11-11-2011, 12:47
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Reading now "Whisky Tango Foxtrot" By Lynne Black (SOG). On deck will be a book by John "Styker" Meyers, also a SOG book. It seems more and more each month their is something out about MACVSOG. 
Mark
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11-11-2011, 13:05
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#857
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Quiet Professional (RIP)
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Gypsy sent me "The Making of Slap Shot" by Jonathon Jackson..........  Behind the scenes of the greatest hockey movie ever made........... Just started it,I'll give my feedback after I've read it......... 
Big Teddy 
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I believe that SF is a 'calling' - not too different from the calling missionaries I know received. I knew instantly that it was for me, and that I would do all I could to achieve it. Most others I know in SF experienced something similar. If, as you say, you HAVE searched and read, and you do not KNOW if this is the path for you --- it is not....
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SF is a calling and it requires commitment and dedication that the uninitiated will never understand......
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SFA M-2527, Chapter XXXVII
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11-14-2011, 12:47
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#858
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No Higher Honor by Condoleeza Rice
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“A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.” –Greek proverb
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11-14-2011, 13:53
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SF Candidate
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I've been working through the suggested reading list in Major Joe Martin's book "Get Selected". (My understanding is that he is now LTC. Martin and commander of the Golden Knights.) I've read Letters to Garcia and am currently on Man's Search for Meaning and Ultimate Power. I encourage anyone to read Letters to Garcia. It's a small but powerful little book. I'll read it several more times I'm sure!
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11-14-2011, 18:32
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Quote:
Originally Posted by oniiniiwat
I've read Letters to Garcia
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There's a thread here on the site. http://www.professionalsoldiers.com/...=letter+garcia
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11-14-2011, 20:17
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Quote:
Originally Posted by joesnuffy
Just started reading Masters of Chaos: The Secret History of the Special Forces by Linda Robinson
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That was a very good book.
I'm currently reading, "Saddam: King of terror" ...Very interesting biography.
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11-15-2011, 07:13
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Gypsy, thanks for the link. I figured that book had been discussed here at some point.
Xamine, maybe I'll check out your current read next.
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11-15-2011, 07:51
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I'm re-reading (doing a lot of that lately) Infiltrators by Mark D. Harrell, at the time a real live USAR ODA commander (or so the book jacket says... he was, I think... C/3/12 in LA). It is a fairly good read, as are some of his other books.
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11-17-2011, 18:37
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I just finished " Horse Soldiers: The Extraordinary Story of a Band of U.S. soldiers Who Rode to Victory in Afghanistan" by D. Stanton.
I'll just say that by the end of the book I felt like I personally knew all of those service members who managed to accomplish the mission they'd received from their CoC. I felt like I wanted to kick the pilot's butt for letting errand ordnance loose on the prison. Very compelling and intriguing reading. Absolutely A+
I'd gladly pass it on for free if only I didn't live on the other side of god's green earth. Shipping cost alone would double or even triple the price of the book.
Looking forward to reading the following:
An Insider's Account of How the CIA Spearheaded the War on Terror in Afghanistan
Gary Schroen
Jawbreaker: The Attack on Bin Laden and Al-Qaeda: A Personal Account by the CIA's Key Field Commander
Gary Berntsen, Ralph Pezzullo
Hunting the Jackal: A Special Forces and CIA Soldier's Fifty Years on the Frontlines of the War Against Terrorism
Billy Waugh, Tim Keown
The Night Stalkers
Michael J. Durant, Steven Hartov
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11-18-2011, 07:50
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sierra Lima
Hunting the Jackal: A Special Forces and CIA Soldier's Fifty Years on the Frontlines of the War Against Terrorism
Billy Waugh, Tim Keown
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I read this book a while back. From the opening of the book, the dedication and single minded purpose of SGM Waugh were overwhelmingly demonstrated. Ill not offer any spoilers but you are in for an inspiring read.
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11-25-2011, 13:06
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Normandy/Utah Beach D Day Vet's blog
Been reading some of his entries, some great pictures as well.
http://sofine-normandyvet.blogspot.com/
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11-26-2011, 11:16
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From Secularism to Jihad: Sayyid Qutb and the Foundations of Radical Islam
by Adnan Musallam
The Closed Circle: An Interpretation of the Arabs
by David Pryce-Jones
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11-27-2011, 05:30
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I've just gotten all the Andy McNabb books and a Kindle for an early Christmas present.
I've read mixed reviews about 'Bravo two zero' , anyone read it?
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11-27-2011, 08:55
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Reading Outlaws Inc.
It is about the rise of private cargo aviation using large airplanes "acquired" during the fall of the Soviet Union.
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11-27-2011, 12:43
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Re-reading The Monkey Wrench Gang by Edward Abbey. I read this when it came out in the mid-70's, and almost became an ultra-environmentalist due to the "Californication" of my beloved Arizona that I noticed had occurred in the short time I had been away.
George Washington Hayduke became a hero of mine, even if he was a 91B! 
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