Code name from '84 movie "Operation Red Dawn"

NEWS 24 ^ | 12/14/2003 | unknown

[livesbygrace]

Washington - "Operation Red Dawn," the code name for the US raid which resulted in the capture of Saddam Hussein, appears to have been inspired by a 1984 film in which US teenagers battle a Soviet invasion of the United States.

Announcing Saddam's capture, Lieutenant General Ricardo Sanchez, the top US military commander in Iraq, said Operation Red Dawn was conducted by US troops against locations identified as "Wolverine One" and "Wolverine Two."

The former Iraqi leader was found, according to Sanchez, hiding in a hole at the location known as "Wolverine Two."

"Red Dawn," starring Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey, Lea Thompson, Charlie Sheen, Harry Dean Stanton and Powers Boothe, takes place in a typical small town in the midwest of the United States at the outbreak of World War III.

Following an invasion of the United States by communist Cuban, Nicaraguan and Soviet forces a group of high school students band together to form a guerrilla resistance unit known as the "Wolverines," after the bear-like creature known for its ferocity.

The gun-toting teenage US guerrillas spend the film, made at the height of the Cold War, fighting back heroically against the more heavily armed invaders.

Directed by John Milius, who co-wrote Francis Ford Coppola's "Apocalypse Now," the movie is something of a cult film among right-wing US extremists and is held up as a Second Amendment cautionary tale by some opponents of gun control.

The Second Amendment to the US Constitution regards the right of the populace to bear arms.

"A well-regulated Militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed," it says.

[mcgredo]

http://www-users.itlabs.umn.edu/~lehn0038/personal/img/reddawn2.jpg

It seems that more of our boys in Iraq like the movie, too.

[MudPuppy]

I heard the news while getting dressed for church this morning. I ran out and told Hubby to turn on the tv.
I love this movie and have it in my personal collection. :) Hubby and I laughed when we heard the code names this morning. We looked at each other and said "Red Dawn"! Go Wolverines!

[taxcontrol]

BTW, our paster even made an announcement during service this am. Was greeted with resounding applause and was followed by a prayer for peace and protection for all service men and women.

[Petronski]

I have the DVD.

[livesbygrace]

How do I do that, by hitting the abuse button?

[Petronski]

Great find!

[cgk]

bttt

[Lazamataz]

I'd make a joke about really wanting you, but I'm afraid you'd show up at my door: a chance I cannot take.

Too late. Your failure to reject me outright makes me believe I've got a chance. Already bought the airline tickets.

See you tomorrow. Wear something comfortable.

[EDINVA]

some great photos you might want to share if not already posted.
http://www.darkforum.com/showthread.php?t=38353

[hole_n_one]

That'll work.

[Petronski]

My concealed carry holster will be, uh, strapped on, waiting for you.

[steveo]

Same as it ever was, Same as it ever was, Same as it ever was

[arasina]

Awww...just leave it as it is. It's an attention getter.

[baseballmom]

I recognized the name immediately because of my 25 yr old son. He rec'd that DVD for Christmas a few years ago. And I can assure you, he is NOT a right wing extremist. Most of his age group love that movie.

[Lazamataz]

strapped on

THAT's the kinda talk I wanna hear.

Honey.

I'll be wearing this.

[Petronski]

[dk88]

The chair is against the wall.
The chair is against the wall.

John has a long mustache.
John has a long mustache.

[thatdewd]

I burst out laughing when I first heard the name of the operation. Leftists HATE that movie! bwaaahaaaahaaaa!

[snopercod]

as usual, freepers nail it Thanks!

[baseballmom]

You crack me up. I'm still laughing at this from last night.

baseballmom
If all your base are belong to us, that makes you ballmom.
Hmmm.....