Petraeus on Marines

[rubbing2001]

Doesn't matter which branch of the military you have, are or going to serve in, you are all heroes and have done an outstanding job protecting the United States of America for 236 years. It takes all 5 branches to do the job, and when you mix them they are brothers and sisters in uniform, from the basic trainee to the top generals. Thank God for the men and women in uniform, Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines and Coast Guard!!

[CaptainAmerica322]

Haha, people getting upset over this. Just for the record, this is an ARMY GENERAL, and the reason he tells the joke like that is because he's speaking in front of the Marines...its called relationship building

[eastariel]

THE NIGHT ONE SOLDIER CRIED

One snowy late night Christmas Eve, a soldier, weary, found reprieve.

He looked into the starry skies, blurry from his tear-filled eyes.

[eastariel]

His boots crunched in the icy snow, his steamy breath rose from below.

He limped into a silent house, as stealthy as a frightened mouse.

The Christmas tree sparkling bright, a beacon in this darkened night,

reminded him of rocket glare, when bullet blasts had split the air.

The fireplace burning soft and warm brought memories of those firestorms.

The rescue copter filled his mind with memories he'd tried to leave behind.

[eastariel]

He tiptoed down the darkened hall and steadied himself against the wall.

Their bedroom door was open wide, as if they didn't need to hide.

In a crib beside the mother's bed just inches from her sleeping head,

now lay a tiny newborn boy, his father's new found pride and joy.

He watched with love his infant son and blessed the freedom he had won.

For this gift he'd risked his life, endured those months of pain and strife.

[eastariel]

His wife awoke and jumped up fast. "Thank God!" she said. "You're home at last!"

She reached for him and lost her fears. "And here's your son," she said in tears.

He laughed aloud and held his son and smiled for the victory he had won.

This baby strong and freedom born received his father on Christmas morn.

He looked into his baby's eyes and cried away his cool disguise.

That soldier, weary, found reprieve one snowy late night Christmas Eve.

[TheRidersChoice]

joining the marines this summer!

[KittySN]

I'm quite happy flipping my ponytail from 30,000ft, thank you. If I wanted to be sucking Iraq dust in the sun with 100lbs of gear, I'd have bothered to consider the Army or Marines, and quite frankly I don't care what any soldier or devil dog thinks! AF haters can go to hell. ;)

[TheDevenrocks]

Hooah. 1 year till i join the army and fight for the best country in the world!

[FutureMarine1775USA]

Air force.... FAIL!!!!

[DarkTempIarKain]

@ikickbabies4fun you all lose to muslims

[FutureMarine1775USA]

@DarkTempIarKain We already won, why we are still there I dont know.

[DarkTempIarKain]

@FutureMarine1775USA No you didn't. You got kicked out of iraq, and obama is negotiating peace treaty with alquaida and taliban leaders

[Sturmmann]

@DarkTempIarKain

kicked out of iraq?

you were there last year?

please tell me what i saw

[DarkTempIarKain]

@Sturmmann What else do you want to know? Your country is fighting a lost war

[Sturmmann]

@DarkTempIarKain

we lost in iraq?

we're raping afghanistan of its resources like we did with the latin countries during the banana wars in the early 1900s for a small price.

almost every European country has a part in the raping of what you call your shithole country, because you dont know what the fuck to do with the resources.

[DarkTempIarKain]

@Sturmmann You just proved to me that your only purpose of this war is to steal resource. Good job dumbass. You now admit that this war is made against muslims and you are the aggressors and your only fight is to steal what we have. That's wrong. Killing innocent for that? Good thing so many of you die.

[spazgecko]

@DarkTempIarKain it's funny..you will condemn a few soldiers for the deaths of all innocents when not all of them want to kill and break up families but you wish it on other peopel saying "good thing so many of you die." Sayign that made you the biggest, most hypocritical person that i've ever heard about..i hope your real damn proud of being just as bad as the peopel in this world who actually DO harm innocent people..your no different man no matter what you think...read your fuckin comment.

[DarkTempIarKain]

@spazgecko Its okay you've practically lost this war.

You got kicked out of iraq, obama is negotiating peace treaties with taliban and al q

its done we won

[spazgecko]

@DarkTempIarKain i never thought we shpuld have been over there or not..i dont choose that..but saying they should die because of some is liek saying every german soldier in World War 2 was a die hard, fanatical, jew hunter...One of the most successful German officers, Erwin Rommel was almost or even just as popular with Hitler but openly defied some of his policies and did not kill jews or prisoners and was civil to the enemy...judging all on a sample is a moron's tool when they dont know.

[DarkTempIarKain]

@spazgecko sorry your military lost.



[spazgecko]

@DarkTempIarKain ok im ending this argument..all you seem to be able to say is "you lost" like an automaton so I won't try saying anything else even if I'm not disagreeing with you because logic and examples and technicalities don't seem to copute with your brain so I'll cause your fragile mind no more worries...good day and hope you enjoy your skewed logic and for future youtubers you respond to, try actually saying more than one thing...oh wait thats what speeches are right? just repetition?

[DarkTempIarKain]

@spazgecko cause you're posting things i've already answered. Your military got beaten by a small extremist force. your forces mean nothing.

[spazgecko]

@DarkTempIarKain ok they mean "nothing"..is false but in a sense yes they were beaten because they were fighting a war they knew they could win..they had the homefield advantage, knew the terrain, had no rules or policies, just to fight back..so yes we "lost" but that doesnt mean theyre nothing...russia lost to afghanistan too but that didnt mean they didnt have a strong froce..so dont go throwing phrases around that are also false..they are strong forces just made a mistake...you agree?

[DarkTempIarKain]

@spazgecko When a country has a mosque on a victory point (like a japanese shrine being built on pearl habor) having shiara law enstated, and getting the US to make a peace treaty to al q and taliban

[GraphicalMotion]

@DarkTempIarKain Way to categorize everyone by his comment , but yeah ... We won in iraq in less than 3 weeks? so I dont know what your talking about.

[orbitaldeerhunter]

@GraphicalMotion the gulf war we won in weeks

[DarkTempIarKain]

@GraphicalMotion whatever you want to believe, we still are winning and you said it yourself "Just ause your winning doesnt mean your right"

case and point. shut up.

[sano0311]

I love this guy. He understands that little rivalry among armed forces does good.

[Caboose91206]

@sano0311 agreed

[NCOProductions]

Haha, OORAH!!!