Outnumbered Nearly 10:1, Marines Make 'Em Pay

The Patriot Room ^ | November 24, 2008 | Bill Dupray

[Bill Dupray]

Looks like 250 terrorists picked the wrong day to screw with 30 U.S. Marines in Afghanistan. Frankly, is there ever a good day to screw with the Marines?

In the city of Shewan, approximately 250 insurgents ambushed 30 Marines and paid a heavy price for it. . . .

“The day started out with a 10-kilometer patrol with elements mounted and dismounted, so by the time we got to Shewan, we were pretty beat,” said a designated marksman who requested to remain unidentified. “Our vehicles came under a barrage of enemy RPGs (rocket propelled grenades) and machine gun fire. One of our ‘humvees’ was disabled from RPG fire, and the Marines inside dismounted and laid down suppression fire so they could evacuate a Marine who was knocked unconscious from the blast.”

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[USMCPOP]

Darryl,

Karl would be smiling even more if he could have gotten his hands on an M-14! He just loved small arms, and knew his stuff. I don’t have many pics of him from Iraq, but nearly every one is him holding some weapon and grinning, usually with an AK-47 they picked up somewhere.

One NCO told me he found Karl awake in his rack late one night, fondling his M-16. Told him to lose it and get some sleep. The NCO said it was weird even for a Marine, LOL. I have all sorts of little pencil sketches of conceptual gun designs that he made.

If you feel in the mood, PM me and we can chat.

Semper Fidelis,