Posted on 05/16/2004 6:43:30 PM PDT by chance33_98
Marine from Maine accidentally shot
Saturday,May15,2004,10:25 AM
AUGUSTA (AP) -- A 22-year-old Marine from Maine who spent two months as a scout sniper in Iraq is listed in serious condition after he was accidentally shot by a law enforcement officer during a training exercise in Florida.
Corporal Eric Verhille was shot in the chest last week while working as an instructor during a training session for a dozen officers from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
According to initial reports, four officers with long guns and handguns cleared one room and entered a second in which a shot was fired and Verhille was hit.
The Marine's father, Gary Verhille, a high school teacher in Gardiner, said his son was in a situation where live ammunition was being fired, and one trainer took him for a target.
And they were using live ammo in a training session because?!?!?!
And the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission was receiving SWAT dynamic entry training because?!?!?!
Why are they teaching game wardens to clear rooms?
This is total FUBAR. Give those guys some rubber training guns and stay the hell away from them.
Why are Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Officers practicing armed building-entry raids?
The land that Cape Canaveral sits on is a wildlife preserve.
I'm sure they are doing cross-training in the event of a terror attack.
Why was a Marine training them?? And a Sniper at that!
Big time why!
What the ????
When you care to send the very best.
Forida's a quagmire.
Why are they teaching game wardens to clear rooms? "
For the same reason that LAUSD officers we're at the range, fireing full auto.
Been quite a few fin and feather types killed in the line of duty.
Maybe they're looking for those dyslexic 2nd amendment folks that have been arming bears..
For the same reason that the USAF has Specops.
whats wrong with sim munitions...
geesh
That is a "fun" question.
Not a trainee? Damn.
And the answer is - They are prepping for the November election. They need to know how to storm the buildings where the votes are being counted after Ketchup-boy and the Democrats seize control of all the ballots in Florida.
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