[Diva]

My grandfather drove an ambulance in World War I. I guess you could say he was a support trooper. He would never talk about the things he saw. I wish I had been older when he was still alive (died in 1968) I would love to have the opportunity to ask him about his service.

I do not think those who support the troops are substandard and I can understand your frustration that they may possibly have been left with little protection. Thanks for the apology.

[Travis McGee]

I wish I could delete all of my remarks early in the thread, most of all the word "substandard."

I was trying to compare their level of combat training to that of the combat arms units. Sending undefended troops into an area crawling with stay-behind enemy formations is criminal, when those troops are given less than 100 rounds of rifle practice ammunition per year. My anger is to the PC generals who have put them into the position to be caprured.