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Alright, this first one I wrote about a week and a half after Operation Iraqi Freedom started. After going to school and listening to everyone talk about how "cool" it was that they could watch all the stuff on TV, I wrote this poem. I guess I was kinda tired of hearing people think that they knew what it was like to be over there by just watching TV and making it a "spectator sport"... so, here we go. Public Sentiment Yesterday our men went to war And today they have come home Their families cheer and greet them But the public leaves them sorely alone They come home to their wives And give their kids an excited hello While the general populous Buries the memories deep below The country does not want to remember All the sorrows that have befallen our guys They just want to blissfully go on Eating their overpriced burgers and fries Some may beep their horns or wave But most just ignore and put to shame They don't respect what our men went through They just think the news videos were lame But I've looked upon their brave faces Seen the fear and grief they'll forever dream They'll always dream of the worst No matter how good it may seem I lost my father to the battle Our eternal battle for freedom and justice I sorely miss him to this day I hope he's above, looking down on us For one day soon, we will be there Standing in our fathers' shoes We will have our own great war to fight And by God, we won’t lose Cause we’re part of the US Army We’ve got the 101st and the 3rd We’ll fight and die for our country Until respect the public has learned This next one I really love. It kinda is like the first poem I, but it's better written in my opinion. This was written by an unknown Army Ranger. A Ranger Died Today He was getting old and grouchy and his hair was falling fast, And he sat around the Legion, telling stories of the past. Of a war that he had fought in and the deeds that he had done. In his exploits with his buddies; they were heroes, everyone. And 'tho sometimes, to his neighbors, his tales became old hat, all his buddies listened, for they knew whereof he spoke. But we'll hear his tales no longer, for ol' Lou has passed away, and the world's a little poorer, for a Ranger died today. No, he won't be mourned by many, just his children and his wife. For he lived an ordinary, very quiet sort of life. He held a job and raised a family, quietly going on his way; and the world won't note his passing; 'tho a Ranger died today. When politicians leave this earth, their bodies lie in state, while thousands note their passing and proclaim that they were great. Papers tell of their life stories, from the time that they were young, but the passing of a Ranger, goes unnoticed, and unsung. Is the greatest contribution, to the welfare of our land, some jerk who breaks his promise and cons his fellow man? Or the ordinary fellow, who in times of war and strife, goes off to serve his Country and offers up his life? The politician's stipend and the style in which he lives, are sometimes disproportionate, to the service he gives. While the ordinary Ranger, who offered up his all, is paid off with a medal and perhaps a pension, small. It's so easy to forget them, for it is so long ago, that our Lou's and Tom's and Johnny's, went to battle, but we know. It was not the politicians, with their compromise and ploys, who won for us the freedom, that our Country now enjoys. Should you find yourself in danger, with your enemies at hand, would you really want some cop-out, with his ever waffling stand? Or would you want a Ranger, who has sworn to defend, his home, his kin, and Country, and would fight until the end? He was just a common Ranger and his ranks are growing thin, but his presence should remind us, we may need his like again. For when countries are in conflict, then we find the Ranger's part, Is to clean up all the tousles, that the politicians start. If we cannot do him honor, while he's here to hear the praise, then at least let's give him homage, at the ending of his days. Perhaps just a simple headline, in the paper that might say: OUR COUNTRY IS IN MOURNING, FOR A RANGER DIED TODAY. Hope ya liked the poems guys. God bless all the soldiers of the world.

The only real improvement I'd like to see is the ability to actually watch the game while you wait to join, but I guess with all those problems stated with JIP, that wouldn't work... even being able to watch people move around on the map would be an improvment to just sittin' on your bum. OFP is basically a SP game. Some of my best memories of OFP are from playing offline. But I've had some great moments playing MP though. Online I try to only play with my squad so that I know some little twerp isn't gonna run around screamin' "1 0wn3rz z00!" I also play a lot of LAN games too, since that gets rid off the lag and inconsitancies of playing online. To have a lot of fun with OFP MP, ya need a couple of things: 1. Patience! 2. Group of friends 3. Good server 4. Up to date computer 5. An average IQ 6. uhh.. did I mention patience already? Just my two cents fellas

Keep in mind, Resurrection is like 100+ years later then Aliens3.

Okay, just to clear this up... this is an excerpt from the Colonial Marines Techincal Manual... </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">The United States Colonial Marine Corps is America's interstellar force-in-readiness. This role, distinct from that of the US Army, stems from the country's position as a starfaring, colonising power, and its leading role within the structure of the United Americas.<span id='postcolor'> </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">The USCM is fully integrated into the joint command structure of the United Americas Allied Command (UAAC) and forms the major striking element of the UA forces. Within the UAAC, the COlonial Marine Corps is tasked with maintaining the collective security of all UA signatories and their recognized interstellar colonies within the frontiers of the Network. Operating in tandem with local forces, the USCM is often the first line of defense and the vanguard of any counterattack.<span id='postcolor'> I know for a fact that in AvP 1 it is the USCM, I don't know right off hand about AvP 2, but I doubt that it is anything different. Now, just some things I'd like to point out... mainly just little critiques, cause overall the mod is great! It just could some nice spit and polish! 1. The standard side arm of the USCM is NOT the VP70! It is the M4A3. It is a 9mm pistol made mainly of steel alloys and uses a 12 cartridge magazine. 2. The M42A doesn't sound like the M41A... I dunno why you made it that way, probably because there is no actual sound sample of it, but the M42A would sound different. It uses a different round, the 10mm x 28mm cartridge. This is the same ammo used by the M56 Smart Gun, so if anything, the M42A would sound more like a M56 then a pulse rifle. 3. I believe you forgot the camera on the right side of the helmet. :-D 4. The standard Marine also has a small grenade bandolier on his torso armor running for the right shoulder harness to the belt, and a combat knife in the same position on the left. They have one ammo box on their right side for ammunition, and I didn't notice if you modeled the groin armor.. Overall really good! I'm glad someone's bringing this stuff into OFP. I'm just nitpicking about stuff cause I really love the Alien universe and want to see it done right. If you really want to make this a huge mod, you could model some Beebops and Falangists for the USCM to fight against.. It'd be a lot easier then having to model and create aliens.

If you need any help with the specs of the vehicles and weapons, feel free to contact me. I'm a big fan of Aliens and I've got the USCM Technical Manual in my posession.