Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.

The Pentagon announced yesterday that it has abandoned its limit on the time a citizen-soldier can be required to serve on active duty overseas. This is a major change that reflects an Army stretched thin by longer-than-expected combat in Iraq and Afghanistan.

This is excellent news for Martin O'Keefer (Pictured below). He will be back reporting for active duty in the Al Anbar province, just as soon as he can remember where he put his teeth.




All kidding aside ...

This is Chief Warrant Officer Margaret Murray (Pictured below) She stands 4 foot, 8 inches tall. Her M-16 assult rife is nearly as big as she is. She is 55 years old, and headed for Iraq in a few weeks.




This is truly pathetic.