Foreigners
It comes from this. It also comes from the guy who said Americans are worth more than everyone else combined. I would venture to say that I am not the only combat veteran in this forum that has seen the good and bad of middle eastern people first hand. My cousin Mike was shot 9 times and blown out of a building by a grenade in a raid when Iraqis didn't pull their weight. And even Mike knows that all life is invaluable. I think the ethnicity of the foreigners probably shouldn't have been brought up. No disrespect to the OP, as he seems to be a reasonable and respectful guy even in a shitty situation. It's the others here that I am worried about.
So in regards to myself, ease your worries.. let not your thoughts be troubled or your high moral tone be affected.. it is as it is and neither my mind nor my opinion of and on them.. will ever change.
I was simply going out to make it clear that, in this country, we are taught to look but don't touch. I was tickled with the attention until he grabbed the bars and started twisting the throttle and squeezing the clutch. As I walked out the door, he was on the bike, wearing MY helmet and twisting everything. That is when I got pissed and signed to him that he could look but NOT touch. He acknowledged that he understood, and it was over. They went one way and I went back to my lunch. It just bothers me that different cultures from different countries don't teach their offspring to respect the property of others by not touching what is not yours to touch. I was not making a racial statement, I was making a cultural statement.
Don't worry about me; I learned all I needed to know in Lebanon. I paid full price for my opinion and nobody is gonna shame me for it.
8th Marines
USMC
8th Marines
USMC
Last edited by Campy Roadie; Oct 16, 2015 at 08:16 PM.
Welcome home
When at a rally in 03 in New Orleans, a guy walked up and said "welcome home". I asked what he meant. He pointed to the Vietnam feather on my vest. It was the first time anyone had ever said that to me--- kicked my butt. So for anyone who's been there, done that, "welcome home."
Anybody with half a brain, no matter where the hell they are from, should know better than to touch someone's property and then this db even had the audacity to put on the op's helmet.
Damn lucky op was so restrained.
Next time it may not go so well for the POS that doesn't even have half a brain.
Damn lucky op was so restrained.
Next time it may not go so well for the POS that doesn't even have half a brain.








