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Amatangelo

I could be the Walrus...

About Me

It is not the critic who counts; nor the man who points out how strong the man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs; who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do these deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.

My Interests

Hangin with the boys! Champagne Brunch, Hooters, Off Campus Pub, Rockin Taco's, Dukes, Goodies Tavern, Pizza Port...pretty much any place there is beer. To be honest, I try to make the most fun out of any place I go. I'm generally more of an outdoors person, so I tend to stay away from the nest. On an average day you can find me either running, riding, driving, or haning out with my friends. Overall I'm a pretty laid back person who gets along with just about anyone.

I'd like to meet:

John F. Kennedy

Music:

80's ( Aha, When in Rome, Tears for Fears) Classic Rock (Eagles, America, Van Morrison, etc.), Underground Hip-Hop (Swollen Members, Souls of Mischief, Madlib, etc.) Oldies (Drifters, Beach Boys, Beatles, etc.), Punk/EMO ( New Found Glory, Jimmy Eat World, Yellowcard, etc.) Ska ( Skankin' Pickle, Monkey, etc.), Country ( Tim McGraw, Trace Atkins, Kenney Chesney, etc.), Crooning/Swing ( Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Benny Goodman, etc.), Jazz/Blues ( Ray Charles, Norah Jones, Louis Armstrong, etc.) Hip-Hop ( Nas, Outkast, Wyclef Jean, etc.) R&B/Soul ( Usher, Musiq, R. Kelly, etc.) Alternative"ish" ( Rage Against the Machine, Green Day, Weezer, etc.) And Pretty much anything else. I have pretty eclectic taste when it comes to music, so anything goes for me.

Movies:

Donnie Darko, Braveheart, Gladiator, James Bond flicks rock!, Indian Jones is the man, Pulp Fiction, Thomas Crown Affair, Heat, The Notebook, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, The Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles

Television:

The Learning Channel, The History Channel, Discovery Channel, Dave Chapelle Show, and the most awesome show ever Most Extreme Elimination!

Books:

Tuesdays With Morrie, The Five People You Meet In Heaven, Da Vinci Code, Angels and Demons, The Notebook, The Smoke Jumper, Dante's Inferno, 13 Cent Killers, Marine Sniper, A Peoples History of the United States, and anything else having to do with History.

Heroes:

Indiana Jones and James Bond who else compares!

My Blog

Counter-Sniper

The real story of the counter-sniper mission. http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/mcn2000.nsf/ac95bc775efc34c68 5256ab50049d458/0b6a3eed77fe183a852571950026a180?OpenDocumen t&Highlight=2,sniper...
Posted by Amatangelo on Thu, 06 Jul 2006 06:30:00 PST

My first letter home

October 24th 2004 To my beloved family. I wanted to drop you a note to tell you that I love you and that I truly do appreciate all you've done for me. Now that times are rough, you have kicked your lo...
Posted by Amatangelo on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

My last letter home dealing with the loss of friends

January, 29th 2005To my family,Tonight as I sit down to write this letter, I try tothink of where I am at. Not only on a physical level,but on a spiritual and mental level as well.Physically, right no...
Posted by Amatangelo on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

My favorite letter Describing the fighting

To My Family, Christmas, 2004Life of a GruntIt has almost been 4 months since we arrived in thisdesolate country. Since November 8th life has beenvery different. The world of watching lonely TrafficCo...
Posted by Amatangelo on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Second letter home before the fight

Sunday November 7th, 2004         &n bsp;         &n bsp;    12:20pm To my family today we go in....
Posted by Amatangelo on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST