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Thursday, June 11. 2009

Outnumbered 8-1: A good day for the Corps

It begins:



"Our vehicles came under a barrage of enemy RPGs (rocket propelled grenades) and machine gun fire. One of our humvees was disabled from RPG fire,  and the Marines inside dismounted and laid down suppression fire so they could evacuate a Marine who was knocked unconscious from the blast."  That's not from an episode of The Unit or 24. It's not from an  anti-war movie. It's not from any newspaper or TV news reports I could find.



Whole thing at One Marine's View

Posted by Gwynnie in Hot News & Misc. Short Subjects at 15:45 | Comments (3) | Trackbacks (0)

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Watch the video on the main page under "WHAT IS A WARRIOR" posted June 3. Very moving
#1 jeb on 2009-06-11 16:27 (Reply)
The Marines I've known wouldn't refer to it as "being outnumbered 8-1", they'd simply refer to it as a target-rich environment.
#2 Anon on 2009-06-12 09:52 (Reply)
"It's not from any newspaper or TV news reports I could find. "

I gave up on the Press as a reliable source of news when they described Reagan as senile clod guided around by his helpers.

And then I met the guy. Not a big deal - just a handshake and a quick word. And he wasn't senile.

He wasn't a virile stud of course - more like your grandpa who knows a thing or two and is still pretty sharp, but still needs a nap in the afternoon and he's in bed by 10:30.
#3 Brian Dunbar (Link) on 2009-06-12 16:55 (Reply)

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