Comments for Don't Ever Call Me A Hero

Comment on The Underwear Body Bomb Problem by laura garris

laura garris — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:35:54 +0000

Hi Mark has your book been published yet> would like to order if it has.
take care laura

Comment on About the author by Sgt Earl Baptist

Sgt Earl Baptist — Mon, 21 May 2012 03:36:36 +0000

Hey man it’s me and gutz Gutierrez proud of u man stay up I in school graduating in October wit an a degree in criminal justice stay up hope to here from u soon.

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Comment on A Marine’s critical review of The Hurt Locker by Gary

Gary — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 14:10:49 +0000

Nice post which Then, when he comes back, the soldiers don’t report him? Some idiot heads outside the wire on his own, I would have reported him because his stupidity puts everyone else at risk. Not that he hadn’t been putting everyone in danger beforehand. Thanks a lot for posting this article.

Comment on Update on the book by Mrs. Amburn

Mrs. Amburn — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:47:35 +0000

Mark, I can not wait for your book to be completed.
I am Jason Dunaway’s momma. J- DUN, as he was called.
He has told me alot about this and I have read the excerpts online.
Good luck on finishing all. Semper Fi !!

Comment on A Marine’s critical review of The Hurt Locker by David Tomasetti

David Tomasetti — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 00:53:47 +0000

Movies aren’t made to be taken literally…and few are accurate. This is most apperant to people who watch movies that relate to things they’ve actually done. Screen writers and directors try to make a message in the movie. For a guy like you, whose obviously actually been where this movie tries to take it’s viewers, you probably found it hard to watch. But most of the movie going public have never been in the Armed Service, and even fewer in actual combat. Movies are made for layman. Heck….they don’t even have their name tags on the right side of their unis in some scenes. I work in the legal proffession. Every movie ever depicting a trial is wildly overexxagerated. I try and pay more attention to the plot.

Comment on Marine Corps’ newest modded tank, “The Shredder!” by Merc0351

Merc0351 — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 04:06:14 +0000

Just a note of clarification…M1 series vehicles use a British developed ceramic composite armor called Chorbam II. there is not depleated uranium involved in the armor, beyond that they will not state its compisition as it is Top Secret. However the M829 Armor-Piercing, Fin-Stabilized, Discarding Sabot (APFSDS) which the M1A1\A2 fire from the main gun is depleated uranium.

Comment on Now, feel free to impersonate war heroes, judge rules. by Kylie

Kylie — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:16:30 +0000

This is so disgracful to all military members and families i can’t believe they would try to do something as outrageous as that. My cousin was in the marines and went through the same thing with the Purple Heart as you did and he still hasn’t received one either. I hope you and all the rest of our Soldiers get the medals tehy deserved. I’m from a pretty military family so this just enrages all of my family especially since my cousin was one of the first soldiers over in the middle east. Best of Luck with your book as well. Can’t wait to read it.

Comment on Now, feel free to impersonate war heroes, judge rules. by Jared

Jared — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 20:54:39 +0000

This i completely wrong, he claims a mental illness. This Rick Strandlof is a dirty god damn maggot. He doesn’t deserve to even be in the presence of someone to actually served their country, and to lie about going to one of the most prestigious schools in the nation makes it all the worse. This man has hurt veterans causes everywhere and i hope he burns in hell eternally for it.

Comment on Now, feel free to impersonate war heroes, judge rules. by jim fiorentino

jim fiorentino — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 23:13:25 +0000

I came to your site while googling the body bomb soccer kid from The Hurt Locker and appreciated your take on the movie. As an attorney i have always been frustrated at the ridiculous way most trials are shown in movies and tv even when the movie, like the Locker, puts itself out as serious.
Then i read this post and went to read the Judge’s entire opinion. The jerk did claim all sorts of honors and bragged about service he did not perform for his country but he was not charged with the wearing of medals but of claiming Valor through speech. The part of the original law that banned the wearing of medals is still the law as it wasn’t an issue; only the relatively new Stolen Valor law was found unconstitutional as it specifically seeks to ban speech. You can lie about yourself. I’m guessing exaggerations about military service are being heard by young woman regularly and i doubt anyone would want to police that. obviously this guy was way over that line but his speech is just as protected
Neither defamation nor slander are crimes or illegal although a person could sue in civil court to stop or punish another person for doing them. If the slander damaged their reputation. So you could call the Judge anything in person but once you begin to tell others you get into an area where damages could occur
Also impersonating a Judge could get you arrested but i imagine so could impersonating a member of the service as long as that act wasn’t just sitting in a bar bragging about being a Judge or a General but actually attempting to hold court or give orders or some other act in the official capacity of the person being impersonated.
it’s a sad state of affairs when a real hero is denied his due so i wish you the best in your quest for justice