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What is a solider / Kirby?

I found this in an email the other day.  During the storming of Baghdad, the email What is a Soldier was go around the circles.  One of Kirby's friends changed it around to What is a Kirby.  The end result is some of the best prose I have ever seen put to paper.  I actually printed it out and sent it to our friend Brandon who was in Baghdad at the time.  He got a pretty good laugh out of it when he took a break from dogging rocket propelled grenades.

 

Subject: WHAT IS A SOLDIER?

The average age of the Infantryman is 19 years. He is a short haired,  tight-muscled kid who, under normal circumstances is considered by society as half man, half boy. Not yet dry behind the ears, not old enough to buy a beer, but old enough to die for his country. He never really cared much for work and he would rather wax his own car than wash his father's; but he has never collected unemployment either. He's a recent High School graduate; he was probably an average student, pursued some form of sport activities, drives a ten year old jalopy, and has a steady girlfriend that either broke up with him when he left, or swears to be waiting when he returns from half a world away. He listens to rock and roll or hip-hop or rap or jazz or swing and 155mm Howitzers. He is 10 or 15 pounds lighter now than when he was at home because he is working or fighting from before dawn to well after dusk. He has trouble spelling, thus letter writing is a pain for him, but he can field strip a rifle in 30 seconds and reassemble it in less - in the dark. He can recite to you the nomenclature of a machine gun or grenade launcher and use either one effectively if he must. He digs foxholes and latrines and can apply first aid like a professional. He can march until he is told to stop or stop until he is told to march. He obeys orders instantly and without hesitation, but he is not without spirit or individual dignity.  He is self-sufficient. He has two sets of fatigues: he washes one and wears the other. He keeps his canteens full and his feet dry. He sometimes forgets to brush his teeth, but never to clean his rifle. He can cook his own meals, mend his own clothes, and fix his own hurts. If you're thirsty, he'll share his water with you; if you are hungry, his food. He'll even split his ammunition with you in the midst of battle when you run low. He has learned to use his hands like weapons and weapons like they were his hands. He can save your life - or take it, because that is his job. He will often do twice the work of a civilian, draw half the pay and still find ironic humor in it all. He has seen more suffering and death then he should have in his short lifetime. He has stood atop mountains of dead bodies, and helped to create them. He has wept in public and in private, for friends who have fallen in combat and is unashamed. He feels every note of the National Anthem vibrate through his body while at rigid attention, while tempering the burning desire to 'square-away' those around him who haven't bothered to stand, remove their hat, or even stop talking. In an odd twist, day in and day out, far from home, he defends their right to be disrespectful. Just as did his Father, Grandfather, and Great-grandfather, he is paying the price for our freedom. Beardless or not, he is not a boy. He is the American Fighting Man that has kept this country free for over 200 years. He has asked nothing in return, except our friendship and understanding. Remember him, always, for he has earned our respect and admiration with his blood.

What is a Kirby?

The average Kirby is 23 years old 6'2" and a little on the healthy side.  He is old enough to be out of college, but not old enough for college girls. He would rather add another dent to his car than clean up the fries under his seat. He was an average student and pursued many athletic activities like, darts, foosball, and Golden Tee. He listens to Toots, Motely Crue, and the Stones. His CDs skip uncontrollably to us, but to the average Kirby the beat is right on. He is accident prone but never at fault. He cannot cook his own food but can dress a hotdog in 30 seconds, and eat it in less, in the dark. He says it tastes better that way. He sometimes forgets to brush his teeth. Okay he always forgets to brush his teeth, but never forgets to eat breakfast. He'll share his water with you. But you better not even look at his taquitos. He has two sets of underwear. He wears one while he airs out the other. He has learned to use his hands like weapons, but not on purpose. He can hospitalize a girl in a single dance move. He has laid across mountain of dead beer cans and most likely created all of them. He has earned our respect and admiration. Well that's pushing it. He has earned our friendship.

Please forward this message to all of those who are fortunate to have a uniformed Kirby serving them.

Anna makes the news again

"Not abandoning these kids is really important," says Anna Fornias, the organization's marketing director. "Kahleel is acting out and testing the waters, but Walt hangs in there. He holds Kahleel accountable but he's also shown that he's forgiving."

 

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/features/lifestyle/sfl-flcfkahleel1125sbnov25,0,6405630.story?page=1

Anna's SuperBowl Ad

COACHES TONY DUNGY AND LOVIE SMITH TO APPEAR IN SUPER BOWL PSA HIGHLIGHTING THE IMPORTANCE OF MENTORING

CBS, The NFL and Big Brothers Big Sisters Team Up In A Historic Super Bowl First: An In-Game PSA Featuring the Coaches Who Are Real Life Mentor and Mentoree

CBS, The NFL and Big Brothers Big Sisters have joined forces to create a 10-second public service announcement highlighting the importance of mentoring to debut during Super Bowl XLI airing on CBS Network Sunday, Feb. 4^th.  In a Super Bowl first, the in-game PSA will feature the two coaches whose teams are competing in the game. The roughly 90 million viewers who tune in to watch the game will see Indianapolis Colts’ Coach Tony Dungy and Coach Lovie Smith of the Chicago Bears underscore the importance of mentoring by referencing their real-life mentoring relationship.

These extraordinary role models, the first African-American head coaches to bring their teams to the NFL’s biggest game of the year, exemplify the power of mentoring. Dungy, who waited more than 10 years for an opportunity to be a head coach was the person who gave Smith his first NFL job. Smith considers Dungy his mentor and they speak to each other every Monday morning.

“We are thrilled to be partnering through CBS Cares with the NFL and Big Brothers Big Sisters to bring the year’s largest television audience a positive message about mentoring” said Martin Franks, Executive Vice President, Planning, Policy & Government Affairs, CBS Corporation. “We had long ago decided we wanted to showcase mentoring, and ideally do so with the team coaches during the Super Bowl, so we felt like we won the lottery – or in this case, the Super Bowl, given the actual mentoring connection these coaches share.”

Anna B. Fornias

Community Resource Development Manager

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Broward County

954.584.9990 ext. 116

954.584.9868 fax

www.bbbsbroward.org

Claire is in the Home Companion

Claire is in the Artist and Designers on our Radar section of Home Companion.  Check out the article here.

Anna has made the news

Anna has made the South Florida Business Journal.  A couple of weeks ago I got a drunking call from Anna telling me how all the people in Florida were fake, so I wonder if that would make the news as well.