Pinup #3: "Farewell":
I never knew you, Lieutenant. But then again, who does really know anybody? Still i know of the fight you've given, of the Ranger Tab you proudly wore on your shoulder, and of the values you died defending. And that's all i'll ever need to know.
You died protecting ideals most people outside this uniform would never and will never understand. You were shot down at the age of 24; twelve years younger than me, and many, many more years older than most 24yr olds out there. Yet still a kid...
I know you are in a better place now. You must be, because you fought for it and you deserve to be there. It's a place where children are not stolen away from their parents to become "soldiers", where women are not beaten to a pulp only for being women, where the color of your skin doesn't matter--and where all the ugliness you and i have witnessed is substituted with Love unconditional.
Rangers Lead The Way, Lieutenant. Thank you for being one of us and for dying as one of us, the only way we know how to die: Honorably. HOOAH!!!
PS: This pinup was done in record time to honor the death of yet another fellow Ranger in Afghanistan, two weeks ago.
Attention: I hereby publicly declare that i've been pwnd by a girl. She managed to complete the simple task of uploading an image in 2mins while i myself failed in multiple efforts. As bound by oath, i state that "Ranger Girlfriends Lead The Way" and most solemnly vow to do the dishes for the entire period of my leave once i return home.
There, Jamie, i said it. Hope you feel good now![]()