impossible to put his foot in a closed mouth

Because all of us guys have foot in mouth disease.

Here is my take on these two types of guys.

First I need to put myself in context. I am a former Marine, Cowboy, Pilot, Construction worker, Systems architect, not to mention I am 6′6 at 240#. I have lots of confidence and bravado when the situation requires it. But I think I fit more in the QAA mold these days.

OK so I have a buddy that is 5′7 160# and he is the basic GITB guy. They buddy is loud and quite funny and always the instigator. We are friends because to me, many women while they like the confident loud types to help boost there self image they do not typically hook up with them. To my advantage the ones he picks up on are weeded out of the noise. I am also not intimidated or mocked by him as he makes others the butt of his jokes.

Most QAA types also can move into the GITB type when there is a target that they are interested in. Age also has something to do with determining the type most men are. When I was 18-30 I might have been closer to the GITB type because I was on a mission. Now days I am more QAA because I have successfully completed more missions and my target type has changed.

My buddy is my age but has not completed as many missions and he is still a GITB type. When we go out he is constantly on the prowl and I have had some of my girlfriends tell me they do not like when he is around now that we are all older. He has been busted a couple times as a ‘Cock Block’ by other buddies and now these buddies refuse to invite him to parties. While he makes a party wherever he goes, he is black listed.

Now I being more of a QAA type I find many times I get women coming over to me in social situations. The type of women that I attract is not as flighty and insecure as the girls that my buddy attracts. Sometimes that is a bummer; many times it is not. I have been very happy although I have not found the one for me. My buddy is never happy with the girl situation and is always in boom or bust mode. Even when he is dating a girl he is acting the GITB mode and looking for another girl as he knows the other girl will leave soon.

Now if I could just find the one.

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Kool-Aid has an assignment for everyone that will help all of the girls to figure out what guys are like.
First post is Guy School 101

Although traffic lights have red, yellow and green lights to signify stop, caution and go, the average male “on the prowl” has modified this normal traffic pattern. The average guy has in effect removed the yellow light from the dating traffic system. There is only red and green. Stop and Go. For example…a guy is checking you out from across the room. You happen to notice his gaze. You smile. Not a wink, not a “why don’t you come up and see me sometime” look…just a smile. The guy sees… green light…she smiled at me…she’s interested.

The only problem is there are people that break the law of the dating road. Some guys do not follow lights because they are really blind and should not be driving at all. They just sense what the light color is int here mind. Guy x in this case is full throttle until someone blows his tires out and then he is the hurt little man going for the sympathy date.

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Marine Corps Leadership Traits

Dependability

• The certainty of proper performance of duty.

Bearing

• Creating a favorable impression in carriage, appearence and personal conduct at all times.

Courage

• The mental quality that recognizes fear of danger or criticism, but enables a man to proceed in the face of it with calmness and firmness.

Decisiveness

• Ability to make decisions promptly and to announce them in clear, forceful manner.

Endurance

• The mental and physical stamina measured by the ability to withstand pain, fatigue, stress and hardship.

Enthusiasm

• The display of sincere interest and exuberance in the performance of duty.

Initiative

• Taking action in the absence of orders.

Integrity

• Uprightness of character and soundness of moral principles; includes the qualities of truthfulness and honesty.

Judgement

• The ability to weigh facts and possible solutions on which to base sound decisions.

Justice

• Giving reward and punishment according to merits of the case in question. The ability to administer a system of rewards and punishments impartially and consistently.

Knowledge

• Understanding of a science or an art. The range of one’s information, including professional knowledge and an understanding of your Marines.

Tact

• The ability to deal with others without creating offense.

Unselfishness

• Avoidance of providing for one’s own comfort and personal advancement at the expense of others.

Loyalty

• The quality of faithfulness to country, the Corps, the unit, to one’s seniors, subordinates and peers.

With Traits like this why does the Left hate the Military….Might it be Initiative or maybe Unselfishness that they hate? Just asking

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