Tag: genkill

warriorgays:

I have class tomorrow morning and I’m too tired to make a real graphic but listen. I found a loose sheet of notebook paper from who knows when with a Gen Kill alignment chart and I totally stand by it.

GOOD

Lawful: Brad Colbert
Neutral: Poke
Chaotic: Ray Person

NEUTRAL

Lawful: Nate Fick
Neutral: Reporter
Chaotic: Encino Man

EVIL

Lawful: Sixta
Neutral: Griego
Chaotic: Captain America

charlesanthonybruno:

One of my favourite things in Generation Kill is when Encino Man musters enough frustration and authority to go and try to square away Nate, and Nate confuses him back to Captain Comic Sans by being articulate and reasonable at him. You can see Schwetje go from I’m Right And He Will Listen And Comply to Yeah Alright Wait That’s Not What I What-

astreetsussserenade:

I love the sniper scene in Bomb in the Garden as much as anyone (Nate’s smile is a goddamned miracle) but Brad is DEFINITELY not walking with them to check out the fence, so how did he get behind the barrels? I’ve decided that he is spending his free time practicing being sneaky, to keep his skills sharp, and he just happened to be hiding behind those exact barrels when everyone dove in. This is my story and I will defend it with my life.

encores:

bear-moved:

As darkness fell over Qalat Sukkar, I sat alone in the dim green light of the radios. I felt sick for the shepherd boys, for the girl in the blue dress, and for all the innocent people who surely lived in Nasiriyah, Ar Rifa, and the other towns this war would consume. I hurt for my Marines, goodhearted American guys who’d bear these burdens for the rest of their lives. And I mourned for myself. Not in self-pity, but for the kid who’d come to Iraq. He was gone. I did all this in the dark, away from the platoon, because combat command is the loneliest job in the world.

– One Bullet Away, Nate Fick