IED material drops (in specific AO) are one thing - No one has ever been prodded to place AK-47s on KIAs (by AWG). Though, I am in no way suggesting this is in fact what happened for certain (this soldier could simply be lying for various reasons).
Earning a Ranger Tab (while honorable) is different from serving in the 75th and being a Ranger.
Again, I know JAGs are costing us in this WOT. They are in fact making guys triple guess their decisions constantly (and in fact, may cause some to make stupid decisions on righteous kills to begin with.....by needlessly manipulating evidence).
See #16, 30, 40.
IED drops are part of a mindset, Dev6. (Are you a commander?)
The purpose of the drop is to CATCH the insurgent, but you can bet it was mentioned that they also make any kill look righteous.
In this case, they saw the bad guy do bad things and then run. They took out a real bad guy and supposedly planted IED material on him.
Who did they fear would not believe them that this was a “good” kill in the first place?
I can’t get back to this until later. Gotta scoot for a bit.
Sorry, I was late getting your FRmail. My post # 56 is based on what Sgt Vela’s father told me. Sgt. Vela’s father is not military and may be confused about the difference between a Ranger and being Ranger qualified.
If it’s a mistake on his father’s part (and mine for passing it on), it’s an error of ignorance—not of trying to falsely claim Ranger status.
Just wanted to be sure that was clear.