The Courageous

[linemanpaul]

Since the President did not, then I will give a "shout out" to the COURAGEOUS that ended the JIHAD at Fort Hood, JOB WELL DONE

Stood her ground

Officer stops a massacre

Cops -- all types of police officers -- know they're not generally going to make the news for doing their thankless jobs the right way, day after day.

When the moment finally does come that they have to make a split-second decision, someone's likely to second-guess them.


Which is why, when a police officer does something really right, someone ought to take a moment to say so.

At the U.S. Army base at Fort Hood, Texas, an Army psychiatrist (enough irony there to fuel a few TV panels) named Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan has been identified as the man who walked into the base's soldier readiness facility Thursday, shouted "Allahu Akbar!" and opened fire with two handguns on 300 unarmed soldiers, killing 13 and wounding 30 others.

Sgt. Kimberly Munley, 35, is an Army veteran married to a soldier at Fort Bragg, N.C. She is a member of the base's "civilian police force" -- a private contractor.

To people at Fort Hood, she's a cop.

Sgt. Munley appears to have been the first armed representative of law and order to walk in on Thursday's ongoing bloodbath in the auditorium.

Sgt. Munley identified the shooter. She did not ask him to share his feelings. She opened fire.

Sgt. Munley's boss, Chuck Medley, told The Associated Press on Friday that Hasan then spun around and charged the sergeant, a gun in each hand.

Could Sgt. Munley, hit in the wrist and both thighs, really be blamed if she'd ducked for cover?

She didn't. From all reports, she stood her ground under fire, calmly reacquiring her sight picture, putting four rounds right where she wanted, in the advancing murderer's center of mass. She fired until he dropped. The killing ended.

As of Friday, though in a coma, Hasan was alive. Perhaps the Army will now get a chance to remind us how justice is supposed to work.

As of Friday afternoon, Kileen police said Sgt. Munley, though hospitalized, was "doing fine."

Good work, sergeant.

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[griffo2]

Lineman,Can you give the fallen the respect without the political slant.

[linemanpaul]

Originally Posted by griffo2

Lineman,Can you give the fallen the respect without the political slant.

When Obama had his first press conference after the MURDERS at Fort Hood, he laughed and made jokes and even spoke about a "The Congressional Medal of Honor" winner Joe Medicine Crow, He was awarded the Medal of Freedom, Jackass. It took the President 2:41 seconds into the gathering to even mention the Fort Hood tragedy, that must be cause the person typing on the teleprompter was asleep at the switch, or maybe not. My disdain is for Barack Obama and his lack of respect for those that defend this GREAT NATION, not his political ideology, so to answer your question, I do respect the fallen without a political slant, just do Me a favor when you shave in front of the mirror, take a long hard look at yourself before passing judgment on others

[griffo2]

i think you are confused mate...I dun play the political game in forums...look in the mirror??...are you drunk or stoned mate ?

[linemanpaul]

Originally Posted by griffo2

i think you are confused mate...I dun play the political game in forums...look in the mirror??...are you drunk or stoned mate ?

You are the one that inserted politics into this thread, not Me

[Steel_UK]

If that had been the case, what is this then?

Originally Posted by linemanpaul

Since the President did not, then I will give a "shout out" to the COURAGEOUS that ended the JIHAD at Fort Hood, JOB WELL DONE

[thecameraguy99]

I'm all for paying tribute to the brave men and women who wear the uniform to serve their country, but a political slant that precedes such a tribute takes away from the tribute itself and is disrespectful to those who serve.

Will one of the Big Dogs please kill this thread and replace it with an honorable one that does not have cheap shots at the President, be it a past president, a current one, or even a future one.

With Veterans Day just two days away, let's pay tribute to our brave soldiers (past and present) and leave it at that.

[linemanpaul]

To answer your post Steeluk

The President is the Commander in Chief, aka The Boss, the one to be held responsible for the good and the bad under his command. The first entry about "political" comes from one of the CENSORS not from Me, when a team looses the Head Coach is held accountable for the win or loss regardless of his "political" beliefs

[linemanpaul]

Originally Posted by thecameraguy99

I'm all for paying tribute to the brave men and women who wear the uniform to serve their country, but a political slant that precedes such a tribute takes away from the tribute itself and is disrespectful to those who serve.

Will one of the Big Dogs please kill this thread and replace it with an honorable one that does not have cheap shots at the President, be it a past president, a current one, or even a future one.

With Veterans Day just two days away, let's pay tribute to our brave soldiers (past and present) and leave it at that.

There is one called A Tribute to the Fallen, started by some "disrespectful" Top Dog, maybe you should read it some time.

PS one of your "Dogs" already has one THREAD KILL to his credit

[griffo2]

A dog yes ...And a MODERATOR has a kill....maybe a few more might in order to keep the respect around here...remember EF is not a democracy.No one tells me what to read and to look in the mirror when I am the moderator of this section, as I said before Lineman...If you don't like it you don't have to stay.

A think a little time out for this thread may be in order for the time being...