08-22-2013, 08:22
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Consigliere
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ODA 551 SR Karbala Gap OIF
This apparently was published some time ago, but I just read it and couldn't find it here, so . . .
http://www.defensemedianetwork.com/s...e-karbala-gap/
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08-22-2013, 10:06
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Good read, thanks..
ETA: I guess that basic electricity class they get in the 18E course actually paid off...(series, parallel, series parallel curcuits etc, etc)
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08-22-2013, 18:14
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Nothing like hanging in a hide site to really get to know your buds....we ought to start a combat hide site thread...some funny shit happens.
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08-22-2013, 18:34
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PRB
Nothing like hanging in a hide site to really get to know your buds....we ought to start a combat hide site thread...some funny shit happens.
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What goes on in the hide stays in the hide!!!!
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08-22-2013, 18:46
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Originally Posted by SF_BHT
What goes on in the hide stays in the hide!!!!
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Hell No! Not if you can bust some chops....
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11-11-2013, 09:39
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A textbook SR mission. Well done, Legion.
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11-11-2013, 13:15
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PRB
Nothing like hanging in a hide site to really get to know your buds....we ought to start a combat hide site thread...some funny shit happens.
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I was in a sniper hide with a guy for fours days once..... yeah, you really get to know your teammates alright!
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11-11-2013, 15:22
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Team Sergeant
I was in a sniper hide with a guy for fours days once..... yeah, you really get to know your teammates alright!
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Yeah, hey, hand me a trash bag......
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11-11-2013, 15:48
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One of the last days we just started to laugh, we didn't stop laughing for the next 6-8 hours. We'd just look at each other and laugh. I mean tears coming from eyes laughing..... I will never forget that.
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11-11-2013, 16:43
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Hooking up all the batteries in series made me think of the commo guy in the movie "Down Periscope" as he used a large oven mitt for insulation while used his toes to grab a hot wire...
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11-11-2013, 19:48
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Team Sergeant
One of the last days we just started to laugh, we didn't stop laughing for the next 6-8 hours. We'd just look at each other and laugh. I mean tears coming from eyes laughing..... I will never forget that.
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No shit, it's that or start crying lol.....
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11-11-2013, 20:50
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Snow cave, Kim che, three days...
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11-13-2013, 18:06
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Thats a nice read. Thanks for the link.
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