Stranded Marines Fight To Last Bullets

London Times ^ | April 16, 2004 | James Hider

[opbuzz]

I have three gens of Marines.
Semper Fi.

[opbuzz]

The c-130 and it's variants are my favorite platform!

[opbuzz]

Kinda like the Cobras.

[IDontLikeToPayTaxes]

However it draws attention to the fact that we need to flatten fallujah.

I'm starting to think that we need to MOAB that entire effing city.

Where are all the so-called innocent civilians?

[Norman Arbuthnot]

Yeah, use the Col. Kilgore solution:

You smell that? Do you smell that?... Napalm, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. I love the smell of napalm in the morning. You know, one time we had a hill bombed, for twelve hours. When it was all over I walked up. We didn't find one of 'em, not one stinkin' dink body. The smell, you know that gasoline smell, the whole hill. Smelled like... victory.

[IDontLikeToPayTaxes]

You smell that? Do you smell that?... Napalm, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. I love the smell of napalm in the morning. You know, one time we had a hill bombed, for twelve hours. When it was all over I walked up. We didn't find one of 'em, not one stinkin' dink body. The smell, you know that gasoline smell, the whole hill. Smelled like... victory.

I can't believe you would memorize those lines from Apocalypse Now. I would never do something like that !

*lie*

[XHogPilot]

Interesting how the Agence France Presse omits the use of Iraqi ambulances as weapons/troop carriers.

[XHogPilot]

Why can't we have unmanned armoured vehicles decoys?
Send one in and let the insurrgents clamor for it by the dozens. Then ac-130 them.

Hey, don't give away all our secrets.

[MindBender26]

Cobras are great, but remember, they are primarilly designed as tank killers. Their primary angle of attack is straight ahead They are a little heavy for small, platoon and squad operations. You want something that can react very quickly, work low and in close. You also want something that works in circles, like a Spectre.

Spectre is great, but it's huge A/C needing approval probably all the way up to Division for employment. Little Bird gets in NOW, gets job done, goes home.

[MindBender26]

Heavy Tac Air takes too much coordination of too many elements, too much approval, coordination from Highers. When you can do job with one little cheap A/C that you can deploy NOW, do it.

BTW, Little Bird does not stop and hover in attack mode, like helos did in Blackhawk Down. It remains in 120 kt orbit. RPG useless against it at that speed.

[varon]

No such thing.

You have it confused wth the Medal of Honor.

INFO

"The Medal of Honor is the highest award for valor in action against an enemy force which can be bestowed upon an individual serving in the Armed Services of the United States. Generally presented to its recipient by the President of the United States of America in the name of Congress, it is often called the Congressional Medal of Honor."

[NicknamedBob]

"What are they terms used to define the enemy here?"
"Sh**heads? Ragheads?"

"I like diaper-heads and/or camel-humpers myself."

I rather like the idea of calling them Jihadists, or Jihadis. That way, once you kick the Jeez out of them, they are simply Haddists.

It's more accurate, less disrespectful of the true Iraqui patriots, and it can be printed in normal letters.

[jjm2111]

"The rear door on any armored personnel carrier is extremely heavy, almost half a ton in weight, or more. It needs hydraulic pressure to quickly and safely raise or lower it, obviously. Your solution is?"

Gravity drop for emergencies, obviously. You prolly wouldn't be able to close the door again w/out equipment, but it would allow the troops to exit if the hydraulics didn't work.

[Coop]

Oh, Hell, wait a minute!! UAVs!!! Where the Hell are the UAVs?

Do you really believe our forces are operating without them?

[HiJinx]

Not really....I keep saying something similar to friends of mine who insist we aren't using snipers and night vision, and that we really should be.

We are hearing less than half of what's really going on in the hotspots, and that's the way it should be.

[Coop]

Funny. I just finished reading a very interesting article on snipers in Iraq less than a minute ago. :-)

[HiJinx]

I figured you had...I saw that, too.

I'll be the first to say how much I appreciate Ragtime Cowgirl's efforts to bring the good military news to FR.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

You are very welcome.

It's a joy!

I think you might like this one: (^:

8 U.S. Snipers Seen As 'Weapons' in Iraq ~ AP via Washington Times | 4/19/04 | Denis D. Gray

[7thson]

Not that stupid. They know enough to use an ambulance to get through. Using our concept of mercy against us! This is great and needs to transmitted out to everyone!

[oneproudusmcgf]

SSgt Sagredo is my fiancee' and I have never been prouder to say that. As a former Marine myself, I steeled myself against the news of firefights and casualties knowing that all that is in a Marine's day's work. But this article has finally hit home. My resolve crumbled and I shed more tears than I thought possible, knowing that the man I love came so close to not coming home. I told Ismael before he left, "Baby...don't you go over there trying to be a hero." But Ismael doesn't try. He just is.