[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Thanks for posting this .

[dixiechick2000]

IIRC, there were less than 100 SOF in Afghanistan when Kabul fell.

"Some of the special-forces troops in iraq had seen it all before—12 years ago, to be exact. Long before the war with Iraq began, officials at the U.S. Special Operations Command in Tampa, Fla., combed service records for names of commandos who had seen action in 1991's Operation Provide Comfort, which gave food and shelter to Kurdish refugees after Saddam crushed their rebellion. The goal: to lure these American soldiers out of private life and back into action. "We wanted them for the places they'd been and the people they knew," said a top officer. Army rules prohibit the service from relying on more than 100 retired commandos at any time; by mid-March, a top Army official told TIME, 88 had been tapped to return to the region."

Whether active duty, or retired, these guys are amazing...

Thanks for the post!

[gcruse]

bttt

[McGavin999]

They really make you proud, don't they?

[Ben Bolt]

Terrific post . This needs to be read again & again !

[CholeraJoe]

This is the first time in U.S. history that a top commando has been tapped to lead the entire Army

Typical half-a$$ed reporting by Time. General Henry H. Shelton was the Chairman of the JCS prior to General Myers. He was a snakeater.

[wardaddy]

The article is a bit off....technically...

GENERAL HUGH SHELTON
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1997-2001)

The above was a Green Beenie in Vietnam.

Good News anyhow.

[ChefKeith]

too tired now bump for later read

[PLMerite]

bump to read after my nap.