Platoon perfects art of locating weapons caches

ARNEWS ^ | Dec 22, 2005 | Sgt. Dallas Walker

[Chode]

ping... not gunz but coool!!!

[Calpernia]

“Sergeant Naluai and 1st Lt. [Sam] Tagavilla came over the radio one day and said they thought they found something,” McCoy said, who was pulling security at the time. “Everyone got excited and waited by the radio to hear what was going on. Then they pulled out their first mortar.”

According to Naluai, there were 49 mortar rounds in that first cache – 30 60mm rounds and 19 82mm rounds.

[McGavin999]

“It’s hard work,” Naluai added. “This is the glory of cache hunting. Sometimes you get it. Sometimes you don’t. You have to be self motivated. It’s a job with no glory. I guess the trick to success is to think like [the enemy]. You have to learn to read the land.”

As far as I'm concerned there's LOTS of glory. Every young man or woman who comes home with all their arms and legs may have you to thank for it.

Good job!