a US Marine saying.............GET SOME!
Then there is the experience of "Get Some"
Few of us (posters) have had it - sacred sh*t. Ya gotta have gotten it to know what it is.
And that is why I have such respect and awe for the forward deployed in harms way - it brings a whole new level of understanding and love of all our troops - over there and returned home. And special feelings to the Swifties - POWs - and Nam Vets who had their Honor stolen.
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YW: "Then there is the experience of "Get Some"
Few of us (posters) have had it - sacred sh*t. Ya gotta have gotten it to know what it is.
And that is why I have such respect and awe for the forward deployed in harms way - it brings a whole new level of understanding and love of all our troops - over there and returned home. And special feelings to the Swifties - POWs - and Nam Vets who had their Honor stolen."
Amen! Guess I will shortly know if my nephew Cpl Steve ... 2/2 HQ S2 got some, when he was in a quite brutal fire fight in late Sept. in Lafitiya. I do know he was about a hundred feet from one of the trucks that blew up as some 600 Marines from 2/2 and some 300 Iraqi Army/Police went into that town for a cordon and search. The object was to totally clear the town, from any IED's, mortars, other weapons, and of course insurgents. Nephew said after the truck(s) where triggered (blew up), he and his buddies received direct small arms fire. Of course they had to return fire. Results was after our guys where finished that at least a 100 baddies where flying with their harps and fiddling around with virgins. Lafitiaya was totally searched for any baddies and bad stuff. Lafitaiya is about four miles or so down the road from where the 2/2' camp is located, Camp Mahmudiya. Out of all the squimishes my nephew was in, it appears this one was the worst. He being in S2 (Intel) often had to drive lead humvee and man a 240G light machine gun in the "gun hole". Steve said the Lafitiya battle gave him one hell of a cardiac work out.
Damn I am so proud of them! The best, the tested, the proven, the faithful. And thankful the good Lord permitted 99% of 2/2 to return alive.
Semper Fi to you sir.