Special Units Do The Dirty Work "Bearded Bastards."
USA Today
November 10, 2011 In Afghanistan, Special Units Do The Dirty Work But can gains in security last beyond withdrawal? By Carmen Gentile, Special for USA Today CHAMKANI, Afghanistan -- Insurgents prowling the steep mountains and narrow valleys of this remote land have a name for the U.S. Special Forces: "Bearded Bastards." Growing facial hair is one way U.S. Green Berets blend in among the locals here along the Pakistan border. Their specialty is what the military calls the "self-sustaining element," a force able to fight for long periods in extreme conditions. "We operate in the seams and gaps where conventional forces can't go," says Maj. Eric Wright, a Special Forces advance operational base commander in nearby Khost Province. More at the LINK HERE. :lifter |
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Special Forces, aka, The Green Berets, "Bearded Bastards."
I'm impressed to say the least. A news reporter actually made the link (correctly) between "Special Forces" and the "Green Beret's"...... Well done Carmen Gentile.
Team Sergeant Special Units Do The Dirty Work "Bearded Bastards." By Carmen Gentile, Special for USA TODAY http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/a...0/1?csp=34news |
I like the blending in element. When I got to SE Asia, I was told to blend in and keep a low profile. I am 6'4" and weighed 225 pounds back then. Kinda hard to blend in to a population where the average height was 5'4"....
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Big Teddy :munchin |
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"Talk about institutionalized thinking...." :confused: Stay safe. |
"Bearded Bastards" has a nice ring to it though... (for those who can grow a respectable beard :D )
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Interesting story, spent 7 months in Chamkani.
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I'm waiting for the upcoming movie version - "Inglorious MFers" - watch for it.
Early morning. A small farm compound in Afghanistan. Two bearded SF soldiers, a Medic and the Team Sergeant, are kneeling outside a nondescript stone-walled structure, watching and waiting. Medic - "Ever wonder whether we'll ever leave this place, Top?" Team Sergeant - "We'll be here fighting until hell freezes over...and then we'll be here fighting them on the ice. Ever learn to skate, Doc?" And so it goes... Richard :munchin |
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Popped my cherry there.
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