A French Soldier's View of US Soldiers in Afghanistan

Warrior Lodge ^ | December 15, 2014 | Edited by Wes O'Donnell

[huldah1776]

Includes all branches, I'm sure.

[EternalVigilance]

Great read.

[yarddog]

My Sister and Brother-in-Law spend maybe six months a year vacationing in Europe. They particularly like Hungary, partly because it is inexpensive.

A couple of years ago she sent me some photos of a Hungarian patriotic parade. A bunch of countries sent troops to march in it.

I noticed the French soldiers were a very rough and ready looking bunch. Very powerful looking and they had that look of tough guys too.

[Inyo-Mono]

Reading this brings a tear to my eye, maybe there is hope for our great country after all.

[Riley]

Very nice. Bookmarking.

[gaijin]

Excellent post..! What a great guy.

I always hear how they disdain us as vermin —this was a wonderful change.

Very honorable and humbling.

[Jan_Sobieski]

Our politicians are doing their best to change what this Frenchman saw...

[KC_Lion]

Millennials.

Sheesh! What are you going to do with them?

[Volunteer]

What a great article. Thank you for posting this.

I also thank our French Brothers.

[MSF BU]

Wrong as regards standards against SF Vietnam soldiers. Anybody familiar with Army Airborne training 1944 to 80’s will tell you it was tough: break area procedures, heart break hill, wind sprint formations during ground week that lost large components of the class. Those standards were dropped; Airborne & Air Assault schools are FAR less physically demanding than they once were.

[2ndDivisionVet]

When I talk about the millennial, I'm not talking about the armed forces.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Thanks for posting. Great article. Just sent to my sister whose son is a newish Marine officer.

[TADSLOS]

Thanks KC. Great article and a great pic.

[SomeCallMeTim]

Ping t send to me Vet friends

[Jet Jaguar]

Ping to post 8.

Active Duty ping.

[KC_Lion]

Thanks for the ping Jet Jaguar!

[tioga]

Awesome.

[rlmorel]

Wow. Very flattering article.

I have found that most civilians who have spent any length of time in close contact with our military often voice the same sentiments.

I found it amusing to hear of liberal media who were embedded with our troops during OIF who arrived at a point where they were unable and unwilling to write what they had wanted to write only days or weeks before.

[Nailbiter]

ping

[Jet Jaguar]

Worth a read.