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LegendHasIt wrote: There is a fair chance that this video is a fake... Not a real Cav. trooper.

I agree.

For one thing, I question whether a soldier in a combat zone would wear that big and flashy a ring.

[LegendHasIt]

Yeah, Here is my post on the same subjecr over at HotAir.com:

"If I was that guy’s squad leader, Platoon Sergeant, First Sergeant or CO, he dang sure wouldn’t be wearing that built in finger amputator while on duty… Or even off duty, but in uniform. REMFs might get away with something like that, but not a line troopie.