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Unarmed US Marine 'in critical condition' after Kalashnikov-wielding suspected terrorist
Daily Mail ^
| 8/21/15
| MIA DE GRAAF
Posted on 08/21/2015 1:20:41 PM PDT by jimbo123
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To: Tijeras_Slim
Their ears are really tuned to the sounds of guns being loading. Wow!
Prayers for their full recovery! Ooo-rah!
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posted on
08/21/2015 2:12:51 PM PDT
by
luvie
(Cruz or Lose!)
To: jimbo123
Well done, Marines! Prayers to them and their families.
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posted on
08/21/2015 2:14:23 PM PDT
by
Chgogal
(Obama "hung the SEALs out to dry, basically exposed them like a set of dog balls..." CMH)
To: Bloody Sam Roberts
That's what I call having your head in the game. Bingo.
I am betting they had him made before he even entered the bathroom. He looked the part, was carrying somewhat of a load and he probably appeared a bit nervous. They followed him and the noises they heard confirmed their concerns. Situational awareness of the kind I teach my sons.
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posted on
08/21/2015 2:14:33 PM PDT
by
frog in a pot
(What if a previously D liberal candidate promised all the things we wanted to hear from the R's?)
To: LUV W
Farther down the thread it’s mentioned they were Embassy Guards. Those guys are specially trained, and Condition One 24/7. I’d bet they had this guy on their radar the moment they saw him.
To: Tijeras_Slim
I agree. And in today’s world, they have to be. But I do know it is a plum assignment.
There was a great book I read a while back called “Last Man Out” about the Marine detachment at the US Embassy in Saigon.
Frickking guys were crazy. As things were collapsing around Saigon, one of the Marines from another smaller diplomatic facility about 20 miles from Saigon came in, and when asked, had said they didn’t have time to take the flag flying above the embassy down. A couple of the Marines got a civilian guy with a Huey to fly them over, and as they approached the facility, it had been taken so recently that the American flag was still flying, and in the courtyard below nearby, there were a boatload of NVA tanks parked, and the crews were clearly relaxing and eating a meal.
These sick guys swooped in right in full view right on top of all these NVA, one of the crazy Marines out on the skid, while the other guy held onto his belt, and the pilot got right up close, and he cut the flag away with his KBar while the NVA all ran around like hornets who had a rock thrown at their nest!
The bullets were whizzing by as he cut the flag loose and they flew away. Just amazing. I may not have some of the details right since it was a while back when I read this, but that is what I remember!
Embassy guards!
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posted on
08/21/2015 2:17:15 PM PDT
by
rlmorel
("National success by the Democratic Party equals irretrievable ruin." Ulysses S. Grant)
To: rlmorel
To: Tijeras_Slim
Proud of our guys! I hope they live to see a medal or two. From another _resident than this so-called one.
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posted on
08/21/2015 2:20:33 PM PDT
by
luvie
(Cruz or Lose!)
To: St_Thomas_Aquinas; Tijeras_Slim; LUV W; frog in a pot; mabarker1
It is easy to feel like America is screwed, and we have gone soft...and then you read about men like this and think: As long as we can produce men like this, we have a chance!
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posted on
08/21/2015 2:23:24 PM PDT
by
rlmorel
("National success by the Democratic Party equals irretrievable ruin." Ulysses S. Grant)
To: jimbo123
God Bless him!
Prayers up.
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posted on
08/21/2015 2:23:48 PM PDT
by
smokingfrog
( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
To: jimbo123
What bravery! Thank you Marines.
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posted on
08/21/2015 2:23:54 PM PDT
by
nicepaco
To: Tijeras_Slim
LOL...did I get that passage right???
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posted on
08/21/2015 2:24:12 PM PDT
by
rlmorel
("National success by the Democratic Party equals irretrievable ruin." Ulysses S. Grant)
To: PastorBooks
Prayers for these two heroes.
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posted on
08/21/2015 2:25:31 PM PDT
by
Scarlet7
To: rlmorel
It’s been a while here too.... :D
To: wardaddy
We’re not the ones who pay fighters with women, remember?
You better find out what “ingenue” means.
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posted on
08/21/2015 2:35:10 PM PDT
by
Romulus
To: jimbo123
Decades ago, when I was a teenager bumming around Europe on the train, we had just crossed into Germany. I was going through the cars looking for the snack car when I came accross a Moroccan guy getting beat up by 2 German cops who had gotten on to check papers. The guy asked me if I spoke any French, so I said yes. Then he asked my to tell the cops that he was with me... I said “sorry” and just kept going.
To: jimbo123
To: thorvaldr
Can you say "Croix de Guerre"?
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posted on
08/21/2015 2:53:11 PM PDT
by
Restore
To: jimbo123; All
So will those wounded receive the Purple Heart and will all get the ‘Soldiers and Sailors’ Medal’ (which would seem to be appropriate in the circumstances). Or will they be given the ‘War on Terrorism’ campaign medal and combat decorations for closing with and armed enemy combatant. Since none of the marines were armed and the muzzy was heavily armed that would seem to merit the ‘Silver Star’ to all. Of course not, this was just an unfortunate domestic criminal incident that these marines got involved in rather than letting the French police and railway employees sort out. This makes me sick on my stomach. These men should be personally decorated by the Pres with the Sec. Navy and CMC present. Those on their feet at the White House and those wounded at Bethesda. The Prez should make a high profile statement lauding their courage, saying it reflects the high name and history of their service and calling on regular Americans to note their actions and when danger's hour strikes to imitate their actions and display similar courage as none can say when and where an Islamacist terrorist will strike. Of course that scenario is as likely to play out about as much as me becoming Miss Universe.
To: jimbo123
The suspected terrorist had at least six full magazines of ammunition holding almost 200 rounds.And probably a koran or two.
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posted on
08/21/2015 2:54:14 PM PDT
by
samtheman
(2014: Voters elect Repubs to congress... 2015: Repubs defund NOTHING... 2016: Trump/Cruz)
To: jimbo123
‘I would like to express our gratitude to and admiration for these two American passengers.’
You douche, they are US Marines who were in transit on your rail system.
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