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Posted: 7/23/2013 6:05:58 AM EDT
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Damn I am old. It was a sad day at Fort Benning when the news broke.
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Posted: 7/23/2013 6:16:59 AM EDT
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Thanks for the video.
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Posted: 7/23/2013 6:48:06 AM EDT
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I can't even imagine.
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Posted: 7/23/2013 7:13:42 AM EDT
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TAG for later.
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Posted: 7/23/2013 7:17:28 AM EDT
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Powerful video, thanks for sharing - and many thanks to all the trigger pullers out there.
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Posted: 7/23/2013 7:19:44 AM EDT
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For later
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Posted: 7/23/2013 7:25:07 AM EDT
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Thanks for sharing and I can't wait to watch this tonihgt.
Real Heros
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Posted: 7/23/2013 7:27:08 AM EDT
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Great link OP. Did everyone catch the "Irene"? 
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Posted: 7/23/2013 7:28:03 AM EDT
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I did many a patrol down those same roads, natives never really fucked with us. I was with 7th Marines and got there a day or two after the landings on the beach. 24 of the Pakistani soldiers that relieved us at the stadium were ambushed and massacred shortly after we left. This led to the pursuit of Adid. Worst shithole ever.
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Posted: 7/23/2013 7:30:21 AM EDT
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Thanks for that link. Jeff Struecker was my Chaplain when I was in the 82nd. Great guy. All the platoons tried to avoid him in the morning when they stepped out on Ardennes, because he liked to find a group to run with (lead) and he was FAST. Quote HistoryQuoted:
Thanks for that link. Jeff Struecker was my Chaplain when I was in the 82nd. Great guy. All the platoons tried to avoid him in the morning when they stepped out on Ardennes, because he liked to find a group to run with (lead) and he was FAST. A Blue Devil were you? What company? |
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Posted: 7/23/2013 7:31:02 AM EDT
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Great video. Thanks for posting. This |
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Posted: 7/23/2013 7:32:26 AM EDT
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A Blue Devil were you? What company? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Thanks for that link. Jeff Struecker was my Chaplain when I was in the 82nd. Great guy. All the platoons tried to avoid him in the morning when they stepped out on Ardennes, because he liked to find a group to run with (lead) and he was FAST. A Blue Devil were you? What company? Red devil, D co 1st Bn and Blue Devil, A co. 3rd Bn. Never good at names and dates, but I believe it was while I was with 3rd, could be wrong. Was on the Bde 10miler team with him. Two ability groups while training- normal people, and gazelles. He was in the latter. |
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Posted: 7/23/2013 7:33:54 AM EDT
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Balls. He definitely has them, to even go back.
 Great Video !
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Posted: 7/23/2013 7:39:37 AM EDT
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I remember reading in "Ghost Wars" that the plan and methodology to shoot down our helicopters was taught by a branch of AQ to the militiamen in Somalia. Basically many of the militias in Somalia were AQ member groups or allied with them, and AQ trainers showed them our TTPs for helo insertion. They were taught how and where to aim on a Blackhawk and the rest was history. Don't think that those Blackhawks being shot down was some type of lucky shot....that was part of an AQ affiliate battle-plan.
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Posted: 7/23/2013 7:40:25 AM EDT
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Great video OP, thanks for posting it here. +1 |
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Posted: 7/23/2013 7:42:11 AM EDT
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Posted: 7/23/2013 7:42:16 AM EDT
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Cool
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Posted: 7/23/2013 7:43:37 AM EDT
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Amateur-hour foreign policy and politically-correct ROE results in dead Americans...
The more things change.... 
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Posted: 7/23/2013 7:43:41 AM EDT
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Great link OP. Did everyone catch the "Irene"?
Yeah. Right as they were rolling out. 
Powerful stuff.
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Posted: 7/23/2013 7:43:45 AM EDT
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Thanks for sharing this.
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Posted: 7/23/2013 7:44:12 AM EDT
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Wow. Can't believe it's been that long already.
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Posted: 7/23/2013 7:45:12 AM EDT
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Amateur-hour foreign policy and politically-correct ROE results in dead Americans... The more things change.... The more they stay Mogadishu Benghazi the same.... |
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Posted: 7/23/2013 7:46:46 AM EDT
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Awesome video. Thank you!
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Posted: 7/23/2013 7:46:59 AM EDT
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Damn I am old. It was a sad day at Fort Benning when the news broke. I was there too. Sad. Pissed. Sad. Pissed. Ready to kill motherfuckers. Sad. Pissed. |
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Posted: 7/23/2013 7:56:39 AM EDT
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His faith in God was refreshing to hear.
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Posted: 7/23/2013 7:59:22 AM EDT
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Wow. Thanks for that.
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Posted: 7/23/2013 8:01:56 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Thanks for that link. Jeff Struecker was my Chaplain when I was in the 82nd. Great guy. All the platoons tried to avoid him in the morning when they stepped out on Ardennes, because he liked to find a group to run with (lead) and he was FAST. Quote HistoryQuoted: Thanks for that link. Jeff Struecker was my Chaplain when I was in the 82nd. Great guy. All the platoons tried to avoid him in the morning when they stepped out on Ardennes, because he liked to find a group to run with (lead) and he was FAST. 3/504 FTW. |
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Posted: 7/23/2013 8:08:04 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: A Blue Devil were you? What company? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Thanks for that link. Jeff Struecker was my Chaplain when I was in the 82nd. Great guy. All the platoons tried to avoid him in the morning when they stepped out on Ardennes, because he liked to find a group to run with (lead) and he was FAST. A Blue Devil were you? What company? This is now an old guy reunion thread. |
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Posted: 7/23/2013 8:08:34 AM EDT
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Tag for home.
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Posted: 7/23/2013 8:10:30 AM EDT
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3/504 FTW. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Thanks for that link. Jeff Struecker was my Chaplain when I was in the 82nd. Great guy. All the platoons tried to avoid him in the morning when they stepped out on Ardennes, because he liked to find a group to run with (lead) and he was FAST. 3/504 FTW. Wellllll Another Blue Devil? What Company were you in? |
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Posted: 7/23/2013 8:11:25 AM EDT
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D Co. here. This is now an old guy reunion thread. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Thanks for that link. Jeff Struecker was my Chaplain when I was in the 82nd. Great guy. All the platoons tried to avoid him in the morning when they stepped out on Ardennes, because he liked to find a group to run with (lead) and he was FAST. A Blue Devil were you? What company? This is now an old guy reunion thread. You were at Shkin with me.. I believe. 
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Posted: 7/23/2013 8:12:12 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Wellllll Another Blue Devil? What Company were you in? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Thanks for that link. Jeff Struecker was my Chaplain when I was in the 82nd. Great guy. All the platoons tried to avoid him in the morning when they stepped out on Ardennes, because he liked to find a group to run with (lead) and he was FAST. 3/504 FTW. Wellllll Another Blue Devil? What Company were you in? Ran into Brigadier General Shields in RC-E this last deployment. |
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Posted: 7/23/2013 8:14:07 AM EDT
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See above. Ran into Brigadier General Shields in RC-E this last deployment. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Thanks for that link. Jeff Struecker was my Chaplain when I was in the 82nd. Great guy. All the platoons tried to avoid him in the morning when they stepped out on Ardennes, because he liked to find a group to run with (lead) and he was FAST. 3/504 FTW. Wellllll Another Blue Devil? What Company were you in? Ran into Brigadier General Shields in RC-E this last deployment. Flooding the zone. |
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Posted: 7/23/2013 8:15:00 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: You were at Shkin with me.. I believe. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Thanks for that link. Jeff Struecker was my Chaplain when I was in the 82nd. Great guy. All the platoons tried to avoid him in the morning when they stepped out on Ardennes, because he liked to find a group to run with (lead) and he was FAST. A Blue Devil were you? What company? This is now an old guy reunion thread. You were at Shkin with me.. I believe. Nah I was reclassing by the time you guys left. I was on the original deployment plan since I had a 15 month wait, but you know the rest. |
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Posted: 7/23/2013 8:17:28 AM EDT
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I can't wait to watch the entire film.
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Posted: 7/23/2013 8:19:32 AM EDT
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Nah I was reclassing by the time you guys left. I was on the original deployment plan since I had a 15 month wait, but you know the rest. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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D Co. here. This is now an old guy reunion thread. You were at Shkin with me.. I believe. Nah I was reclassing by the time you guys left. I was on the original deployment plan since I had a 15 month wait, but you know the rest. Was Lutz your PSG? |
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Posted: 7/23/2013 8:21:06 AM EDT
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tag for home
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Posted: 7/23/2013 8:25:08 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Was Lutz your PSG? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: D Co. here. This is now an old guy reunion thread. You were at Shkin with me.. I believe. Nah I was reclassing by the time you guys left. I was on the original deployment plan since I had a 15 month wait, but you know the rest. Was Lutz your PSG? |
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Posted: 7/23/2013 8:28:45 AM EDT
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Tag for later.
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Posted: 7/23/2013 8:34:53 AM EDT
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Nah. My last one was Weeks if I remember right. Might have been Totten. PCS'd in Dec '02 Quote HistoryQuoted:
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D Co. here. This is now an old guy reunion thread. You were at Shkin with me.. I believe. Nah I was reclassing by the time you guys left. I was on the original deployment plan since I had a 15 month wait, but you know the rest. Was Lutz your PSG? Weeks was pretty cool. Lutz was and is awesome. The most Bi-polar lunatic mutherfucker I've ever worked for and I loved every minute of it... |
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Posted: 7/23/2013 8:38:13 AM EDT
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Red devil, D co 1st Bn and Blue Devil, A co. 3rd Bn. Never good at names and dates, but I believe it was while I was with 3rd, could be wrong. Was on the Bde 10miler team with him. Two ability groups while training- normal people, and gazelles. He was in the latter. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Thanks for that link. Jeff Struecker was my Chaplain when I was in the 82nd. Great guy. All the platoons tried to avoid him in the morning when they stepped out on Ardennes, because he liked to find a group to run with (lead) and he was FAST. A Blue Devil were you? What company? Red devil, D co 1st Bn and Blue Devil, A co. 3rd Bn. Never good at names and dates, but I believe it was while I was with 3rd, could be wrong. Was on the Bde 10miler team with him. Two ability groups while training- normal people, and gazelles. He was in the latter. Remember CPT Scott??? Or CPT Trahan???
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Posted: 7/23/2013 8:43:55 AM EDT
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Touched on a key point that reoccurs again and again in talking with veterans.
Acknowledge you are already dead, and each moment a gift, and that your only choice is whether you die with honor or not. Only then can you do what you must in combat.. Today is a good day to die. to be amongst men who have made that cognitive leap, to share danger with them, to lead them. There is nothing like it in the world. |
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Posted: 7/23/2013 8:46:09 AM EDT
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Remember CPT Scott??? Or CPT Trahan???Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Thanks for that link. Jeff Struecker was my Chaplain when I was in the 82nd. Great guy. All the platoons tried to avoid him in the morning when they stepped out on Ardennes, because he liked to find a group to run with (lead) and he was FAST. A Blue Devil were you? What company? Red devil, D co 1st Bn and Blue Devil, A co. 3rd Bn. Never good at names and dates, but I believe it was while I was with 3rd, could be wrong. Was on the Bde 10miler team with him. Two ability groups while training- normal people, and gazelles. He was in the latter. Remember CPT Scott??? Or CPT Trahan???I do remember CPT Scott, was an interesting time with those cats. |
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Posted: 7/23/2013 8:47:22 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Remember CPT Scott??? Or CPT Trahan???Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Thanks for that link. Jeff Struecker was my Chaplain when I was in the 82nd. Great guy. All the platoons tried to avoid him in the morning when they stepped out on Ardennes, because he liked to find a group to run with (lead) and he was FAST. A Blue Devil were you? What company? Red devil, D co 1st Bn and Blue Devil, A co. 3rd Bn. Never good at names and dates, but I believe it was while I was with 3rd, could be wrong. Was on the Bde 10miler team with him. Two ability groups while training- normal people, and gazelles. He was in the latter. Remember CPT Scott??? Or CPT Trahan???I got stuck on EIB ruck march water point detail right before I left. Here I was at mile 5, thinking I had an hour to rack out. No shit there I was, 35-45 or so minutes in, and here comes CPT Scott, running down the road with his ruck on. |
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Posted: 7/23/2013 8:53:20 AM EDT
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Yeah, it is a no-holds-barred look at it from the Delta perspective. It seemed to me like even though Howe is quite ... unrelenting ... when it comes to telling it like it is, that he's *still* holding some stuff back. It's close to 3 hours long. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Another good new doc is the Howe one from Pantaeo.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OlQcKBqpKU
Didn't even know about that one, thanks! Yeah, it is a no-holds-barred look at it from the Delta perspective. It seemed to me like even though Howe is quite ... unrelenting ... when it comes to telling it like it is, that he's *still* holding some stuff back. It's close to 3 hours long. Where do I find this video? (not the trailer quoted above) |
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Posted: 7/23/2013 8:53:38 AM EDT
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Cpt Scott had out company doing field PT during a field problem. After a few days, I think the majority was ready to revolt.
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Posted: 7/23/2013 9:00:57 AM EDT
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Tag for when not at work
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Posted: 7/23/2013 9:02:36 AM EDT
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It is interesting that his acceptance of the inevitability of death is almost word for word what the Samurai warriors came to accept hundreds of years ago. Both apparently found that the acceptance of death allowed them an unusual kind of peace, and ability to function when others couldn't.
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Posted: 7/23/2013 9:02:45 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Cpt Scott had out company doing field PT during a field problem. After a few days, I think the majority was ready to revolt. Glad I wasn't in Alphatraz. |
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