[sussex]

It is so nice to see the REAL heroes of our country rewarded for a job that involves risking their lives on a daily basis , well done Corporal Jones you are a credit to our country. It is a shame that the muggers, thieves, burglars and cowards of this world cannot join you, learn some respect and value what is important in life , I am sure that they would behave totally differently and have better values in their lives.

[Menehune56]

A very brave young man, glad they all survived. Not very clear why they had to go bayonets however.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

The world needs more Sean Jones.

[BerryDingle]

I wondering if the U.S. Army even issues bayonets anymore.

[Focault's Pendulum]

He's a new...

Glad that this one's on our side.

[ZOOKER]

A brave soldier, in an impossible situation.

It's not clear why a bayonet charge was needed, but I suspect it was an ROE issue. The Taliban occupied a village and were using the locals as human shields. Cpl. Jones apparently couldn't shoot because there were civilians in his field of fire.

I say give him a medal and court-martial the superior officer who put him in this situation.

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

Few modern rifles are strong enough to withstand a bayonet. In most conflicts, a very light weapon is preferred, because a lighter weapon means you can carry more bullets.

However, in this case, I think the Brits need to take a lesson from their own history, and issue some Zulu iklwa short spears. They are simple enough to be fabbed even in the field.

They are small and light and you can cover a lot of terrain carrying them quickly. In close quarters very effective. Many British soldiers, though armed with rifles, met their fate from iklwas.

[Oldpuppymax]

Did they have no ammo? No grenades???

WHY did they have to fix bayonettes???
Had Hillary assigned them rubber bullets?

[MasterGunner01]

When I was in Army JROTC in high school, we has two Korean War vets as instructors, Master Sergeant Wertman and Sergeant First Class Turner. On this particular day we were getting a one hour block of instruction on bayonet fighting. I still remember Sergeant Turner's words as if they were yesterday: “Gentlemen, if you're in combat and on the line, if someone says ‘fix bayonets’ you know one thing for certain — someone has really screwed up.”