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I am an American Soldier.
I am a Warrior and a member of a team. I serve the people of the United States and live the Army Values.

I will always place the mission first.
I will never accept defeat.
I will never quit.
I will never leave a fallen comrade.

I am disciplined, physically and mentally tough, trained and proficient in my warrior tasks and drills. I always maintain my arms, my equipment and myself.
I am an expert and I am a professional.
I stand ready to deploy, engage, and destroy the enemies of the United States of America in close combat.
I am a guardian of freedom and the American way of life.
I am an American Soldier.]]> http://deadsoldiers.org/news.html#11 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Full Metal Jacketed Music - Dead Soldiers - News http://deadsoldiers.org/news.html#10
I am proud to be a United States Coast Guardsman.

I revere that long line of expert seamen who by their devotion to duty and sacrifice of self have made it possible for me to be a member of a service honored and respected, in peace and in war, throughout the world.

I never, by word or deed, will bring reproach upon the fair name of my service, nor permit others to do so unchallenged.

I will cheerfully and willingly obey all lawful orders.

I will always be on time to relieve, and shall endeavor to do more, rather than less, than my share.

I will always be at my station, alert and attending to my duties.

I shall, so far as I am able, bring to my seniors solutions, not problems.

I shall live joyously, but always with due regard for the rights and privileges of others.

I shall endeavor to be a model citizen in the community in which I live.

I shall sell life dearly to an enemy of my country, but give it freely to rescue those in peril.

With God’s help, I shall endeavor to be one of His noblest Works...

A UNITED STATES COAST GUARDSMAN.]]> http://deadsoldiers.org/news.html#10 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Full Metal Jacketed Music - Dead Soldiers - News http://deadsoldiers.org/news.html#9
This is my rifle. There are many like it, but this one is mine. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life. Without me my rifle is useless. Without my rifle, I am useless. I must fire my rifle true. I must shoot straighter than the enemy who is trying to kill me. I must shoot him before he shoots me. I will. My rifle and I know that what counts in war is not the rounds we fire, the noise of our burst, or the smoke we make. We know that it is the hits that count. We will hit.

My rifle is human, even as I am human, because it is my life. Thus, I will learn it as a brother. I will learn its weaknesses, its strengths, its parts, its accessories, its sights and its barrel. I will keep my rifle clean and ready, even as I am clean and ready. We will become part of each other.

Before God I swear this creed. My rifle and I are the defenders of my country. We are the masters of our enemy. We are the saviors of my life.

So be it, until victory is America's and there is no enemy.]]> http://deadsoldiers.org/news.html#9 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Full Metal Jacketed Music - Dead Soldiers - News http://deadsoldiers.org/news.html#8

I am a United States Sailor.

I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States of America and I will obey the orders of those appointed over me.

I represent the fighting spirit of the Navy and all who have gone before me to defend freedom and democracy around the world.

I proudly serve my country’s Navy combat team with Honor, Courage and Commitment .

I am committed to excellence and the fair treatment of all.]]> http://deadsoldiers.org/news.html#8 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Full Metal Jacketed Music - Dead Soldiers - News http://deadsoldiers.org/news.html#6
The new Airman's Creed was released by CSAF Mosely in April 2007. It is to replace all of the other Air Force Creeds

I am an American Airman. I am a warrior. I have answered my nation’s call.

I am an American Airman. My mission is to fly, fight, and win. I am faithful to a proud heritage, A tradition of honor, And a legacy of valor.

I am an American Airman, Guardian of freedom and justice, My nation’s sword and shield, Its sentry and avenger. I defend my country with my life.

I am an American Airman: Wingman, Leader, Warrior. I will never leave an airman behind, I will never falter, And I will not fail.]]> http://deadsoldiers.org/news.html#6 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Full Metal Jacketed Music - Dead Soldiers - News http://deadsoldiers.org/news.html#5

Background: As a member of the Armed Forces of the United States you are protecting your nation. It is your duty to oppose all enemies of the US in combat or, if a captive, in a prisoner of war compound. Your behavior is guided by the Code of Conduct, which has evolved form the heroic lives, experiences and deeds of Americans from the Revolutionary War to the Southeast Asian Conflict.

Your obligations as a US citizen and a member of the Armed Forces result from the traditional values that underlie the American experience as a nation. These values are best expressed in the US Constitution and Bill of Rights, which you have sworn to uphold and defend. You would have these obligations—to your country, your Service and unit, and your fellow Americans—even if the Code of Conduct had never been formulated as a high standard of general behavior.

Just as you have a responsibility to your country under the Code of Conduct, the US Government has a dual responsibility—always to keep faith with you and stand by you as you fight for your country. If you are unfortunate enough to become a prisoner of war, you may rest assured that your Government will care for your dependents and will never forget you. Furthermore, the Government will use every practical means to contact, support and gain release for you and for all other prisoners of war.

To live up to the Code, you must know not only its words but the ideas and principles behind those words.

These pages contain the Code, an explanation of its principles and a statement of the standards expected of you.

The Code of Conduct is an ethical guide. Its six articles deal with your chief concerns as an American in combat; these concerns become critical when you must evade capture, resist while a prisoner, or escape from the enemy.

Experiences of captured Americans reveal that to survive captivity honorably would demand from you great courage, deep dedication and high motivation. To sustain these personal values throughout captivity requires that you understand and believe strongly in our free and democratic institutions, love your country, trust in the justice of our cause, keep faithful and loyal to your fellow prisoners, and hold firmly to your religious and moral beliefs in time of trial.

Your courage, dedication, and motivation supported by understanding, trust, and fidelity will help you endure the terrors of captivity, prevail over your captors and return to your family, home, and nation with honor and pride.

NOTE: The Code of Conduct for members of the Armed Forces of the US was first promulgated by President Eisenhower August 17, 1955. The Code, including its basic philosophy, was reaffirmed on July 8, 1964, in DOD Directive No. 1300.7. On November 3, 1977, President Carter amended Article V of the Code. On March 28, 1988, President Reagan amended Articles I, II and VI of the Code. The Code, although first expressed in its written form in 1955, is based on time-honored concepts and traditions that date back to the days of the American Revolution.

THE CODE

1. I am an American, fighting in the forces which guard my country and our way of life. I am prepared to give my life in their defense.

All men and women in the Armed Forces have the duty at all times and under all circumstances to oppose the enemies of the US and support its national interests. In training or in combat, alone or with others, while evading capture or enduring captivity, this duty belongs to each American defending our nation regardless of circumstances.

2. I will never surrender of my own free will. If in command, I will never surrender the members of my command while they still have the means to resist.

As an individual, a member of the Armed Forces may never voluntarily surrender. When isolated and no longer able to inflict casualties on the enemy, the American soldier has an obligation to evade capture and rejoin friendly forces.

Only when evasion by an individual is impossible and further fighting would lead only to death with no significant loss of the enemy should only consider surrender. With all reasonable means of resistance exhausted and with certain death the only alternative, capture does not imply dishonor.

The responsibility and authority of a commander never extends to the surrender of a command to the enemy while the command has the power to fight and evade. When isolated, cut off, or surrounded, a unit must continue to fight until relieved or able to rejoin friendly forces through continued efforts to break out or evade the enemy.

3. If I am captured I will continue to resist by all means available. I will make every effort to escape and aid others to escape. I will accept neither parole nor special favors from the enemy.

The duty of a member of the Armed Forces to use all means available to resist the enemy is not lessened by the misfortune of captivity. A POW is still legally bound by the Uniform Code of Military Justice and ethically guided by the Code of Conduct. Under provisions of the Geneva convention, a prisoner of war is also subject to certain rules, such as sanitation regulations. The duty of a member of the Armed Forces to continue to resist does not mean a prisoner should engage in unreasonable harassment as a form of resistance. Retaliation by captors to the detriment of that prisoner and other prisoners is frequently the primary result of such harassment.

The Geneva Convention recognized that a POW may have the duty to attempt escape. In fact, the Geneva Convention prohibits a captor nation from executing a POW simply for attempt escape. Under the authority of the senior official (often called the senior ranking officer, or "SRO") a POW must be prepared to escape whenever the opportunity presents itself. In a POW compound, the senior POW must consider the welfare of those remaining behind after an escape. However, as a matter of conscious determination, a POW must plan to escape, try to escape, and assist others to escape.

Contrary to the spirit of the Geneva Convention, enemies engaged by US forces since 1950 have regarded the POW compound an extension of the battlefield. In doing so, they have used a variety of tactics and pressures, including physical and mental mistreatment, torture and medical neglect to exploit POWs for propaganda purposes, to obtain military information, or to undermine POW organization, communication and resistance.

Such enemies have attempted to lure American POWs into accepting special favors or privileges in exchange for statement, acts, or information. Unless it is essential to the life or welfare of the person or another prisoner of war or to the success of efforts to resist or escape, a POW must neither seek nor accept special favors or privileges.

One such privilege is called parole. Parole is a promise by a prisoner of war to a captor to fulfill certain conditions—such as agreeing not to escape nor to fight again once released—in return for such favors as relief from physical bondage, improved food and living condition, or repatriation ahead of the sick, injured, or longer-held prisoners. Unless specifically directed by the senior American prisoner of war at the same place of captivity, an American POW will never sign nor otherwise accept parole.

4. If I become a prisoner of war, I will keep faith with my fellow prisoners. I will give no information or take part in any action which might be harmful to my comrades. If I am senior, I will take command. If not, I will obey the lawful orders of those appointed over me and will back them up in every way.

Informing, or any other action to the detriment of a fellow prisoner, is despicable and is expressly forbidden. Prisoners of war must avoid helping the enemy identify fellow prisoners who may have knowledge of particular value to the enemy and who may, therefore, be made to suffer coercive interrogation.

Strong leadership and communication are essential to discipline. Discipline is the key to camp organization, resistance, and even survival. Personal hygiene, camp sanitation, and care of sick and wounded are imperative. Officers and noncommissioned officers of the United States must continue to carry out their responsibilities and exercise their authority in captivity. The senior, regardless of Service, must accept command. This responsibility, and accountability, may not be evaded.

If the senior is incapacitated or is otherwise unable to act, the next senior person will assume command. Camp leaders should make every effort to inform all PWs of the chain of command and try to represent them in dealing with enemy authorities. The responsibility of subordinates to obey the lawful orders of ranking American military personnel remains unchanged in captivity.

The Geneva convention Relative to Treatment of Prisoners of War provides for election of a "prisoner’ representative" in POW camps containing enlisted personnel, but no commissioned officers. American POWs should understand that such a representative is only a spokesman for the actual senior ranking person. Should the enemy appoint a POW chain of command for its of purposes, American POWs should make all efforts to adhere to the principles of Article IV.

As with other provisions of this code, common sense and the conditions of captivity will affect the way in which the senior person and the other POWs organize to carry out their responsibilities. What is important is that everyone support and work within the POW organization.

5. When questioned, should I become a prisoner of war, I am required to give name, rank, service number, and date of birth. I will evade answering further questions to the utmost of my ability. I will make no oral or written statements disloyal to my country and its allies or harmful to their cause.

When questioned, a prisoner of war is required by the Geneva Conventions and this Code to give name, rank, service number (SSN) and date of birth. The prison should make every effort to avoid giving the captor and additional information. The prisoner may communicate with captors on matters of health and welfare and additionally may write letters home and fill out a Geneva Convention "capture card."

It is a violation of the Geneva Convention to place a prisoner under physical or mental duress, torture, or any other form of coercion in an effort to secure information. If under such intense coercion, a POW discloses unauthorized information, made an unauthorized statement, or performs an unauthorized act, that prisoner’s peace of mind and survival require a quick recovery of courage, dedication, and motivation to resist anew each subsequent coercion.

Actions every POW should resist include making oral or written confessions and apologies, answering questionnaires, providing personal histories, creating propaganda recordings, broadcasting appeals to other prisoners of war, providing any other material readily usable for propaganda purposes., appealing for surrender or parole, furnishing self-criticisms, communicating on behalf of the enemy to the detriment of the United State, its allies, its Armed Forces, or other POWs.

Every POW should also recognize that any confession signed or any statement made may be used by the enemy as a false evidence that the person is a "war criminal" rather than a POW. Several countries have made reservations to the Geneva Convention in which they assert that a "war criminal" conviction deprives the convicted individual of prison of war status, removes that person from protection under the Geneva Convention, and revokes all rights to repatriation until a prison sentence is served.

Recent experiences of American prisoners of war have proved that, although enemy interrogation sessions may be harsh and cruel, one can resist brutal mistreatment when the will to resist remains intact.

The best way for prisoner to keep faith with country, fellow prisoners and self is to provide the enemy with as little information as possible.

6. I will never forget that I am an American fighting for freedom, responsible for my action, and dedicated to the principles which made my country free. I will trust in my God and in the United States of America.

A member of the Armed Forces remains responsible for personal actions

at all times. A member of the Armed Forces who is captured has a continuing obligation to resist and to remain loyal to country, Service, unit and fellow prisoners.

Upon repatriation, POWs can expect their actions to be reviewed, both as to circumstances of capture and conduct during detention. The purpose of such review is to recognized meritorious performance as well as to investigate possible misconduct. Each review will be conducted with due regard for the rights of the individual and consideration for the conditions of captivity, for captivity of itself is not a condition of culpability.

Members of the Armed Forces should remember that they and their dependents will be taken care of by the appropriate Service and that pay and allowances, eligibility and procedures for promotion, and benefits for dependents continue while the Service member is detained. Service members should assure that their personal affairs and family matters (such as pay, powers of attorney, current will, and provisions for family maintenance and education) are properly and currently arranged. Failure to so arrange matters can crate a serious sense of guilt for POW and place unnecessary hardship on family members.

The life of a prisoner of war is hard. Each person in this stressful situation must always sustain hope, must resist enemy indoctrination. Prisoners of war standing firm and united against the enemy will support and inspire one another in surviving their ordeal and in prevailing over misfortune with honor.]]> http://deadsoldiers.org/news.html#5 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Full Metal Jacketed Music - Dead Soldiers - News http://deadsoldiers.org/news.html#4


I

I am an American, fighting in the forces which guard my country and our way of life. I am prepared to give my life in their defense.

II

I will never surrender of my own free will. If in command, I will never surrender the members of my command while they still have the means to resist.

III

If I am captured I will continue to resist by all means available. I will make every effort to escape and to aid others to escape. I will accept neither parole nor special favors from the enemy.

IV

If I become a prisoner of war, I will keep faith with my fellow prisoners. I will give no information or take part in any action which might be harmful to my comrades. If I am senior, I will take command. If not, I will obey the lawful orders of those appointed over me and will back them up in every way.

V

When questioned, should I become a prisoner of war, I am required to give name, rank, service number, and date of birth. I will evade answering further questions to the utmost of my ability. I will make no oral or written statements disloyal to my country and its allies or harmful to their cause.

VI

I will never forget that I am an American, fighting for freedom, responsible for my actions, and dedicated to the principles which made my country free. I will trust in my God and in the United States of America.]]> http://deadsoldiers.org/news.html#4 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Full Metal Jacketed Music - Dead Soldiers - News http://deadsoldiers.org/news.html#1 http://deadsoldiers.org/news.html#1 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Full Metal Jacketed Music - Dead Soldiers - News http://deadsoldiers.org/news.html#3
Life sucks. I went to a couple of concerts last week, music was great, Flesh Factor rules. Lacuna Coil lead singer rocks my clock. Then, it happened again, for the second time in my life. A young lady, at the Big Fish Pub, asked me if I was a Vietnam Veteran, and I fell for it again. She must have seen my tiger. When I got off the plane in San Francisco, thirty-two years ago, I had an old gray haired lady, that looked like my Grandmother, walked up to me, and spit on me, because I worn my uniform back to the states. It made me feel so low, to think what we had went through meant so little. Last Friday night this young lady, younger than my kids, asked me if I was a Vietnam Veteran, I told her yes. She must have seen my tiger. The next comment out of her mouth, set me back thirty-two, she said, "Your are a killer, then." I just turned and walked away. We that defend this country are not allowed to fight back. We must just turn and walk away; the rules of engagement are not the same, as when we were in combat. We will never have any peace, because the ghosts of are past live on in the youth of tomorrow.

I am sorry to the friends I have made, I just don't know if I can take that again. It took me years to be able to be around more than six people at a time. I lived my life from my single room, and with work. I didn't tell anyone it happened that night, because I didn't want to ruin the night for anyone, ever that young lady. But it made me feel so low, and bad, I never killer anyone, unless it was in self-defense, or in defense of other. My actions were always honorable. Those who have not sacrificed for their country as I have, can't understand what its like. In just one op, I lost 123 fellow bothers of the blue, 90% of my sister squadron. We volunteered to go in and recover our friends. The horror, you children will never know. Our two squadrons were the first in the Air Force to have subdued rank, name, and insignia patches. I carry a bible in my pocket, its is for the saying of last rights for fallen bothers. It carries the souls of those I lost in it. Total number, 139, the 123, plus 8 more in combat, and 8 during a peacetime mishap. I didn't just loss a husband or bother, not just one or two. They all died to give that young lady the right to say what she feels.

I honor my flag, my country, and my fellow bothers of the services, by haven turned and walking away. But my soul is crushed, again, as it was before. I now have 26 years of Government service, 9 years as an airman, and 17 years as a civilian. I serve my bothers even now, by making sure that the equipment that they received in the field works as it should. I take VA Meds to just get sleep 4 hours a night. I have 7 bad vertebras in my back. Ghosts in my head. I sleep with a loaded 45 across my chest. All this so I can be called a KILLER. Justice is only for the forgiven. Will we never be forgiven for our service to this country?

Only the grave awaits me, I live in a country where my language is becoming a second language, where other flags are flown in disrespect to the flag that has draped so many coffins, that all might have the right to disrespect what my bothers have died for. I live in this prison, I have made for myself until my bothers call for me to come home.]]> http://deadsoldiers.org/news.html#3 Fri, 01 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0800 Full Metal Jacketed Music - Dead Soldiers - News http://deadsoldiers.org/news.html#2 The bloody hell and that damn smell.
Golden lights and overhead dog fights
Screams of falling shells and the rings of distance doorbells.
Home coming for Christmas to an empty house,
And old lady spit on me when I got off the plane in San Francisco,
She looked just like my grandmother.
Went swimming in the Atlantic Ocean in November.
In the darkness of nights I have visions I cannot forget
VA calls them dream; they have never had them
They don't know, but if they 're dreams
I don't want them anymore.
Bravo two-nine triple three
Death dealer triple three
Names we longer use, but visions we can not lose.
Sound that causes us to jerk and faces we can never forget.
I will sleep tonight, if I sleep, with sheila under my pillow.
She is my only best friend, I keep her close, I keep her clean, and I keep her mean.
She is cold but she is always there.
I am now old, but they are not, they still live inside me.
Awe the pink little pill, it's risperidone tonight, four hours of comatose dreamless sleep
Straight from the VA to my trembling mouth.
Bullshit, don't work, nothing does.
Can't have friend, for they can't understand me.
I have seen things that would make you cry, but not shed a tear.
I have done thing in the name of freedom for those who will never serve.
I have served so you might not serve.
But all is in vain. For what greater thing can a man do, but lay down his life for another.
But if it is given in vain, then it means nothing.
Is that what I did, no, I am proud to be who I am, and what I have done for country's sake.
In God I trust, I do believe I do, for I, as others, have spent my time in "HELL".
For any war is hell.]]> http://deadsoldiers.org/news.html#2 Sat, 18 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0800 Full Metal Jacketed Music - Dead Soldiers - News