[Travis McGee]

Did you ever hear about Geraldo's "$#!++y hand" prank, courtesy of the U.S. Army? It was early in Afghanistan, during the Tora Bora stuff. He was on TV diagramming troop movements and tactics with a stick in the sand. "Here's how we do it, enemy jihadists. I just heard it in the briefing, so now you know too."

That, plus his "rock star" entourage with him really P.O.d the troops. Troops, living in filth get pretty course (to say the least). So prior to climbing onto a helo for his lift out, one of the renvenge-minded troops put some kind of nasty dung on the palm of his glove, and "glad-handed" Geraldo with a big hand shake grip, then let go and grinned. Geraldo had the big $#!++y hand, climbing into his helo. Courtesy of the U.S. Army, who really, really hated him then. I'm not surprised this dork hasn't a clue about the U.S. Army's capabilities and constant training to conduct "non-combatant evacuation operations" (NEO). Hey Geraldo, $#!+ hand to you, my not-brother.

[Cowgirl of Justice]

I heard about that not long after it happened. Didn’t Jerry Rivers give out some info that could have jeopardized the troops? Seems I had heard that too- something about him being embedded and giving out his location?

Remember him breathlessly reporting in a war zone and then running to grab a gurney for a few steps and then come back to the camera?

Moron.

[FamiliarFace]

I remember Geraldo drawing in the sand, but I hadn’t heard of the $#!++y hand prank. That’s awesome!

I really enjoyed your article, and the parts that were edited out, too. Thanks and congrats!

[blueunicorn6]

Geraldo got knocked on his behind at Ft. Knox in the 80s.

[OKSooner]

After the Oklahoma City bombing, when the Murrah building was still standing and the wreckage was being processed by hand, the building site was secured by the Oklahoma National Guard, 45th Brigade "Thunderbirds". (Sometime, if you haven't already heard the story remind me to tell you how the 45th Division, later 45th Brigade became the Thunderbirds but that's a different story.)

One night, there was a security alert issued because there was a shadowy figure seen moving about inside the wrecked building, with the obvious intent of being there unseen.

"The authorities" went in with flashlights and (probably) shotguns to see what the deal was...

Some "reporter" had acquired some Army duds, complete with Thunderbird shoulder patch, and had stealthily, so he thought, slipped into the building to "get the big story"...

I'm not gonna mention any names 'cause I wasn't there... but guess which name I heard mentioned...

[Clinging Bitterly]

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