This fuckstick's story is so much shit... He claims to be one of 4 USAF Security Policemen who were TDY to 1/75 when they were alerted and deployed to Grenada. Claims they were "invited along" by 1/75 and JUMPED INTO COMBAT WITH THEM.
Fucking valor thief... His posts are in the following threads on SFTT and Grunts Military respectively:
http://www.sftt.us/phpbb2/viewtopic.php ... &start=225
http://www.gruntsmilitary.com/forum/vie ... highlight=
His handle is "o3shooter".
My response is shown below.
GET 'EM, RANGERS!
JR
o3shooter wrote:we were on a TDY with the Rangers at Stewart when the balloon went up and we were asked if we wanted to go with them or stay in lock-down at Stewart until it was over. Simple decision, we went.
As a career USAF Special Operator, I find this explanation of how you supposedly jumped into Grenada with the 1/75 Rangers HIGHLY unlikely.
For the sake of argument and the 0.000000001% chance that you are speaking the truth, I'll be glad to hit you with an honest debate on the details.
From the perspective of a 26 year Veteran who has been a USAF member assigned to and/or working with the US Army (conventional Airborne, Rangers and SF), I know this about US Army Airborne, Ranger and SF units:
1. They don't take anyone on real-world missions unless they feel those personnel have something to contribute that they can't get from their own organic forces.
2. They don't take anyone on real-world missions unless those personnel are on movement orders to accompany them.
3. They try to get their own guys on any combat jumps going and only take outsiders when they fit into 1 and 2, above.
4. They think the Air Force are a bunch of pogues.
Now - Let's factor in the USAF side of the equation:
1. In 1983, VERY FEW USAF SPs (Yes, I said SPs - NOT "SF" - Security Police will NEVER be TRUE "SF" - EVER) were either Ranger or Airborne qualified, and to my knowledge (I was a USAF jumper off and on from 1986 until 2005) NONE were on jump status - NONE.
2. Air Force personnel do not jump unless they are on jump status - Period - End of story. They sure as hell don't jump INTO COMBAT with Rangers unless they have the specified mission to do so.
3. The USAF SP Jumpers of today are making great strides in capabilities and are now assigned to Contingency Response Groups and Squadrons. Yet, EVEN TODAY they don't jump into combat with the Rangers.
I happen to personally know 3 personnel who jumped into Grenada with the Rangers. Two of those jumped with 1/75. Of the three, One was a 1/75 Ranger at the time and is currently a CSM out in Washington. The other two were USAF TACP NCOs at the time. One is now retired and the other is now a Special Tactics Squadron Commander. You better know they would know if this claim is true, and I'll be sure to ask them most ricky-tick.
OK, o3shooter - Time to put up or shut up - If what you're saying is true, give me more details and I'll get them verified by the personnel I know who were there at the time.
If not, shut your freakin' pie hole or I'll sic the POW Network guys on you like I did that freakin' poser Eric Sturchio:
http://www.paratrooper.net/commo/Topic184836-2-1.aspx
http://www.paratrooper.net/commo/Topic185249-89-1.aspx
http://www.paratrooper.net/commo/Topic185738-70-1.aspx
http://www.pownetwork.org/phonies/phonies239.htm
Note what action they took - It's written in RED, underneath his profile information in the middle of the page.
And know this - If you respond to this post with with some of that belligerent BS you used with the others, I definitely WILL ensure that you get reported to the proper authorities.
Stolen Honor is nothing to be treated lightly. It you're the real deal, you understand that. If not - You'd better doggone well take it seriously.
Gotta go - I have to duplicate this post over at www.armyranger.com, www.airborneranger.com, www.specialtactics.com, and www.romad.com.
Airborne!