Maggie’s Motivational Pic Thread v2.0 - - New Rules - See Post #1

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Now here is love, gratitude and courage!
This recent West Point graduate is Alex Idrache. He grew up in a slum in Haiti, where he recounts seeing the most depraved acts take place on a daily basis.
He tells the story of how US soldiers were deployed to his neighborhood following the earthquake there several years ago. He says that their presence was the first instance of hope he recalls in his childhood. He remembers looking at his dad and asking him who the people were that were helping. His dad looked at him and said, "they are American soldiers." He looked back at his father and said, "then one day, I will be an American soldier."
His father knew the situation in Haiti was unworkable and tried for several years to obtain a visa to come to the United States. After being denied for several years, he was granted a spot in Baltimore. He purchased a ticket on a boat for his family and left Haiti. They arrived and Alex, remembering the moment in the slum several years prior, looked for a way to join the US Army. He found a national guard program that allowed him to join the Army in exchange for citizenship. He didn't hesitate.
After a series of fortunate occurrences, he was given one of the few spots at West Point for prior enlisted soldiers. Despite his severe lack of formal education, he graduated as an honor graduate (top 5% physically, militarily, and academically), and the top student in the Physics Department. This picture was taken just prior to tossing his hat in the air, the realization of a dream he started 10 years prior in a slum in Port-au-Prince.
 
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168BTHPM said:
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Now here is love, gratitude and courage!
This recent West Point graduate is Alex Idrache. He grew up in a slum in Haiti, where he recounts seeing the most depraved acts take place on a daily basis.
He tells the story of how US soldiers were deployed to his neighborhood following the earthquake there several years ago. He says that their presence was the first instance of hope he recalls in his childhood. He remembers looking at his dad and asking him who the people were that were helping. His dad looked at him and said, "they are American soldiers." He looked back at his father and said, "then one day, I will be an American soldier."
His father knew the situation in Haiti was unworkable and tried for several years to obtain a visa to come to the United States. After being denied for several years, he was granted a spot in Baltimore. He purchased a ticket on a boat for his family and left Haiti. They arrived and Alex, remembering the moment in the slum several years prior, looked for a way to join the US Army. He found a national guard program that allowed him to join the Army in exchange for citizenship. He didn't hesitate.
After a series of fortunate occurrences, he was given one of the few spots at West Point for prior enlisted soldiers. Despite his severe lack of formal education, he graduated as an honor graduate (top 5% physically, militarily, and academically), and the top student in the Physics Department. This picture was taken just prior to tossing his hat in the air, the realization of a dream he started 10 years prior in a slum in Port-au-Prince.
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And that, right there, is an American!

Thanks for posting, 168!

Cheers,

Sirhr
 
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I would like to see Alex Idrache take this piece of shit out behind the wood shed and teach him the meaning of Duty, Honor, Country.

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The difference is that the above little sh** is the product of a pampered leftist lifestyle... and was probably appointed to the Academy because he passed the right sniff test... of some far-left Senator or Congressman. Wonder who got him his appointment?

Actually, I need to go find out what happened to the little Court-Martial-in-Waiting-for-Conduct-Unbecoming.... Last we knew, he was 'under review' and could lose commission and have to pay for an education...

What a POS.

Sirhr
 
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