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1 posted on 10/22/2013 10:19:13 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine
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“Lone Survivor” trailer on youtube
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First look: Mark Wahlberg stars as Marcus Luttrell in ‘Lone Survivor’ film
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2 posted on 10/22/2013 10:21:14 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (IÂ’m not a Republican, I'm a Conservative! Pubbies haven't been conservative since before T.R.)
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If you haven’t read Luttrell’s book, you should. The state-run, commie “media” and the shyster lawyers in this country killed those SEALs. It wasn’t the Taliban. They let the little bass turds go because they were afraid of being charged in this country if they tried to defend themselves. The buffoons on Capitol Hill need to fight their own damn wars. They should take their “lawyers” and “judges” with them.


3 posted on 10/22/2013 10:26:08 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Hold on to your burrito! Here comes amnesty!)
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To: Jack Hydrazine

The book Lone Survivor was absolutely riveting, I couldn’t put it down.

I also can’t wait to see Unbroken about Louis Zamperini. What a page-turner. It’s unbelievable what these men went through to ensure our continued freedom.


4 posted on 10/22/2013 10:39:45 PM PDT by TMD (Behind enemy lines.....)
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6 posted on 10/22/2013 11:10:03 PM PDT by nutmeg (I don't always speak to Obama voters. But when I do, I order fries...)
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To: Jack Hydrazine
If I have my facts right... a quick reaction force was sent into the breech to rescue the team, and the CH47 Chinook that they were riding in was shot down by a raghead firing an RPG from a line of sight position. All on board were lost. I was in-country at the time (Kandahar) and the news hit the base as if each of us had lost a car load of family members back in the states. A “local” way, way, way out and up, up, up in Injun country, took the surviving member of the SEAL team into his home in order to care for him, as is their custom (remarkable as it sounds) because Marcus had made it all the way to the local’s doorstep. The local was obligated to help according to local customs. I have not read the book... just going from memory. The tally that got off the shot was one lucky mofo and conversely, the helicopter crew and QRF had a VERY BAD day. I NEVER liked riding in those huge birds, and I always had two parachutes on when I did, permitting me to jump out each time, which I also did, AND I wasn't ever in hostile territory during those jumps.
7 posted on 10/23/2013 12:06:44 AM PDT by freepersup (Patrolling the waters off Free Republic one dhow at a time.)
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To: Jack Hydrazine; Travis McGee

Watched the movie today .... Academy awards for the stunt men and the makers of the weapons.... Thrown and blown off too many cliffs to count.....

Marcus makes an appearance in the movie during the missions planning briefing. Good reverence and respect IMO to those who died during operation red wing.

Damn all goat herders .... Stay safe !!


10 posted on 01/01/2014 7:34:23 PM PST by Squantos ( Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet ...)
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