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In April 2007, U.S. Navy SEAL, Sr. Chief Mike Day was caught in a brutal firefight with three al-Qaeda insurgents after he was the first of his team to enter a room in a town near Fallujah, Iraq. The enemy fighters opened fire, hitting Day with 27 separate bullets. 11 of the shots were stopped by his body armor, but 16 penetrated his body and left him perilously wounded.

A grenade then exploded just 10 feet away from him, knocking him unconscious. According to Day, when he woke up roughly a minute later, he managed to kill two of the fighters with his pistol. When the fighting finally stopped, he miraculously got up and walked himself to a medical helicopter.

“People hear about my story and they can’t believe it. I was there and I can’t believe it,” Day said. “I got shot 27 times – 16 in the body and 11 times in my body armor."

Sadly, Mike Day passed away on March 27, 2023. He served 21 years in the Navy and later worked as an author and an advocate for wounded military veterans.

#mike day #military #badass #us navy #navy seals #fallujah #operation iraqi freedom #graphic design #graphics

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A U.S. Marine machine gun crew from 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, takes up position next to a burned out car and rubble in street, after crossing the Tigris river and entering the city of Baghdad on April 7, 2003.

(Photo by Christophe Calais/Corbis via Getty Images)

#usmc #us marines #infantry #grunts #machine gunner #oif #operation iraqi freedom #military #warrior wednesday

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"I forgot to spit out my tobacco so I had to swallow it."

(Generation Kill, 2008)

#generation kill #movies #video #usmc #us marines #operation iraqi freedom #oif #miltary

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"Think about all the wisdom and science and money and civilization it took to build these machines; and the courage of all the men who came here; and the love of their wives and children that was in their hearts. And all that hate, dog. All the hate it took to blow these mother-fuckers away. It's destiny, dog... white man's gotta rule the world."

(Generation Kill, 2008)

#generation kill #usmc #us marines #recon #operation iraqi freedom #oif #jon huertas #military #graphics #graphic design

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U.S. Army Rangers, Pat Tillman and his brother Kevin, during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003. Today we honor the memory of Pat Tillman who was killed in Afghanistan on April 22, 2004. We shall never forget this true American hero. 🇺🇸 “Somewhere inside, we hear a voice. It leads us in the direction of the person we wish to become. But it is up to us whether or not to follow.” - Pat Tillman

#pat tillman #kevin tillman #us army #army rangers #usa #afghanistan #miltary #never forgotten #warrior

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Today we are honoring the memory of Pat Tillman. (11/06/76 - 04/22/04)

Selected by the Arizona Cardinals with the 226th pick in the 1998 NFL Draft, Tillman started 10 of 16 games in his rookie season and would later be named to the Sports Illustrated 2000 NFL All-Pro team.

His NFL career spanned 60 games with totals of 340 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 3 interceptions for 37 yards, 3 forced fumbles, 15 pass deflections, and 3 fumble recoveries.

In May 2002, Tillman enlisted in the army after turning down a contract offer of $3.6 million over three years from the Cardinals. He enlisted with his brother Kevin and they completed both basic training and the Ranger Selection Program together. After taking part in the initial months of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Pat entered Ranger School in September and graduated in November of 2003.

Tillman would be redeployed to Afghanistan, and on April 22, 2004, he was killed during a friendly-fire incident near the Pakistan border. He became the first professional football player to be killed in combat since Bob Kalsu, who died in Vietnam in 1970. Tillman was posthumously promoted to corporal and awarded the Silver Star and Purple Heart.

We will never forget you, Pat. You were a true hero and an inspiration for all. 🇺🇸

#pat tillman #us army #army rangers #usa #soldier #football player #arizona cardinals #military #never forgotten #rest in peace #graphic design #graphics

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Freedom is never free! Wear red today to support and remember our troops currently deployed overseas!

#red friday #remember everyone deployed #us army #us navy #us air force #us marines #us coast guard #support our troops

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U.S. Marines from Combat Engineer Platoon, Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, place explosives on a Ba'ath Party Regime symbol outside of the Qalatsukar Secret Police Station on April 7, 2003.

(Photo by: Sgt. Zachary Bathon)

#usmc #us marines #oif #operation iraqi freedom #military #history #combat engineers #warrior wednesday

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"Most people in America right now think of Iraq as a dangerous country. Now, if I were to stand up, I might get killed. But to us, behind this wheel it's pretty safe. So to us, Iraq is a safe country. Right here, I feel pretty safe. Do you feel safe? See... it's all relative."

(Generation Kill, 2008)

#generation kill #movies #video #usmc #us marines #oif #operation iraqi freedom

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"Sir, the main weapon on your point vehicle is unreliable. Given the prevailing climatic conditions, using this lubricant...is like trying to buttfuck a virgin, underage Phuket whore with chalk, when K-Y is clearly called for, Sir."

(Generation Kill, 2008)

#generation kill #movies #movie quotes #usmc #us marines #operation iraqi freedom #oif #military #graphics #graphic design

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U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment are photographed on April 6, 2003, as they move up the street, on the outskirts of Baghdad to seize the east bridge that grants main access to the city.

(Photo by: Gilles BASSIGNAC/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)

#usmc #us marines #infantry #grunts #oif #operation iraqi freedom #baghdad #military #history

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Freedom is never free! Wear red today to support and remember our troops currently deployed overseas!

#red friday #remember everyone deployed #us army #us navy #us air force #us marines #us coast guard #support our troops

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Throwback Thursday: Yours truly standing in the middle of an abandoned Iraqi army base, outside the city of Nasiriyah, which was dubbed "Whitehorse" and used as a base of operations by Task Force Tarawa in early April, 2003.

Minutes later, we were loaded onto 5-ton trucks, rolled into Nasiriyah to reinforce Marine units guarding the Euphrates River bridges and do a relief in place to allow them to continue their push further into the city.

#usmc #us marines #infantry #grunt #machine gunner #oif #operation iraqi freedom #military #throwback thursday #tbt #me

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This is how you are supposed to drive with your girl

Touch

#truth #relationship goals

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i still love this view

#nature #landscape #outdoors #women #lovely

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Showers in paradise. 🇨🇴 Thank you, Colombia.

#outdoors #shower #women #lovely #Columbia

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I am a cuddler

#truth #relationship goals #cuddler