Episode 50 – Fitzy Mess: Born in a Bar

Episode 50 – Fitzy Mess: Born in a Bar

WARNING!!! This episode contains language that Marines use when talking to each other. If you don’t like profanity and twisted humor then take your headphones off and walk away now. You have been warned. Otherwise, welcome to Episode 50 of Oscar Mike Radio.

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So my producer, Sinista1, hits me up and says check out this video. It is a Marine Rapper! I was like hmmm ok. I am a metal head. I like some rap, but I am in no way into the hiphop culture or all that. I watched this video (Fitzy Mess – YouTube Video – Welcome to the Infantry)  and wanted to talk with him.

Fitzy was a grunt in the Marine Corps and served overseas. He is a lifelong fan of rap and hiphop and started rapping while he was serving. Welcome to the Infantry hit YouTube a month ago and has over 50K views. There were several parts of this video that spoke to me even though I was not in the Infantry.

I didn’t feel like I was doing an interview. I thought I was back in the barracks talking to a Marine who wasn’t like me but still cool enough to talk to me about it. Even  though we served in different times and had different jobs, it was two dudes talking having a good time.

When Fitzy talked about Veterans having something the enjoy doing and are passionate about, I got it. Sometimes we as Veterans can get discouraged and frustrated with civilian life. We got to find that one thing to keep us in the game.

Fitz also talked about PTSD and Veteran suicide. This is an issue that troubles us both. We are tired of going to funerals.

With membership declining in the VFW and American Legion, maybe we need to focus more on veterans who network and support each other like Fitzy Mess is doing. All I know is a hardcore metal head loved what is brother did. You will too. Look for his next release to hit this year on or around the Marine Corps Birthday. Semper Fi Brother.

You can find Fitzy Mess in the following places on-line

YouTube – Fitzy Mess YouTube Channel

Facebook – Fitzy Mess Facebook Page

Instagram – FitzyMess831

 

Episode 49 – USS Fitzgerald

Episode 49 – USS Fitzgerald

Question of the Week

I was asked about what one can do to start helping Veterans. There are plenty of places to start locally. Places that need your energy, ideas, and muscle to advocate for Veterans.

 

The Word

I spent this episode trying to get my head around how to ships in a rather LARGE body of water could collide. I wanted to take a moment and honor the brave sailors who did their job and saved more lives as a result. I want to follow up on this when all the facts are available. Until then, my thoughts and prayers go out to the entire crew of the USS Fitzgerald.

 

 

 

 

The Complaint Department

28 Million Dollars wasted on uniforms for Afghan National Army??? POG and GRUNT were not too happy.

Fox Business News – 28 Million Wasted on Uniforms

Upcoming Events

Tuesday, June 27th 2017, Justice for Huey and Sophie’s Hope will be having a rally at the Harnett County Courthouse located in Lillington, NC.

This is the first hearing for Jarren Heng who helped murder Huey. If you are in the Harnett County, come out and support Justice for Huey and Sophie’s Hope.

Episode 48 – Reality Loser

Episode 48 – Reality Loser

Question of the Week

What do you think about Trump calling out NATO? I get why this is being asked, but to answer this would take more space than I have here. I have looked at this and others have done a lot of research on this and in a way Trump is right. Our allies need to pull their weight by contributing more to NATO and their own defense

The Word

Not a winner, not a brave soul either…..

There was a time in this country that the term, “Loose lips, sink ships” meant something. If you violated this, then there were real punitive consequences for your actions.

Reality Winner (Yes, that is her name) decided that it would cool to give classified information to the online news outlet Intercept. It looks like the Federal Government is going to throw the book at her. I support this as I say in my podcast. She is not a hero, she is not a patriot like Rosie O’Donnell says. Read this great article from the Washington Post about this. She is a loser.

Excellent Washington Post Article about Reality Winner

 

The Complaint Department

POG and GRUNT are back and happy. GRUNT wants to know why Bill Belichick isn’t nominated for an Oscar for his work on D-Day: Over Normandy. POG hate the New England Patriots so he isn’t happy that Bill Belichick did the narration for the documentary. No one is happy.

Unit Shout Out

US Special Forces are fighting ISIS Islamic Militants in the city of Marawi located in the Philippines. Again, if you want to understand why I believe we should fight them over there, and not over here, please read this article from military.com. Military.com – US Special Forces assist in Philippines

 

 

 

Upcoming Events

Justice for Huey is having a rally on June  27th at Harnett County Courthouse in Lillington, NC.

“We will be meeting outside of the courthouse where the first hearing for Jarren Heng will be held and demonstrating that we want justice for Huey!

https://goo.gl/forms/kABiSlrA2GrSkdck2

^^ Fill out this form if you’re going!”

If you are in the NC area you should try to go. Thank you

Episode 47 – Terrorism in London

Episode 47 – Terrorism in London

Question of the Week

How was D-Day: Over Normandy? I was asked that question after seeing the world premiere in Providence, RI. All I can say is Tim Gray and WWII Foundation have created something that touches people. As many of our WWII Veterans are dying off, it is important that their stories are kept alive. D-Day over Normandy does that with stunning visuals that were shot with a drone to an authentic voice over from Bill Belichick. Go to WWII Foundation Website to check it out and get the film on BluRay

The Word

Many questions have been asked about the terrorist activities in Britain. How did this happen? Why is it happening to us? What can we do to prevent it? Will it happen here in America.

So this episode was a way to start answering these and other questions. The one that comes to mind is, “Why do we want to fight the enemy overseas?” The events in England should give someone a good idea why.

I based much of this episode off of this website US Government Invasive Species Website. The reason I did it this way is to remove any religious or racial overtone or suggestion. You can also check out the US Fish & Wildlife Recommendations for more information.

My point is until we start treating those support, perpetrate and endorse terrorism like an invasive species, it is simply a matter of when we are attacked again rather than if. I don’t want to see anyone suffer from a terrorist attack.

The book that woke me to all of this was Melanie Phillips’ excellent work Londonistan. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Londonistan:_How_Britain_is_Creating_a_Terror_State_Within

What is happening today was discussed over a decade in this book. Check it out if you think some people want to take a different direction to combat terrorism.

June 6th 1944 – D-Day: 73rd Anniversary

June 6th 1944 – D-Day: 73rd Anniversary

Source D-Day Museum and The National D-Day Memorial

I looked at that image and tried to wrap my head around it. More Americans died on June 6th than in the Afghanistan over 10 years.

I don’t know what else I can add to what has been already said, written and filmed about D-Day. I do know that without D-Day it would have been next to impossible for the Allies to win WWII.

73 years later, D-Day still resonates across the world. I don’t think we should ever forget what was done. It is highly unlikely that we will ever see an operation on that scale ever again.

I think seeing the film D-Day: Over Normandy a couple weeks ago really drove all this home. I hope this story never gets old, and that we never forget what was done this day.