From: Lucian Truscott in downtown Mosul Subject: INSIDE THE KINGDOM OF SUCK.... in Iraq

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[SandRat]

This is a good article. I doubt it will ever be published but well worth reading. Sounds like places lots of us have visited and hope we never return to!

Like I said can't verify the accuracy but it's still a good read.

[SandRat]

Patriot and Media bashing PING!

[dwd1]

Is this the guy who is the son of the Major General who served with Patton, lead the way to the descendants of Jefferson accepting the descendants of Sally Hemings into the Monticello Society, and an Acadamy Grad who was willing to risk all to reveal his social preferences?

[IGOTMINE]

That would be him.

And how stupid could you be to say that I spent the night speaking with a "senior officer I can't name" and then out him as the CO of the 2nd Bde of the 101st?

[MoralSense]

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[dwd1]

Sharp as bowling ball...

[First_Salute]

Bump.

[There's millions of'em]

I believe the WWII General you refer to is his grandfather.
This guy is a USMA grad, 1969.

[dwd1]

Thank you... I was not sure but I figured same name.... And I knew that watching "Patton" so many times would come in handy one day...

[dwd1]

Saw him at that Monticello Association thing a few years ago.... Don't agree with his lifestyle and he could learn a little about OPSEC and keeping a secret but I do like what he did for the descendants of Hemings and Jefferson...

[Pan_Yans Wife]

ping

[Coop]

Right now he is in Iraq writing for Harper's Magazine.

Even though it's supposedly a personal note, I'm having trouble believing this came from a professional/freelance writer.

[IGOTMINE]

Maybe speaking off the cuff.

Still kinda crappy.

And if I were the CO of the 2nd Bde of the 101st, I'd be mighty upset.

[Coop]

What he told me would have him on a plane to Washington tomorrow.

Apparently he's already back in the states. :-)

[Billthedrill]

Ook - well, maybe nobody at the Pentagon reads FR...yeah, right...

Good read. There's a convincing authenticity there. And yes, our guys are very, very good. God bless 'em and keep 'em safe...

[george wythe]

Nearly every LT in the 101st and in the 2/2 Cav (where I was last week) is a West Pointer, and although they look impossibly young and wet behind the ears, they've all been to war, and they go about their jobs with a ruthless efficiency I find hard to believe, even though I've been watching it for two weeks.

Thanks for posting this article. It gives us another perspective on the risks and vicissitudes of these young men and women who are fighting for our freedoms.

Happy holidays to all of them. May God protect them and bring them home alive and well.

[kilowhskey]

"Nearly every LT in the 101st and in the 2/2 Cav (where I was last week) is a West Pointer, and although they look impossibly young and wet behind the ears, they've all been to war, and they go about their jobs with a ruthless efficiency I find hard to believe, even though I've been watching it for two weeks."

Give me a break! This USMA '69 alum must have been a real slacker if he finds the performance of the current crop of Lts. to be ruthlessly efficient. This sad sack is not qualified to carry his grandfather's duffel.

[LoudRepublicangirl]

My brother is one of those LTs there but he did not attend West Point and neither did the majority of the other LTs with him in the 502nd brigade. Except for the mini-Bush bash, the article gave me a description of where my brother is right now and it brings him closer to me. For that, I am
grateful for this posting.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Thanks, SandRat. (^:
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These guys roll out of the rack at 3:00 a.m. and put on their boots and pick up their flak vests, helmets and M-4 carbines and about 300 rounds of ammunition without complaint and hit the streets like they're going to Pizza Hut.

But it's very, very dangerous outside the wall and wire, and very, very scary, and I know, because I've been out there with them at 3 a.m.

....Nearly every LT in the 101st and in the 2/2 Cav (where I was last week) is a West Pointer, and although they look impossibly young and wet behind the ears, they've all been to war, and they go about their jobs with a ruthless efficiency I find hard to believe, even though I've been watching it for two weeks.

They're good guys, they pay attention to the lst Sgt in this company, who's a real pro -- a dream lst SGT, to tell the truth --and they're close to the Joe's. They also smell bad and [curse] a whole lot, which, strangely, makes you feel real, real good when you're around them...in fact, it makes you feel safe and lets you get a good night's sleep every night.

 .. crack back a glass of vino for me and raise a toast to the [folks] in Bravo Company, 1st of the 502nd Infantry Regiment, 101st Abn Division...

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P*i*n*g*!

* * * God Bless our troops ! * * *