JRJENNINGS86
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As a Marine, I have not only had the honor of serving my country but also the privilage to see the "craddle of civilization" ( I am sure there will be disagreement on my comment but thats ok).
I found the Middle East to be a great experiance. Seeing what i Belive to be the birth place of us all was amazing. The land, the culture, and even the depravity many of its people suffer from have had a strong influnce on my life. I was once a person who belived that America comes first however, now I realize that the starving and hurting people in third world countries are not just faces to make money but more real than I ever knew.
I was in the Infantry, that said, I took part in blowing up alot of beautiful things. I understand that I did what I needed to do for freedom but still, there were some beautiful buildings and history that was destroyed along the way. The people have constructed wounderful buildings and artwork. I will try to post some of the photographs I took, not just the war ones (which would not be tacky but only the ones that show the beauty of the Middle East, I am not a distasteful man and nothing I ever did was for sport or trophy) but the images and faces of a beautiful culture.
Growing up in a Christian home, I was raised on the stories from the Bible. Being able to see and walk on the exact spots where some of the stories took place, was just mind blowing. I had the chance to see the Sinai *****ula and vist Mt. Sinai ( or St. Catherine). Like many others before me, I was disapointed and do not believe St. Catherine to be Mt. Sinai. I do believe that the real Mt. Sinai is in Arabia and is called Jabela Lawz (check it out for yourself, the artifacts at Jabela Lawz tell a difrent story, In my opinon).
After seeing the desert for months on end, I did manage to see some of the great rivers. The Tigris, Nile, Euphrates... amazing! It was awesome to see the people fishing and living on the water ways. Some of the people even looked as if they were from 2,000 years ago and have not changed.
I still have plenty more to say about the Middle East, as said i will scrounge up some photos (I hope I can at least) and share them with everyone.
I welcome others Middle East stories too.
I found the Middle East to be a great experiance. Seeing what i Belive to be the birth place of us all was amazing. The land, the culture, and even the depravity many of its people suffer from have had a strong influnce on my life. I was once a person who belived that America comes first however, now I realize that the starving and hurting people in third world countries are not just faces to make money but more real than I ever knew.
I was in the Infantry, that said, I took part in blowing up alot of beautiful things. I understand that I did what I needed to do for freedom but still, there were some beautiful buildings and history that was destroyed along the way. The people have constructed wounderful buildings and artwork. I will try to post some of the photographs I took, not just the war ones (which would not be tacky but only the ones that show the beauty of the Middle East, I am not a distasteful man and nothing I ever did was for sport or trophy) but the images and faces of a beautiful culture.
Growing up in a Christian home, I was raised on the stories from the Bible. Being able to see and walk on the exact spots where some of the stories took place, was just mind blowing. I had the chance to see the Sinai *****ula and vist Mt. Sinai ( or St. Catherine). Like many others before me, I was disapointed and do not believe St. Catherine to be Mt. Sinai. I do believe that the real Mt. Sinai is in Arabia and is called Jabela Lawz (check it out for yourself, the artifacts at Jabela Lawz tell a difrent story, In my opinon).
After seeing the desert for months on end, I did manage to see some of the great rivers. The Tigris, Nile, Euphrates... amazing! It was awesome to see the people fishing and living on the water ways. Some of the people even looked as if they were from 2,000 years ago and have not changed.
I still have plenty more to say about the Middle East, as said i will scrounge up some photos (I hope I can at least) and share them with everyone.
I welcome others Middle East stories too.