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Am I missing something here ? How are these guy's "Ranger Sniper Platoons" with the 501st Airborne ?  |
The 82nd had them for awhile. They were Brigade recon Platoons. Most of the people in them were Sniper Qualified. Everyone was a Ranger Graduate or had to attend Ranger School while there. Thus the name.
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I guess we can be thankful that these guys were on the ground in Iraq and not at the controls of Trident missile launch panel on an Ohio Class sub somewhere in the deep Pacific....
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Tell me about it. All that Warrior Spirate and initiative to kill the Enemy. Could of been wasted on a submarine. Personally I think they should be getting a Medal for it. Hearts and minds were lost a long time ago when we decided to drop 500lb Bombs in populated Areas.
Maybe they read Lone Survivor and decided living and Killing the Enemy was more important then worrying about going to jail. Especially when your in heavy Combat and the charges could be Murder. I never knew that fear of prosecution played such a large part in the outcome, until I read the Book.
I can not believe how many people have been charged for Murder in this War. We really are going to it................lose another one at the hands of the politicians and Media. Yes we won every enemy engagement again
unbelievable.