tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5991024443488082637.post8370689048863755817..comments2023-02-25T09:36:18.263-06:00Comments on Red Bull Rising: Building CharacterAdministratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12357128909045161891noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5991024443488082637.post-51413686923600907352010-10-27T13:04:07.195-05:002010-10-27T13:04:07.195-05:00Some call me Tim! But you may call me..... Tim!Some call me Tim! But you may call me..... Tim!AW1 Timhttp://aw1tim.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5991024443488082637.post-81790661207053172622010-10-27T08:14:01.161-05:002010-10-27T08:14:01.161-05:00@ Tim: "Bard?" I like it! Your "cur...@ Tim: "Bard?" I like it! Your "curse and blessing" even presages an upcoming post. What manner of man are you that can summon up fire without flint or tinder?Charlie Sherpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16791563886675329245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5991024443488082637.post-11665964286192136192010-10-27T00:52:37.345-05:002010-10-27T00:52:37.345-05:00Charlie, I understand how it feels to be left behi...Charlie, I understand how it feels to be left behind. I have always pined for that "do-over", at least one last deployment. I made three with the Navy before getting injured and ending up on the street. Hated to see the squadron leaving without me. Still hurts.<br /><br /> But you write exceptionally well, and by being home, you can also speak for those not there, those overseas. You've been there. You speak the soldier's language and you can translate their world for those who haven't seen it, who could never comprehend some things.<br /><br /> You aren't a Sherpa, Charlie. You are a bard, and it's up to you now to sing the songs, the sagas, of the 34th. Your task is to tell their story(s) as best you can. The unit historian(s) will tell the big tale, the unit histories. You will tell the stories of the men themselves. The view from the foxhole, as it were.<br /><br /> It's an important job, and probably as much a curse as a blessing. Good tales, and sad tales, but tales of citizen soldiers. Those good men and women will be well served by you, and I look forward to hearing you tell their stories.<br /><br /> V/RAW1 Timhttp://aw1tim.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5991024443488082637.post-78259214433178046452010-10-26T17:08:38.013-05:002010-10-26T17:08:38.013-05:00Sherpa - Here's a new mission that I imagine h...Sherpa - Here's a new mission that I imagine has already crossed your expansive journalistic mind...<br /><br />You possess a unique combination of skills, experience and perspective to prove that the pen is, indeed, mightier than the sword.<br /><br />Go forth & prosper. (But don't forget to write!)<br /><br />KK<br />(on behalf of myself, Jeff Courter, and Jeff's entire "Afghan Journal" Tribe)KKruse and Jeff Courterhttp://lifeloveandtruth.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5991024443488082637.post-84643944917359611972010-10-26T12:16:40.744-05:002010-10-26T12:16:40.744-05:00@ Coffeypot: As a freelancer, I alternate between ...@ Coffeypot: As a freelancer, I alternate between thinking my boss is a genius, and thinking that he's a despot.<br /><br />A recent trip to the California desert (while still in uniform) proved to me the utility of what you're talking about--eyes on the target, without having to carry a weapon--while also illuminating some of the hidden costs. "Have pen, will travel" also means purchasing your own equipment!<br /><br />No, that wasn't a commercial for funding. Just an observation.<br /><br />@ Ria: Thanks for the good words! I'm hope I can continue to educate and entertain, and maybe indirectly serve a greater good!Charlie Sherpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16791563886675329245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5991024443488082637.post-10623646057913332872010-10-26T11:21:39.496-05:002010-10-26T11:21:39.496-05:00hehehe.... romance novelist? Really? But a journ...hehehe.... romance novelist? Really? But a journalist shouldn't surprise anyone. You're able to write and make it interesting. However you continue your profession, keep us in the loop. I, for one, am proud to follow you! Thanks!Riahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14977528977408309872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5991024443488082637.post-90823756623183025962010-10-26T09:01:24.894-05:002010-10-26T09:01:24.894-05:00Being a journalist, perhaps you can get your boss ...Being a journalist, perhaps you can get your boss (remember boss spelled backwards is double SOB)to give you an assignment as an imbedded reporter covering your Red Bull units. Being with them, not having to do the military stuff and making a shit-pot more money than them, would be a good way to keep us informed of the shenanigans over there.Coffeypothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08601474604616163167noreply@blogger.com