[ghost]

As if roadside bombs, suicide bombers, and car bombs are not enough the terrorists have found a new way to get to our troops.

[KcDano]

You probally meant no harm when posting that picture. But think about it! What humor is there in the fact people are dying daily or left less than whole for the rest of their life as a result of the conflict in Iraq. That picture casts American servicemen in a bad light, suggesting they are something lesser than human. Driven by instinctual behaviour which they have no power over. I am sure a moderator will delete it shortly

[Travis]

Originally Posted by KcDano

You probally meant no harm when posting that picture. But think about it! What humor is there in the fact people are dying daily or left less than whole for the rest of their life as a result of the conflict in Iraq. That picture casts American servicemen in a bad light, suggesting they are something lesser than human. Driven by instinctual behaviour which they have no power over. I am sure a moderator will delete it shortly

American Servicemen built the trap for a joke and then took pictures to share are you going to question their poor taste? Do they need to think about what really is going on outside of the base? Perhaps you need to write to the soldier and explain how displeased you are with his poor judgement? Maybe lecture them on wasting the tax payers dollar.

Take it what it is. A joke that a group of American Servicemen built for fun to get a laugh. If they get a little pleasure out of building stuff like that and manage to escape the reminder they are away from family and friends I hope they build thousands of traps.

[KcDano]

In an effort to be fair. I searched for the image online. It was at Military News Military History Military PHOTO VIDEO under the joke section. So perhaps it was intended to be a joke. However,the page was devoid of any commentary regarding the numerous other means the terrorist have employed to snuff out a soldier. So I will take it as such and if I have caused harm to you, Ghost please accept my apology.

[diemai]

Though I do not quite agree with the present US policy overseas , I really don't find it funny to be joking on the destiny of so many young men !

I rather see those as humans , not as soldiers .

Think about it , diemai

[Spike-A-Pike]

There are some things that fall under the heading of a solder's right. The right to use "comic relief" to remind one another to keep alert can be a un-nerving to the uninitiated. When I was on active duty, I spread my fair share of comic relief... Some fond memories include several T-shirts:

An image of a F-4 Phantom loaded for bear and coming toward you in full afterburners. The caption was simple, bold, and to the point... "Worlds largest distributor of MiG Parts"

An image of an American ICBM launching from a hardened bunker and the caption, "Peace though Superior Firepower"

Just to mention a few... some memories never die

[ghost]

Well I can tell you as a service member who served 2 tours in Iraq and also a year in Korea on the DMZ that it was meant as a joke and without taking the time to do things such as in the picture you will lose your mind over there. If you are not out on mission you are sitting in a crouded tent or building just as if you are in prison.

So if it offended you I do apologize but you need to realize that humor is what gets most service members through there tours of duty. I know we did numerous things such as in the photo and sent them to our loved ones to show them that we are doing ok and still have a level head.

[KcDano]

No problem here! It's a done deal. Sorry that I have caused such disruption over an innocuous image.

[rhahn427]

....... Knock Knock Knock ........ HELLO ........ in case you didn't notice .......... THIS IS A TACKLEBUILDING WEBSITE .........

Stop the political stuff ......... people come here to get away from that ........

[Spike-A-Pike]

Originally Posted by rhahn427

....... Knock Knock Knock ........ HELLO ........ in case you didn't notice .......... THIS IS A TACKLEBUILDING WEBSITE .........

Stop the political stuff ......... people come here to get away from that ........

Actually according to the SITE RULES, #5 Off topic posts: all posts must go in their respective forum, if you're unsure of a forum destination for your post, put it in "The Docks" (our general off-topic forum). So actually, this is exactly where it is supposed to go.

You can even make your "political observations" without the fear of a police state taking you away, that's FREEDOM, that's The Docks!