Bill Howell was an operator. He was a friend. We were on different teams in the same company. We shot, rucked, jumped, bullshitted and drank a few beers now and again together. He came to my retirement party. I didn't know the other men, they were support guys, but men of 10th Group just the same. I am sure if you ran the data on almost any combat arms unit, you would most likely find similar trends. Someone in the Colorado Springs newsroom of the Denver Post ran across this "shocking story" and it ran locally here in Colorado....hmmm, this summer maybe?!? Special Forces are relative newcomers to Colorado so when someone "discovers" that stress gets to some of these "steeley eyed killers" it makes all the pinkos in the Republic of Boulder think that they are onto something new. I agree that it's a shame that the public has no idea that 2 out of the 3 weren't operators, or would likely care if they did know. It's a shame any way you look at it.
God speed Bill and best to your family.
RIP all
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Doug
Last edited by Firebeef; 10-12-2005 at 01:10.
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