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When I die, bury me upside-down so the world can kiss my ass.
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Not making any friends here.
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Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one cometh unto the Father, but by me. John 14:6
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I was never a Marine, but I am guessing that at least up until recently (perhaps), the basic rifle training given to Marines hadn't changed much in several decades, and going back to the time when the "gravel belly" generals (i.e., adherents to the main battle rifle/long range marksmanship school of infantry thought) held sway in the Pentagon.
Whereas the main battle rifle concept gave way to the assault rifle concept when the Pentagon finally embraced the latter in the early 1960s, it still sounds like the training doctrine (at least for non-highly specialized warriors) is stuck back in the MBR era. This story certainly reinforces that idea, and the need for change. |
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"Build coffins, that's all you'll need." - Charlton Heston, THE OMEGA MAN.
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Good read. Owning a badass rifle doesn't make you a badass... just like flying a fighter doesn't make you the Red Baron. You MUST practice. Personally, I think it is absurd that many military people (officers AND enlisted) are too caught up in the general paperwork and management of the bureaucracy of the military that we forget to be (and teach others how to be) soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines (which REQUIRES hours of practice for combat every day)... Navy/Army/Marine Corps Knowledge Online, anyone?
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Truly heartbreaking and inspiring.
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"No need to thank me - I'm just a guy with a gun"
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It should be noted that because of incidents like the one that injured RetreatHell, the military is trying to do a better job of training. It's just unfortunate that it takes lessons learned in blood to change the way things are done.
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It is substantially true that virtue or morality is a necessary spring of popular government. - George Washington
http://www.tacticalimpact.tv/ |
Originally Posted By John_Wayne777:
It should be noted that because of incidents like the one that injured RetreatHell, the military is trying to do a better job of training. It's just unfortunate that it takes lessons learned in blood to change the way things are done. SOP's are written in blood... usually not the blood of our enemies. |
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wow, what a lesson. that's a man who has his head together.
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Never Forget كافر |
I'm pretty much speechless. Amazing.
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Originally posted by TheCynic: Just when I didn't think this thread could sink any deeper, DK explains how to donkey punch a goose.
كافر |
Words of wisdom.
Semper fi. |
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Fellow Virginians! Help protect YOUR 2nd Amendment rights!
JOIN the Virginia Citizen's Defense League! www.vcdl.org |
Good read.
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Good read w/ some excellent information.
I'm forever grateful of the sacrifice Paul has made....what a true warrior. |
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Originally Posted By JPratt06:
Next time they visit, answer the door in a tinfoil hat and underwear, clutching a beltfed and a copy of 1984. |
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That's a no-shit AAR for sure. Many lessons were learned on both sides after this action. We had to train on the fly to adapt to this asymmetrical warfare.
God bless the Marine Corps. |
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mmmm.......effluvium
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"I took a sip of [the whisky] and thought, well this isn't too bad."
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Great post and lessons! I've taken pistol and carbine courses at Sigarms Academy and everything he describes in the article is stressed. I take martial arts and there are a lot of crossover lessons like scanning your environment, keep moving and economy of movement ie. what's the simplest/fastest/most efficient way of doing something. |
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Only the dead have seen the end of war. --Plato
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I really, really need to take a class....
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There are, however, rules against addressing someone as "fuckface". - John_Wayne777
My first ARFCOM award! For service above and beyond, I hereby grant to peekay the Grammar Iron Cross. - PAEBR332 |
Great post . Sorry he had to pay the price for it. Thanks.
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And did they get you to trade your heroes for ghosts? Hot ashes for trees?
Hot air for a cool breeze? Cold comfort for change? And did you exchange a walk-on part in a war for a lead role in a cage? -Pink Floyd |
wow what a story, great post very informative.
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War is Peace. Freedom is Slavery. Ignorance is Strength.
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Wow. Great post, OP! Thanks for putting that up here, and thanks to that motivated Devil Dog for what he did––and what he is still going through and will go through for the rest of his life––for us all.
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The people are masters of both Congress and courts, not to overthrow the Constitution, but to overthrow the men who pervert it!
- Abraham Lincoln |
wow
I thank that soldier for his sacrifice and will take his advice to heart. |
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If I had a gun for every ace I've drawn, I could arm a town the size of Abilene.
-Grateful Dead Tu Ne Cede Malis. |
Wise words. Thanks for reposting here JW.
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"It's hard to kill a horse with a flute."
"If there are no dogs in heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went." LaRue customer for life! |
Good read.
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A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything.
سعوديين مجانين |
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American by birth, Southern by the grace of God.
3%er Any opinions expressed are my own and do not reflect upon any agency or orginization which I may be empolyed or affiliated. |
Thank you.
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This will have to do till I think of something cool.
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Originally Posted By GhostRing:
Truly heartbreaking and inspiring. Yes, this. |
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"A kind word and a gun will get you more than just a kind word alone" - Al Capone
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Originally Posted By John_Wayne777:
I've thought long and hard about reproducing that post here, but I think it's too valuable a lesson learned at too high a price not to. you made the right decision. thank you, and thanks to him. |
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"When my memory wanders, as it does when bad things happen, I put a seashell to my ear and it all comes back. That day...You."
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Semper Fi...... yep...... Semper Fi......
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The 2nd Amendment is not about rights. It is about CAPABILITY. It is about ensuring the capability to respond to violence, and oppression. Not with 1 round, or 10, but with the full force of indignant violence deserved at a breach of our peace.
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That is a great post. Thank you for posting it and thank you to the Marine who sacrificed his ability to walk in defense of our way of life.
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"For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth" [...] Romans 1:16
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Great post, a unique perspective for the lessons learned.
What a gutsy, tough son-of-a-gun that Marine is. |
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<--- A right-wing sleeper cell of One.
Somewhere in Kenya a village is missing its idiot |
Very important info. He is completely correct when all else fails you fall back to your training
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Awesome post, awesome Marine. I would take him shooting so he could teach ME anytime.
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PaulG aka Hell On Wheels.
This country owes him so damn much. |
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The FIRST supporter of LaRue Tactical on ARFCOM.
It's a pretty day for making things right. |
While reading that, I thought "wait, he took a carbine course and is paralyzed, why the heck did he do that?"
Then I realized the stupidity of my thought, espeically in light of the article- doesn't matter if you are fit and healthy, or living somewhere "safe", or in a wheelchair- that does not make you any less likely to need those skills! |
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"The old EE's slowdown has nothing to do with the new EE. With the whole Obama thing, everyone is asking a premium for firearms-related stuff, so most aren't buying at this time. " M4Madness 6/21/09
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Great read, JW–– thanks for the post.
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The price of freedom is eternal vigilance *NRA LIFE MEMBER*
To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them. – Richard Henry Lee 1788 |
Very instructive and inspirational. Great read.
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"I carry a gun because it is my responsibility alone - not that of the police, nor the government, nor the community - to defend the precious lives that God has entrusted to me."
Will Dougan, writing in gomemphis. 08/17/03 |
Originally Posted By John_Wayne777:
I've thought long and hard about reproducing that post here, but I think it's too valuable a lesson learned at too high a price not to. I'm glad you did, thanks for posting this. JW777-Check your IM's. |
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Hansan: "This is a .30 caliber, gas operated, clip fed, semi-automatic rifle....."
Soldier: "Look, you ain't sellin it to me, you're only showing me how it works." |
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If it will get your teeth knocked out in real life, you'll get banned for it.
HK_SHOOTER_03 |
good read.
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HK USP 9 w/Trijicon night sights
HK USP COMPACT .40 S&W Remingtion 870 6+1 Marlin 336C 30-30 |
Great post. Thanks for putting it up there and thanks to one hell of a man for writing it and his service to our nation. Somehow I think this guy is gonna be OK in life despite his injuries.
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The future's uncertain and the end is always near!
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and that Devil Dog keeps on fighting.
Semper Fi, Marine. |
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