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Gates of Fire (Michael Yon's report on LTC Kurilla in Mosul) - MUST READ
Michael Yon: Online Magazine ^
| 8/25/05
| Michael Yon
Posted on 08/25/2005 10:35:17 AM PDT by saquin
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To: 68skylark
It was taken by Mike--it is in the August archives of his site. I have had the honor of trading a few emails with him and have followed his site closely as my daughter is in the Stryker Brigade and I know several of the guys through her. Mike is a man among men---this last entry made me determined to be in Crawford on Saturday.
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posted on
08/25/2005 1:32:42 PM PDT
by
metalcor
To: saquin
Erik Kurilla and CSM Prosser are absolute badasses.
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posted on
08/25/2005 1:33:07 PM PDT
by
Mr. Silverback
(I don't want any free Mumia. It's stringy and tough to digest.)
To: baystaterebel
I worked with MAJ Bieger's Dad.
When his Mom realized the picture was her son...feelings ran high here at Ft. Huachuca for awhile, too.
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posted on
08/25/2005 1:36:04 PM PDT
by
HiJinx
(~ Plug the Dike, Drain the Swamp ~)
To: r-q-tek86
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posted on
08/25/2005 1:36:18 PM PDT
by
Jersey Republican Biker Chick
(People too weak to follow their own dreams, will always find a way to discourage yours.)
To: saquin
Bump for a outstanding piece. If this guy worked for major outlet in a different time, I'd smell Pulitzer Prize..
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posted on
08/25/2005 1:38:38 PM PDT
by
kAcknor
(Don't flatter yourself.... It is a gun in my pocket.)
To: 68skylark
But I think I'm starting to resign myself to the fact that we're simply not serious about winning in Iraq, so things like that are bugging me less and less. How bizarre that you'd write that in here, of all threads. If Yon's reporting from the front reflects anything, it is that we here at home know close to zero about what's actually going on there, and that we are winning.
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posted on
08/25/2005 1:39:11 PM PDT
by
Mr. Silverback
(I don't want any free Mumia. It's stringy and tough to digest.)
To: Choose Ye This Day
"Why are the M4 rifles so weak? Is this standard issue? Why shouldn't our troops have more firepower than the terrorists?"
2 issues here:
1) The M4 uses a standard 5.56mm round. It really does not have that much punch. Personally, I prefer a 7.62x51 (.308 NATO) which when you hit someone, they go down and stay down.
2) More often than not, these "insurgents" are hopped up on so much "S@@t", that even if you hit them 4 or 5 times with a 5.56mm, they just keep on going.
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posted on
08/25/2005 1:40:06 PM PDT
by
roaddog727
(The marginal propensity to save is 1 minus the marginal propensity to consume.)
To: OXENinFLA; Jeff Head
ping
for some of our heroes
don't miss it
To: Mr. Silverback
Well I'm glad you're keeping a bright view of things. I agree with you that Yon's writing shows the amazing level of daily heroism and determination by our troops.
I'm just sorry to say that heroism by our troops isn't sufficient to win, if they don't have the right kind of leadership in Washington to back them up. If we're doing "catch and release" of deadly terrorists, like Yon writes about, that tells me our leaders aren't really serious. If you see things differently I'd love to be persuaded I'm wrong.
To: roaddog727
Personally, I prefer a 7.62x51 (.308 NATO). That's a good choice. But personally I'd prefer a 12-gauge with 00 buck.
To: Mr. Silverback
Yon isn't the only person who feels the M-16A2 and M-4 carbine don't have adequate knock-down power. In the book Blackhawk Down, several Delta soldiers said the same thing -- they said it took multiple hits to drop an enemy, because each hit was like stabbing the bad guy with an ice pick.
To: Mr. Silverback
I've fired the M-16 at exactly two range sessions, so I'm no expert, but I will say this: If a guy is still up and firing after a bullet carries away his testicle, the situation would not be different if the bullet that carried away his testicle was larger or speedier. Agreed, so the next question is...
Just WHAT THE HELL are these Terrorist Islamazi BA$TARDS on?
If it's Allah (MHNBC), then it's more addicting and DANGEREOUS than Crystal Meth! Otherwise, just what psychotropic/narcotic are they doing?!
Didn't I read something a while ago about the Islamazi soldiers being on drugs in the field...it makes them more aggressive and they take more bullets to stop?
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posted on
08/25/2005 1:49:24 PM PDT
by
Itzlzha
("The avalanche has already started...it is too late for the pebbles to vote")
To: Coop; Cap Huff; Miss Marple; MozartLover
Go and read the whole article and as you do look at the photos..Michael Yon just went up a notch in my eyes.
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posted on
08/25/2005 1:50:39 PM PDT
by
Dog
To: 68skylark
Yeah, <Major Hochstedder accent>heads will rollllll</Major Hochstedder accent>
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posted on
08/25/2005 1:54:22 PM PDT
by
NonValueAdded
("Freedom of speech makes it much easier to spot the idiots." [Jay Lessig, 2/7/2005])
To: saquin
It is extremely difficult to read about these brave men, and then see the leftist, lying scum spout their bile in, and fully supported by, the old media.
Michael Yon is obviously a throwback to the Ernie Pyle generation.
He is an excellent writer, and with his pictures, I felt like I was privileged to "ride along" with these brave men who are defending our freedom, while the old media scum swap spit with Cindy Sheehan and her band of anti-Americans.
May GOD bless all these brave men and women and bring them home safely.
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posted on
08/25/2005 1:54:56 PM PDT
by
Col Freeper
(Hacking and slashing at the tentacles of Islamofascism!)
To: 68skylark
Just keep in mind that it isn't the americans doing catch and release, Yon's article makes that clear. Also, there was a Yon post a few weeks ago where the local Iraqi police chief was begging Kurilla to let him have a terrorist suspect so he could work him over for awhile. The Iraqis aren't plagued by a lack of resolve, it might just be that they have a few black-robed fifth-columnists in their courts like we do.
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posted on
08/25/2005 1:56:54 PM PDT
by
Mr. Silverback
(I don't want any free Mumia. It's stringy and tough to digest.)
Whats * Ping * mean and does it flag Yon's blog on Google to a higher rank? How do I ping? Sorry newbie here ;P
" I e-mailed Romenesko Yon's link a while ago and asked him why is it a guy supporting himself with on-line donations manages to get these stories yet the MSM with all their power, resources, and connects cant seem to make it out of the Green Zone."
Simple, some men are born to be great and Mr. Yon belongs in this category.
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posted on
08/25/2005 1:57:20 PM PDT
by
13times
To: 68skylark
That's a good choice. But personally I'd prefer a 12-gauge with 00 buck.
Slight modification to that -
12-guage with 00 buck, followed by a Sabot, followed by #9 shot.
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posted on
08/25/2005 1:58:19 PM PDT
by
roaddog727
(The marginal propensity to save is 1 minus the marginal propensity to consume.)
To: Itzlzha
Didn't I read something a while ago about the Islamazi soldiers being on drugs in the field...it makes them more aggressive and they take more bullets to stop? I'm not sure. It wouldn't surprise me. Keep in mind, however, that adrenaline is an awesome thing, and people perform feats on it that equal or exceed the sort of stuff that PCP users do.
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posted on
08/25/2005 1:59:45 PM PDT
by
Mr. Silverback
(I don't want any free Mumia. It's stringy and tough to digest.)
To: Choose Ye This Day
M4 is an amazing weapon at medium and long range. Reliable, accurate, light, lots of light ammo etc.
Whats the best weapon in the specific situation described in the blog? I am not an expert but I would guess a semiautomatic shotgun. You hit guy in the torso with that an he is out of commission for a while. But then you need to carry 2 weapons and that is not very practical in many cases. You can find some videos of SAS on the web carrying collapsible stock shotguns together with MP5, is it used only for breaching? I am not sure
What shocked me is that the other soldiers did not have any frags on them? how is that possible??
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posted on
08/25/2005 2:05:57 PM PDT
by
dimk
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