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11 years 5 months ago - 11 years 5 months ago #27231 by OleCowboy
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Here is SOB General Officer we can ALL LOVE, makes me think of General Georgie Patton...


Chaos: General James Mattis Announced As Next Commandant Of Marine Corps

Read more: www.duffelblog.com/2012/08/general-james...ant-of-marine-corps/

"WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a controversial move sure to send shockwaves throughout the Corps, President Obama announced today that Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Jim Amos will soon be replaced by General James Mattis.Amos indicated his plans to resign early — having served only two years out of the four-year term as Commandant — saying that “he’s getting too old for this shit.”
“I’m just sick of dealing with these savages in the press and in Congress. They keep asking me questions about snipers pissing on people, nazi flags, and other crap,” said Amos. “I figure Jim [Mattis] will certainly know how to handle them.”
Not one to mince words, Gen. Mattis is known for controversial quotes — once telling a reporter that it was “fun to shoot some people,” and that his Marines should always “have a plan to kill everyone they meet.”
Mattis, who announced his plans for retirement months ago, is being recalled for the position as top commander at a time when the Marine Corps transitions from combat to peace.
“This transition stuff is all a bunch of crap,” said Mattis, after returning from a 30 mile ruck run with an 80-pound pack. ”Our Corps will always be killing people. Even in peace time, I’ll find someone for our boys to kill out there. Yeah, I’m talking to you Iran.”
When reached for further comment on his promotion, Mattis was glad that he would be staying in uniform.
“When I announced my retirement, it was at a time when death by PowerPoint was my entire day. I thought I had missed my chance for Commandant,” said Mattis, after spitting out his Red Man chew and downing a double-shot of Jack Daniels."

"General Mattis can carry his own goddamn pack. He doesn’t need your help." (be sure and follow the link for this caption on a pic and while you are at it think of Obammy having some Marine hold HIS umbrella)
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11 years 4 months ago #27242 by faawrenchbndr
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Wow, a hard core, brain dead, Jarhead!

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11 years 4 months ago #27244 by jtallen83
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Too bad he won't be Joint Chief, that would make some interesting meetings!

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11 years 4 months ago #27246 by faawrenchbndr
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Would rather see him as the CentCom CINC

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11 years 4 months ago #27248 by jtallen83
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Lets just draft him to run for President, it will take a real "take charge" attitude for us to go the right direction :usa:

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11 years 4 months ago #27249 by faawrenchbndr
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Was kinda hoping Franks was going to dabble in Politics.
In the end, I believe nearly all want nothing to do with the Political BS.

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11 years 4 months ago - 11 years 4 months ago #27250 by Dabu
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Mattis is a legend among this generation of marines. I'm proud to have served under him. :usa:
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11 years 4 months ago #27252 by OleCowboy
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faawrenchbndr wrote: Was kinda hoping Franks was going to dabble in Politics.
In the end, I believe nearly all want nothing to do with the Political BS.


Tommy Franks is a bit more low key and does not like all the political BS is right. I knew WAY back there. He and I were in the same class at Univ Tex Arlington campus and took a Law course together, I liked him then and liked him as a CO.... He had some critics over the years and he did some things that I would not agree with, but...I liked him as a person

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11 years 4 months ago #27256 by faawrenchbndr
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OleCowboy wrote:

faawrenchbndr wrote: Was kinda hoping Franks was going to dabble in Politics.
In the end, I believe nearly all want nothing to do with the Political BS.


Tommy Franks is a bit more low key and does not like all the political BS is right. I knew WAY back there. He and I were in the same class at Univ Tex Arlington campus and took a Law course together, I liked him then and liked him as a CO.... He had some critics over the years and he did some things that I would not agree with, but...I liked him as a person


Holy shit........I was his Aircraft Crew Chief from Jul 2000 to Feb 2001
Was with him, just started a trip to the AOR on Sept 11th. We were one of only 11 aircraft airborne in US airspace on Sept 12th.

Hell of a great Man

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11 years 4 months ago - 11 years 4 months ago #27259 by OleCowboy
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Mattis is a legend among this generation of marines. I'm proud to have served under him. :usa:


If you have read much on Patton, sounds just like him...

"There is one great thing that you men will all be able to say after this war is over and you are home once again. You may be thankful that twenty years from now when you are sitting by the fireplace with your grandson on your knee and he asks you what you did in the great World War II, you WON'T have to cough, shift him to the other knee and say, "Well, your Granddaddy shoveled shit in Louisiana.” No, Sir, you can look him straight in the eye and say, "Son, your Granddaddy rode with the Great Third Army and a Son-of-a-Goddamned-Bitch named Georgie Patton!"
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