Indian-Pakistani war

DJB · Post by **DJB** » July 9th, 2005, 9:11 am

These are some very interesting reads on the 20 year war of attrition in the Himalayas.

â€œNinety-seven per cent of casualties here are due to the extreme weather and altitude, rather than fighting. On the glacier you have to first survive the elements and then you fight the enemy.â€

centermass · Post by **centermass** » July 9th, 2005, 9:24 am

Sooooo,

In other words, what your saying is level the mountains with ARCLIGHT missions and fight the remainder at sea level?

Given a choice between Nitrogen Narcosis or Pulmunary Edema, I'll just stay @GL and enjoy my beer, thank you.

DJB · Post by **DJB** » July 9th, 2005, 5:20 pm

Yeah, that would be my vote.

Jared G. · Post by **Jared G.** » July 9th, 2005, 6:40 pm

Good stuff Kidney. I'll have to take that shit with me to PA school next month. Have you ever read Into thin Air by Jon Krakow? There's alot of high altitude death in that book.

DJB · Post by **DJB** » July 9th, 2005, 7:55 pm

Nope havenâ€™t read it, but thanks for the recommendation. If you are headed to the military PA school at Ft.Sam give me a PM when you get in town and We'll have you over for dinner.

CrashKILL · Post by **CrashKILL** » July 9th, 2005, 8:09 pm

I thought that this thread would be a photo memorial for Gordo. I'm not sure which side of the war he was on, though, but I know he can whip up some curry chicken like a motherfucker.

Jared G. · Post by **Jared G.** » July 10th, 2005, 10:19 am

bustedkidney wrote:Nope havenâ€™t read it, but thanks for the recommendation. If you are headed to the military PA school at Ft.Sam give me a PM when you get in town and We'll have you over for dinner.

I start at Saint Louis U. next month. But thanks for the offer.