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Late to the game on this one.

RIP Jim. Lead the way, Ranger.

Grunt

His book is excellent, and should be required reading for anyone in Combat Arms MOS's. Rowe later deployed to the Philippines as the ground forces director for the Joint U.S. Military Advisory group for the Philippines where he provided counterinsurgency training for Philippine forces. On Apr. 21, 1...

During my time (84-88) these were like gold. We still had some Vietnam vets around (mostly PSG and up) and those that served in the Infantry wore them. Fortunately, most of these folks were quick to pass along their thoughts/advice on what we could expect if deployed. And that advice was also like g...

There is no such thing as secure, only secure enough. Very true. I remember when my bank was charging for "fraud detection." I was thinking, "hey, you stand more to lose from this than I do." Of course that was the truth, but they wouldn't miss out on an emotional angle to earn ...

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Yup, I have those little sleeves for my cards and ppt.

Grunt

Agreed, that should be worth seeing. I've always felt this picture (below) really captured the sense panic of those final days. Complete desperation.



Grunt

Remember your first BB/Pellet gun? Having always like handguns more than rifles, my first was a Crossman 1377. This article brought back a few memories. Although written in 1963, I don't think much has changed with boys and BB guns. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1074730/...

I've always had respect for those who earned the EIB. But frankly, I found some of the standards for evaluation pretty ridiculous. Folks say, "its the little things that fail people" and I agree completely, having failed due to this. You were allowed two no-go's and still earn the EIB (thi...

I'm a little surprised that Khakimov did not try to reunited with the Soviet Army. But, I say that from an American perspective. The stories you hear about how the Soviets treated their troops, the fact that he was a draftee, and the obvious "shell shocked" nature he continues to display y...

Found this rather interesting... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21668541 Soviet war veteran found in Afghanistan after 33 years A Soviet soldier who went missing in Afghanistan nearly 33 years ago has been found living with Afghans in the western province of Herat. The soldier is semi-nomadi...

PocketKings wrote:How did you unburn all of his possessions? That must have been hard.

Nice.

Awesome post, SilentService.

goon175 wrote:Argo was really good

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Grunt

-- The paradigm shift that occurred to me in Ranger school. At age 20, I went into it with a lot of bravado and confidence. It didn't take long for me to see how easy it was to get dropped or recycled; i.e. get an asshole RI and get a no-go, or slide off a ridge and get injured, or kneel on a thorn ...

Folks, thanks for the input!!

Grunt