This picture hits you hard.

InfernalH · 6 months

this shit's real. Kyle Hockenberry of 1st Infantry. Lost his legs and his left arm to an IED in Afghanistan last June. full story

NewDrekSilver · 6 months

Man, war sucks.

breakfastman · 6 months

I hope all you bastards that said, "hur dur, he volunteered, he's stupid hur dur" fucking voted, because if not, you all are a bunch of assholes.

9teendelta · 6 months

This guy stepped on an IED right behind my brother in Kandahar Valley, Afghanistan. I still keep in touch with him via facebook, he has lost both legs and left arm. Besides that he has made a full recovery and still loves America! It makes me feel good that you guys still care. I posted this to r/military a few months ago as well.

clarithium · 6 months

Except he's sacrificing his life on a rich man's whim, not for anyone he loves who is in danger. that's why it is sad, that someone willing to put shit on the line is being taken advantage of for stupid shit. fuck the world

YesYesLibertarians · 6 months

What an overwhelming image. And yet all I can think of is Henry Kissinger.

Military men are dumb, stupid animals to be used as pawns for foreign policy.

Leave it to ~~the federal~~ government to take the selfless valor of young men like this and pervert it into a tool of power and politics.

christianrightwing · 6 months

WHAT IS HE SACRIFICING HIS LIFE FOR?

piraterum · 6 months

Obligatory: I can't help but think that those he loved would have been infinitely better served if he had stayed home to be with them.

xyroclast · 6 months

You know what hits me hard? People dying for no fucking reason other than corporate greed.

g1bb0n · 6 months

He had good intentions maybe, but he was used to do bad things by bad people.

iamtechnicolor · 6 months

This picture makes me want to be a better person...

TheGreatPastaWars · 6 months

I once let my friend eat the last slice of pizza.

FlockaFlameSmurf · 6 months

I hate the hivemind so much...

revolting_blob · 6 months

... until you realize that his sacrifice has very little to do with those he loves

iorgfeflkd · 6 months

Huh? The war has been going on long enough that people who sign up for it know what it's about, and that it's not about protecting their country.

Greglast · 6 months

The first thing thought was "I wonder if this is really an Indecision tattoo?".

actonesceneone · 6 months

As someone who has been deployed, seeing this brings out an insane amount of emotion. Incredible shot!

Awesome_Oil_Paint · 6 months

http://i.imgur.com/QheDx.jpg

joeyoungblood · 6 months

This is PFC Kyle Hockenberry. According to news reports he lost his legs and an arm in a bomb blast.

His friends still pay tribute to his sacrifice on his facebook group page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/217687891595414/

BuckeyeBentley · 6 months

Hey, at least he has a non-rebreather on instead of a mask and someone breathing for him. So he has support of his own airway and is breathing on his own. Already a positive sign.

Noino1966 · 6 months

I just get hit hard by misplaced loyalties...

begui · 6 months

What was the reason for being in Afghanistan again?

mobastar · 6 months

Too bad he sacrificed himself for big money interest and not actual freedom. I fucking hate our government, a big reason I got out was because I wasn't willing to die for billionaire fuckholes.

Storming · 6 months

Another jingoist circlejerk, nothing to see here folks.

MrFacetious · 6 months

Is there really any weight to the "It's just rich people wanting oil" defense? Seriously, I'm curious... source please?

EsslingenAmNeckar · 6 months

I didn't expect all these anti-militarism comments (not that I'm against them).

headbanger141 · 6 months

oh, good...a pissing contest between two groups of people who can't throw a punch. I'm so proud of Reddit right now.

ropers · 6 months

Yeah, yeah, y'all go ahead and circlejerk your militarist patriotism boners over this – but of course when young shaheeds who defend their homelands from the actions you take and sponsor exhibit the exact same attitude, it's suddenly a bad thing...

wateristasty · 6 months

Terrible that our country throws these young men's lives away.

LORDJEW_VAN_CUNTFUCK · 6 months

Am I the only one that doesn't feel anything looking a this?

SaltFrog · 6 months

:( I feel for this man. But he is hurt for nothing. This war isn't his to fight. v___v

Please bring home the troops.

hanksredditname · 6 months

For those I love, I will secure petroleum assets in the Middle East.

TableManner · 6 months

No it doesn't.

concretebox · 6 months

Stop it. Dying doesn't make you a hero. Joining the army doesn't make you a hero. Stop worshiping soldiers, start thinking.

themightybaron · 6 months

Just too damn bad he lost it fighting for nothing. Not his fault at all, but absolutely our fault.

Hindu_Wardrobe · 6 months

Fuck war.

So happy my loved one came back safely. Fuck everything about war.

OmNamahShivaya · 6 months

I really don't give a shit about soldiers anymore. I mean, as human beings, I respect them. I don't want any harm to come to them. But I don't get emotional when I see a dead soldier. It's a soldier. Their job is to die for politicians. Not for their family (even though that's what they think they're doing), but for political and corporate gains. At least in the Iraq/Afghanistan/soon to be Iran wars.

This image does not hit me hard. Call me heartless, call me an asshole, call me whatever you want. I don't give a fuck about a soldier dying in a pointless war that is draining all of our tax dollars, making more enemies along the way, and making Americans look even more foolish and arrogant than we already were. The only thing that "hits me hard" is the fact that this soldier died for NOTHING of value. He put his life on the line because he wanted to protect his country or his family (or both), but that's not what these wars are about. It's about protecting corporate and political interests.

So mourn all you want over his "bravery".

malcolmreynolds1989 · 6 months

This picture could be an amazing ad for WelchAllyn. Many thanks to those in the Armed Forces!

bigmad50 · 6 months

Why is he sacrificing??? What country puts us in any danger? Seriously, has there been any threat to the United States since the Cold War? I respect our troops (lord knows I don't want to do it!), but I don't understand the notion that they are keeping us safe from anything. They are doing the governments bidding and too many of them are losing their lives to do it. Bring the troops home and put these brave men to work doing something that actually helps the people of the United States!

RtasVadum · 6 months

Canadian here, it's not uncommon for a civvy to see someone in uniform, and pay for their coffee/doughnut/whatever at Tim Hortons. Just a small way to show that we respect them for what they're willing to do for their country.

[deleted] · 6 months

Really awesome pic. Too bad it turned into an anti war /r/circlejerk

HashRunningRapist · 6 months

Came here to see if Reddit would belittle and insult someone for losing his limbs thousands of miles from his family. Satisfied. Seriously, I understand the anti-war sentiment, after serving in Afghanistan I'm 100% behind an immediate withdraw, but insulting one of my brothers for losing hos limbs is distasteful, disgusting, and frankly, below you Reddit.

twilightpanda · 6 months

I can't express this enough; Ask any soldier or marine who's seen combat. Most of them don't fight for a cause of a purpose, but they fight and die for the men watching his back.

A brotherhood baptized by the fire of combat you will find no stronger. It's very likely that the "ones I love" refer not to his loved ones at home, but the men fighting along side him.

jasno · 6 months

Lets be honest, do most people join the military to sacrifice for those they love? Do they join for a decent wage? Do they join to protect their hometown from terrorist threats? Do they join to liberate the world and bring freedom to the oppressed? Do they risk their lives and kill for some America that doesnt even exist?

I used to look up to military people. I actually would thank them for their service, until I started thinking about why these people join in, and what exactly they do.

Are soldiers too stupid to question the people sending them off to kill or be killed? Do the soldiers even care if the wars they fight are ethically right or wrong? Or do they just want a paycheck and food in their kids bellies?

It may be hard to generalize about all of them, but lets just say I dont thank American soldiers anymore.

yangl123 · 6 months

I feel a bit guilty for assuming this was a Welch Allyn advert at first glance...

animateclay · 6 months

It is very sad. Unfortunately the people who profit from the wars don't care about guys like this. They recruit them, tell them they are saving us from evil and their banks balance grows. If he didn't come home like this I'm sure they'd send him to Iran next which is all based on lies like Iraq.

nickles69 · 6 months

I thought this said "this picture gets you hard" then I felt like a terrible person

aCRACKbaby · 6 months

I thought it was going to be a duck with a pirate hat...

erock0546 · 6 months

I am in tears. I hate war, but love those who serve. Damnit, I promised I wouldn't cry.

Pantsuz · 6 months

wow. Profound. Thank you.

mmmjon · 6 months

As someone who is in the process of joining the military (not American), this hit me hard. Real hard.

But I'd like to ask, how the fuck does someone go from joining to being deployed on a year long tour in 4 months?!?!?!

brettjerk · 6 months

This comment will get buried, but: These are lyrics to a song by Indecision. The full lyrics are "For those I love I will sacrifice, not for those I've never seen."

jorgander · 6 months

Except from All Quiet on the Western Front. Sorry for the TLDR

I can see him now, as he used to glare at us through his spectacles and say in a moving voice: "Won't you join up, Comrades?"

These teachers always carry their feelings ready in their waistcoat pockets, and trot them out by the hour. But we didn't think of that then.

There was, indeed, one of us who hesitated and did not want to fall into line. That was Joseph Behm, a plump, homely fellow. But he did allow himself to be persuaded, otherwise he would have been ostracised. And perhaps more of us thought as he did, but no one could very well stand out, because at that time even one's parents were ready with the word "coward"; no one had the vaguest idea what we were in for. The wisest were just the poor and simple people. They knew the war to be a misfortune, whereas those who were better off, and should have been able to see more clearly what the consequences would be, were beside themselves with joy.

Katczinsky said that was a result of their upbringing. It made them stupid. And what Kat said, he had thought about.

Strange to say, Behm was one of the first to fall. He got hit in the eye during an attack, and we left him lying for dead. We couldn't bring him with us, because we had to come back helter-skelter. In the afternoon suddenly we heard him call, and saw him crawling about in No Man's Land. He had only been knocked unconscious. Because he could not see, and was mad with pain, he failed to keep under cover, and so was shot down before anyone could go and fetch him in.

Naturally we couldn't blame Kantorek for this. Where would the world be if one brought every man to book? There were thousands of Kantoreks, all of whom were convinced that they were acting for the best--in a way that cost them nothing.

And that is why they let us down so badly.

For us lads of eighteen they ought to have been mediators and guides to the world of maturity, the world of work, of duty, of culture, of progress--to the future. We often made fun of them and played jokes on them, but in our hearts we trusted them. The idea of authority, which they represented, was associated in our minds with a greater insight and a more humane wisdom. But the first death we saw shattered this belief. We had to recognise that our generation was more to be trusted than theirs.

They surpassed us only in phrases and in cleverness. The first bombardment showed us our mistake, and under it the world as they had taught it to us broke in pieces.

While they continued to write and talk, we saw the wounded and dying. While they taught that duty to one's country is the greatest thing, we already knew that death-throes are stronger. But for all that we were no mutineers, no deserters, no cowards--they were very free with all these expressions. We loved our country as much as they; we went courageously into every action; but also we distinguished the false from true, we had suddenly learned to see. And we saw that there was nothing of their world left. We were all at once terribly alone; and alone we must see it through.

venividivixi · 6 months

I fully believe that this man believes he is fighting for your freedoms.

Mitchellonfire · 6 months

It does not.

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mrRabblerouser · 6 months

the tattoo should read "for corporate greed, I will kill innocent people"

Phantomass · 6 months

Who else here now feels like a total pussy?

smoochy2012 · 6 months

Support the troops by not supporting war.

serrit · 6 months

It really doesn't.

DrunkmanDoodoo · 6 months

If you don't want to get your limbs blown off then don't join the military. How fucking hard is that to understand?

Evanderson · 6 months

Too bad all his sacrificing is for a barrel of oil.

BrainInAJar · 6 months

He loves oil barons?

punkdigerati · 6 months

As a masochist I feel let down by the title

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