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E. Lee Con aka E-Man, has truly done it all. Four years(1991-95) in the NAVY brought him to eight countries, meeting 2 first ladies(Bush/Clinton), 1 US President(Clinton), Senator/Astronaut John Glenn as well as RI Senator Jack Reed and supporting combat missions against Iraq and Bosnia as a Plankowner of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73 / Air Dept./V-4 Div.) He later joined the RI. Army National Guard, in 96, for two years in the 5th/117th AIR CAVALRY “AH-1 Cobra†attack helicopter squadron, earning the tile/badge of “Sharpshooter†of the, famous, M-16/A-2 assault rifle. In 1998, The RI metal group, KILGORE(SMUDGE), asked him to roadie for them on the Ozzfest-98 tour as well as the 1998 SLAYER US tour & FEAR FACTORY European tour. He toured with Ultraspank, Megadeth, Motorhead, Sevendust, Incubus, System of a Down, Limp Bizkit, Snot, Tool, Slayer, Fear Factory, Spine Shank, Staind, Powerman5000, and Orange 9mm. In 1999, as the “bass tech†for Soulmotor, featuring Brian Wheat of TESLA, E-Man toured with Def Leppard, Kid-Rock, Zakk Wylde, Quit Riot, Night Ranger, Ted Nugent, Caroline’s Spine and Jackyl. “My goal is to get back on tour but this time, as the front man for my own band 10..FOLD.â€stated E-Man. "It’s my American Dream . LIFE, LIBERTY & THE PERSUIT OF HAPPINESS. I defended it for many years. Now, I’m going to chase it. We truly can accomplish anything as long as we all strive to live free, but, “freedomâ€, like a LADY, isn’t cheep, easy or, free.†In January of 2004, E-Man volanteered to rejoin the RI ARMY National Guard and requested to deploy to Iraq with 1/103rd Field Artillery BRAVO Battery. "I believe it's my duty, as a citizen of the USA to defend our homeland from any future Muslim attacks". E-Man fought in Baghdad, Iraq as a turret/machine gunner on an armored hummvee from April 2004 to April 2005. Working as an (ILO)MP, he used five weapons. The M2 .50 Cal.(heavy machine gun), the MK249 (SAW)light machine gun, the Winchester M12-guage shotgun, the M-16A2 assault rifle and a 9mm Beretta sidearm. "I came home in 2005 with lyrics written for the first ever rock album to be written in a warzone under combat. Hope to see you all at my next concert sometime in late 2007 with my band 10..FOLD." Concert info will SOON be posted on the 10..FOLD webpage link below in my buddy list. I'm currently a recruiter in the RI National Guard. If you think you would like to become a local hero, call me at my RI office 401 450-9778.
Episode 45 AMERICAN WHINE SUCKS! The Sgt. Freedom Campaign
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3jsLjfzl8k
This warrior says what I feel everyday.