Couldn't think of anything intelligent to add to the conversation or just didn't even read the thread?
Fobbits and supposed "combat vet" non-combat MOS's that claim severe PTSD must all be true... They all add to the statistic. I guess it makes me a "douchenozzle" to second guess someones claim that moved dirt around Leatherneck all fucking deployment.
Thanks for the input, douchenozzle!
When all the shit settles, I really belive that IED's are the real differnce with peoples pychology. Ignoring the fact that Americans have been pussified, have an entitled mentalty, and generaly are not good with handling adversity (inlcuding continuted pussification of the military by social engineering and "fairness").... IED's are the equivelent of a sniper you can never catch.
Its one thing to be in an ambush, and be able to fight back. When an IED goes off, rarley are you able to catch the perp and there is not much you can do but clean up the mess. When someone is wounded or killed it just magnifies this, and there is no one to take the frustration and anger out on.
Here is a nice example of those fuckers getting caught:
Christmas Eve Night, 2004. A squad from my company was doing long haul trucking and security to a base near ramadi. As soon as they left, my buddy saw a house flashing their lights (he was point vechile) and radioed to look out for threats. He saw 3, 155 arty rounds bound with det cord on the side of the road, and radioed it in. They pulled past it and instructed all the other vehciles to stay put. Some fobbit e5 who just had to get her ass outside the wire so she could get her a nifty CAB, was driving a vehicle with my buddy randy in it. This twat, ignoring the orders on the radio, pulled right up next to the IED and stopped. This was on Randy's side of the 915 (uparmoered Freightliner) and right next to a 100 gallon tank of JP8 that was just topped off. Lights flash on the house one more time, and Boom, off goes the IED. Whole truck is covered in burning fuel. The bitch jumps out driver side and runs away, leaving randy there. He cant get over the console beacuse of the radios and shit, plus hes wearing full rattle. Instead of burning alive, he jumps down into the burning fuel and gets 3rd degree burns on most of his body (Randy survived, after over a year in Brooke Burn center, and was even visited by President Bush). Mike and the PLT SGT come barreling up to help their buddies out. Mike is a civilian firefighter/paramedic and ignore the order to stay in the truck beacuse of secondaries. He runs over to randy, and puts the fire out. While he is working on randy, the secondary goes off. It send a golfball size piece of shrap right under his IBA since he was bent over covering randy up. The PLT SGT also gets hit with shrap and he is messed up pretty bad.
3rd ID QRF comes up and asses the situation. They tell them about the house and the lights. The bradleys spot the house with thermals and see that 4 people are looking through the windows or are in the upper floor of the house. They ask if they can raid the house, and wisley, 3rd ID tells them they got it. They end up getting the 4 guys. A father and his three sons. det line goes to house, they find residue on them and are detained.
Mike died 15 days later at walter reed. Randy was able to recover somewhat and was discharged. PLT SGT recovered and last I talked to him, was doing well. Bitch from BN was lauded as some kind of hero, who got a BS w/V. Mike was awarded the SS posthumously.
Father and his 3 piece of shit sons were all arested. They were all tried and convicted. All four of them were executed.
That will never bring back Mike or heal the wounds the others sustained. But it sure as fuck helps us sleep at night knowing they are dead.
