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

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[patton]

hmmmmm....

[archy]

Archy, I hope you didn't get my earlier post wrong--I suspect Truscott is on target with his observations--my comments were directed at another poster who took an unsupported swipe at our junior officers fighting in Iraq.

I realize that. And I'm not surprised you've partied with him either; should the chance come up again, casually drop in the mention that you've got a pal who plays a nice banjo version of *Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds.... and see what kind of result you get.

IMHO, he's probably about as knowledgable a reporter on what's going on as Charlie Black from the Columbus Enquirer was. Not quite an Ernie Pyle or Cathy Leroy, but close.

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[MEG33]

You may need your vest and helmet for this one!

[Lauratealeaf]

Watch out for this Truscott dude. He wrote the odious, anti-military, anti-West Point book, Dress Gray. He is not to be trusted.

[DainBramage]

Nearly every LT in the 101st and in the 2/2 Cav (where I was last week) is a West Pointer,

How come all the LTs are Pointing West? Dont some point point in other directions?

[archy]

Nearly every LT in the 101st and in the 2/2 Cav (where I was last week) is a West Pointer,

How come all the LTs are Pointing West? Dont some point point in other directions?

No matter what you may have heard about the effectness or lethality of our various military equipment- tanks, artillery, nuclear weapons- I can assure you that there is probably nothing else as dangerous and potentially lethal as a second lieutenant with a compass trying to figure out which direction is which, or even which way is up. One that points in the same direction all or most of the time is a considerable cut above most of them, who sometimes resemble windmills as they first point this way, then that, then some other.

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[archy]

Watch out for this Truscott dude. He wrote the odious, anti-military, anti-West Point book, Dress Gray. He is not to be trusted.

Truscott is no Sam Damon but neither is he a Courtney Massengale. If he doesn't quite dissect things as interestingly as WEB Griffin/Bill Butterworth, he knew West Point firsthand and the spears he tossed its way seem to have not only stuck pretty good, but also landed in places that caused some particular yelps from his targets. I'm just glad he didn't pick on Norwich.

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[Lauratealeaf]

My husband and son are both West Point grads and I spent a lot of time at West Point while my husband was a cadet. It was closer to the time frame that Truscott wrote about and although he got the logistics right he was clueless about the Long Gray Line. I wasn't that interested in the army at the time because I was homesick and wanted my husband to get out. (he didn't) But, the point is, Truscott's book even insulted me.

[LoudRepublicangirl]

You are correct. My brother was in ROTC at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois and prior to that was in the Illinois National Guard. Of course, I have never personally seen him at work but he is doing the job he has always wanted to do from when he was a child. He always has received high praise from his CO. He loves the Army!!!!

[pageonetoo]

"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. "


Just another day at the office...

Thanks to all who serve, and served!
(USN 1966-68, never got muddy)

[LoudRepublicangirl]

Thank you for your support.

[blackie]

Raise a toast to the [folks] in Bravo Company, 1st of the 502nd Infantry Regiment, 101st Abn Division... ~ Bump!

[Darksheare]

A roller coaster ride into Baghdad AP in the back of a C-130..

Oh man, there's too much here.
Mermite cans, shaving in ice water..

[fourdeuce82d]

Watch out for this Truscott dude. He wrote the odious, anti-military, anti-West Point book, Dress Gray. He is not to be trusted.

No personal experience with the guy, but Gen. Vincent Brooks had unkind words for him when I was his RTO back in 83. Don't think he knew him personally (Brooks was class of '79) but apparently his reputation at WP was not good.

for what it's worth.

[Allegra]

It helps knowing he is there and that there are people who support what he and the other soldiers are doing.

And there are a lot more of us who support it than the media or vermin like Hillary want the troops or the general populace to know.

God bless 'em all over there.

[hosepipe]

Thanks for the post... telling and real... and appreciated

[Travis McGee]

Is there a poster version available of "The Greatest Killer on the Battlefield?"

[Travis McGee]

Amen Bro!

[Travis McGee]

Forget about what the folks from his class say about him. If I was judged today for what I did and said 25 years ago, I would be lynched! The fact is, he is at least reporting the mud soldier's war, and is not "reporting" from the bar of the Pali Hotel like the rest of the media whores.

[FreedomPoster]

Heck, I remember seeing those in the post bookstores when I was growing up. IIRC, there were several versions - Infantry, Armor, etc. Don't know if they are still in print or not.

Hmmmm - with a little URL truncation on that pic, and looking around, we have:

http://www.artillerygifts.com/Posters%20Finley/Finleyindex.htm

and

http://www.artillerygifts.com/Posters%20Finley/Finleyindex2.htm