Subdeacon Joe Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 http://www.duffelblog.com/2012/08/obama-to-receive-honorary-green-beret-induction-into-special-forces-association/ The honorary beret comes in recognition of the President’s decisiverole in covert operations throughout the world during his term —including the killing of Osama bin Laden last year in Pakistan, and his combat action in Afghanistan months ago. http://www.duffelblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/obambo.jpg Army Public Affairs has confirmed that Lieutenant General CharlesCleveland will personally present Obama with his beret and a speciallyengraved Fairbairn-Sykes combat knife. The knife, traditionally used by elite soldiers world-wide since thebeginning of the 20th century, will have the President’s name stamped onthe blade, along with the names of deceased Special Forces Medal ofHonor recipients Randall Shugart and Gary Gordon, immortalized in the novel and film Black Hawk Down. The presentation will be in a small but highly anticipated ceremony at the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Balz, SASS#46599 Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 I feel sick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 What is that sucking sound I hear? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Dave Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 I think I'm gonna puke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clay Mosby Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Another slap in the face of the true Heroes of this country. (though I did see one report that said this is false) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 This is from "The Onion," right....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted May 3, 2013 Author Share Posted May 3, 2013 This is from "The Onion," right....? No, Duffleblog. I take it no one actually read the article. Or looked at this authentic photo of Obama IN COMBAT IN AFGHANISTAN (hint, hint) http://www.duffelblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/obambo.jpg (hint, hint). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Dave Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 so you are saying it is a joke, right? either way it's a joke real or not. I tire of the joke we have become. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted May 3, 2013 Author Share Posted May 3, 2013 Just to clear things up, here is a bit of the history of the Duffleblog: A Brief HistorySince 1797, The Duffel Blog has been serving the men and women of theAmerican military with insightful commentary and hard-hittingjournalism. While other agencies have sometimes run from possiblyscandalous stories, TDB has been known to be edgy and ahead of its time,almost as if they could see into the future. After reporting onPresident John Adams’ $200 per week cocaine habit in March 1799, TDB wasnamed The American Military’s Most-Trusted News Source by the Columbia Journalism Review and the nickname stuck. The Duffel Blog is sometimes referred to as “The military version ofThe Onion”, but this is a popular misconception. The misnomer wascleared up in May 2012 when TDB staff successfully conducted an airborne assault on the offices of The Onion News Network so that others would know “The Onion was actually the civilian version of The Duffel Blog.” The Duffel Blog was nominated for The Pulitzer Prize in2012 “for continued excellence in journalism”, and has been recognizedas a world leader in modern media by other, unworthy news outlets suchas The Wall Street Journal, National Public Radio, The Military Times, NBC News, Gizmodo, USA Today, and Business Insider. Who We AreTDB was originally founded by Lance Corporal Alfred Whittingham, aU.S. Marine stationed at Tun Tavern in Philadelphia, PA. Whittingham, aprolific binge drinker and avid boxer, served as a recruiter forthe-then newly formed Marine Corps. As new recruits came to volunteer,Whittingham would force them to drink shots of whiskey and challengethem to a dueling match before allowing them to sign the enlistmentpapers — a practice that is still used by Marine recruiters across theUnited States today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apache Hawk 60642 Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 One freaking word : WHY ? ? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted May 3, 2013 Author Share Posted May 3, 2013 One freaking word : WHY ? ? ? Why did I post it? Kinda like slipping an unopened can of beans into the fire along with some wood - just to see what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apache Hawk 60642 Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Not dat ! Agin ! Why are the SP gonna give dat clown a Green Beret ? ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted May 3, 2013 Author Share Posted May 3, 2013 Hawk, read ALL of the first post, and look at the links. Including the "orambo.jpg" link. Also, look at post #7 (why does that bring to mind Marion Hargrove and the bit in his book about guard duty and "Corporal of the Guard! Post Number Three!"?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Dan Troop 70448 Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Would have made a better post if you had done it April 1st. MT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chantry Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 http://www.duffelblog.com/2012/08/obama-to-receive-honorary-green-beret-induction-into-special-forces-association/ The honorary beret comes in recognition of the President’s decisive role in covert operations throughout the world during his term — including the killing of Osama bin Laden last year in Pakistan, and his combat action in Afghanistan months ago. http://www.duffelblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/obambo.jpg Army Public Affairs has confirmed that Lieutenant General Charles Cleveland will personally present Obama with his beret and a specially engraved Fairbairn-Sykes combat knife. The knife, traditionally used by elite soldiers world-wide since the beginning of the 20th century, will have the President’s name stamped on the blade, along with the names of deceased Special Forces Medal of Honor recipients Randall Shugart and Gary Gordon, immortalized in the novel and film Black Hawk Down. The presentation will be in a small but highly anticipated ceremony at the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center. Go to your room! No internet for a week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Cherokee, SASS#48332 Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Considering this bit of news, and taking into account his many military accomplishments..Perhaps he should be drafted, and then dropped into the mountains of Afganistan for say, the next 3 1/2 years.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badlands Beady Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Some people will believe anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tascosa, SASS# 24838 Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 I have just two words... B--- S--- ! Whether its a joke or not its a shame that ANYONE would connect Obama and Green Beret in the same sentence!!! Well thats a little more than two words.. I never was any good with math. Tascosa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted May 3, 2013 Author Share Posted May 3, 2013 Some people will believe anything. I believe it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noz Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 I think I'm gonna puke I just did! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 This is from "The Onion," right....? No, Duffleblog. I take it no one actually read the article. Or looked at this authentic photo of Obama IN COMBAT IN AFGHANISTAN (hint, hint) http://www.duffelblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/obambo.jpg (hint, hint). Well.... I was close. You might owe Bob a new computer... I suspect he may have shot his. That or had a heart attack... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted May 3, 2013 Author Share Posted May 3, 2013 Well.... I was close. You might owe Bob a new computer... I suspect he may have shot his. That or had a heart attack... I suspect he know Duffleblog. And, since I had put "via Duffleblog" as a "tag" that could be read before anyone opened the thread, being the observant fellow he is, he would have caught it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner Gatlin, SASS 10274L Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Some people will believe anything. yeah - like all that hope and change crap boy did that party and America get a lie and a half with this bozo. GG ~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tennessee Stud, SASS# 43634 Life Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 I hear he is also going to get an "Honorary SASS Membership".... Wonder what his SASS alias would be? WhammyBammy ThankUmammy Obammy? (NOT SERIOUS!.... mods... don't beat me... pllleeeeeassssseee) ts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Well, I knew what it was when I opened the thread this morning and saw it was the Dooffle Bag. But there were about 15 seconds before the post opened up that gave me a very bad time indeed. I'm glad I hadn't had breakfast yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Pony Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Almost as bad an idea as them funny colored berets for the Rangers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Jake1001 Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 I knowed it was FAKE from the Git Go. Fun reading it though. 1 Man Army. He's a legend in his own Mind. Jake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three Foot Johnson Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 That... wasn't... funny. Well... a little bit maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin N. Hobbes, 17218 Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 It's all true. I know, I was there, and that's exactly how it happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pack Saddle Slim, SASS #73122 Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 Well, like Abraham Lincoln once said, "You can't believe everything you read on the internet." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner Gatlin, SASS 10274L Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 Well, like Abraham Lincoln once said, "You can't believe everything you read on the internet." Lincoln was before his time GG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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