All this Irish teen wanted to do was fight for America

Private Pyle wouldnt get a look in! ha ha ha!,The only murdering that fella would be doing would be jam doughnuts!id say he's as big as a bullock!, imagine trying to carry him if he was wounded or worse killed(The straw that broke the camels back!)

There is'ent much to say here except,young gullable gobshit. Wake up and join the Irish army,at least you won't be waking up from horrific nightmares about the innocent people that you murder in a moment of confusion in some little village in Afganistan or iraq. Go and serve with the UN troops and do some good, instead of chasing pipedreams.

Wish I were a millionaire. Dean would have a full ride.

COLIN POWELL- There is nothing in American experience or in American political life or in our culture that suggests we want to use hard power. But what we have found over the decades is that unless you do have hard power -- and here I think you're referring to military power -- then sometimes you are faced with situations that you can't deal with. I mean, it was not soft power that freed Europe. It was hard power. And what followed immediately after hard power? Did the United States ask for dominion over a single nation in Europe? No. Soft power came in the Marshall Plan. Soft power came with American GIs who put their weapons down once the war was over and helped all those nations rebuild. We did the same thing in Japan. So our record of living our values and letting our values be an inspiration to others I think is clear. And I don't think I have anything to be ashamed of or apologize for with respect to what America has done for the world. [Applause.] We have gone forth from our shores repeatedly over the last hundred years and we've done this as recently as the last year in Afghanistan and put wonderful young men and women at risk, many of whom have lost their lives, and we have asked for nothing except enough ground to bury them in, and otherwise we have returned home to seek our own, you know, to seek our own lives in peace, to live our own lives in peace. But there comes a time when soft power or talking with evil will not work where, unfortunately, hard power is the only thing that works.

"Maybe he should d something positive with his life instead of joining any murderous Army whether European or American"-says plasticpaddy exercising his right to free speech from the comfort of his nice cozy safe home. I bet I know who plasticpaddy would run and hide behind if someone tried to take away his right to be an internet political hero. "One of the fondest expressions around is that we can't be the world's policeman. But guess who gets called when somebody needs a cop". Colin Powell. “They didn't want to go to war, they didn't want to leave their families, but when their country asked them to, they did, because they thought it was the right thing to do,” Norman Schwarzkopf

What a wonderful, brave young man. We are all very proud of your determination. You will get where you want to go, never doubt that. Thank you. Our military needs young men like you.

A BRAVE YOUNG IRISHMAN (WITH HIS "BOY'S" HOOKED ON) AND I SAY THIS TO DEAN DIRECTLY... THERE WILL BE SO MANY IN YOUR LIFE WHO ARE "THREE DOLLAR BILLS"!! Not the least of which are... I.C. Founder Niall O'Dowd; and the ther "PRETENDER" Co. Cork Solicitor/Journalist Rory Fitzgerald; who wrote that "glowing" March/17/10 story on I.C. about his admiration for "our Irish heritage". Which he expressed in his story of the bravery of the (OUR) Irish contribution via. (among other things) the N.Y. Cops, Firemen and First Responders on 9/11..That went up The Twin Towers stairs while office workers and others were trying to get down (and out)!! What an empty shell Mr. Fitzgerald must be; when he had the chance to "WALK THE WALK" (not just "talk the talk") and he folds like a wet tissue.... Spineless, empty scrotum Ba*!*rd!! (AND CLAIMING TO BE IRISH..TO BOOT).. However, it is said.. that the things that we most often express admiration for, (that it seems we personally lack) are ATLETIC ABILITIES, PHYSICAL BEAUTY... and/or in Mr. Rory Fitzgerald's case....COURAGE!! (Watch out for mirrors Mr. R.F. And to you Dean,,, I have something Re: the 9/11 that will please you.... and I will see to it that your dream will be fulfilled!!.... And to you Dean and "other doubters" you can contact me for more "fill in facts" at 951-264-7103 or email me at pat.doran@sbcglobal.net .... AND HOW ABOUT 99 OF YOU IRISH SUPPORTERS JOINING ME IN CONTRIBUTING $100.00 TO THIS YOUNG IRISHMAN?? YOU HAVE MY #. PUT YOUR $ WHERE YOUR LOVE FOR THE FIGHTING IRISH IS!! Paddy (A Dub)... More about me at www.icvmbf.org

Is there anyone more gullible than an Irishman?

This guy Fisherman 27 doesn't know what he is talking about. I served with some very good soldiers who were aliens with green cards.

There is always somebody out there with a scam waiting for innocents.

Maybe he should d something positive with his life instead of joining any murderous Army whether European or American

Wow, fisherman27, what a mean thing to say! You just sent yourself majorly bad karma and will end up a big fatty!

I think Dean has a lot of guts. I hope he makes it. GOOD LUCK. WWII vet.

First they don't accept Chuby's he just would't pass looking at those rosy cheaks. 2nd everyone in there right mind knows u need to be a citizen to join the army. Stupid move on there part don't blame others for your own faults. Get in shape kid that should be your first task!

,,, poor Dean seems like a nice young fellow but jaysus he must be lacking something as he seems to suggest his ordeal is akin to getting into MIT or Stanford! We all know that the army takes what it gets. Daddy is a stay at home dad. Yes one is born every minute. Maybe he should think of volunteering with the RIRA?