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Kentucky National Guard 24, Al-Q Nothing... | |
2005-03-21 | |
...Talk about picking the wrong guys to shoot at...
This sems to me to be a very telling report- these guys rustle up their largest attack in a couple months and get their asses handed to them: better than 50% KIA, and God willing a few captured as well. | |
Posted by:Mike Kozlowski |
#29 SW/JR - Flying to Dallas Wed to meet (Thur/Fri) my youngest after his first USMC deployment in the Wild West of the Syrian border near Al Qaim. I've seen little snippets of friends (or acquaintances or people he knew of) being hurt, dimembered, or killed (but he didn't worry his Mom). He was such a kind, thoughful, and considerate kid - I hope it hasn't messed him up! It doesn't matter what anyone thinks - these guys/gals are serving their country! You no lika da mission? Dat's fine! But honor da guy (and gal) carryin' da load! The government might be misguided, but the soldiers/sailors/airmen/women and Marines are NOT misguided! *Somebody* hasta serve! |
Posted by: Bobby 2005-03-21 9:36:23 PM |
#28 KILL!...CRUSH!....DESTROY! |
Posted by: Janos Hunyadi 2005-03-21 7:35:08 PM |
#27 Never complain, never explain, Jame |
Posted by: Chineese frenlooper 2005-03-21 7:24:39 PM |
#26 Ahh shoot . . . ol' Spemble Wholump3856 is me . . . forgot I cleaned house the other day . . |
Posted by: Jame Retief 2005-03-21 6:31:11 PM |
#25 #21 tw- 2900 rounds is just over 100 rounds per corpse. That is about 300 rounds less than I will be going into combat with as a basic load (IIRC). 2900 is a small number when it comes to mdern combat with rifles. If it had been 29,000, that is a large number. One of the boys who was wounded has died. He was from a unit not far from where I drill. The KYARNG has been affected by his death and that says something. That the Guard can be affected by a single death and several wounded ina war of this length says that we are kicking ass in a one-sided battle. The soldiers who die in this war will be remembered for a long time, for they will be a small band who did much and sacrificed all. Never before has so much been accomplished with the sacrifices of so few. No other war we have ever fought has claimed so few lives. |
Posted by: Spemble Wholump3856 2005-03-21 6:29:42 PM |
#24 With a kill rate like that, too bad we can't find us a 'possum to throw in the oven. |
Posted by: Capsu78 2005-03-21 5:37:45 PM |
#23 Them boys were In-surgents? Well golly be, we's figgered they was revenooers fixin' ta' conferscate our corn squeezin's and bust our still. I'll tell you what. You might be a redneck if... |
Posted by: Penguin 2005-03-21 4:40:17 PM |
#22 That was for after fight AK affection. |
Posted by: Shipman 2005-03-21 3:41:22 PM |
#21 Military personnel recovered ... more than 2900 rounds of ammunition What in the name of all that's holy did the "insurgents" think they were going to do with that many bullets? |
Posted by: trailing wife 2005-03-21 3:29:19 PM |
#20 You forget the fighting dentistry brigade, bishops white pawn of battle. |
Posted by: Shipman 2005-03-21 3:03:49 PM |
#19 As Ace notes, the NYT thinks the slaughter means we've lost the war. It would be hilarious if it weren't so pathetic. |
Posted by: someone 2005-03-21 2:58:24 PM |
#18 Off the topic but I found this 50 meg video of tank battles during falluja with music http://24.26.33.179/RedSix/ |
Posted by: Jealet Omereting9442 2005-03-21 1:57:27 PM |
#17 #2 - Remember, Artillery is the King of battle - Infantry the Queen of battle! |
Posted by: FeralCat 2005-03-21 1:13:09 PM |
#16 Kalle, they're going to be finding "unknown" caches from Saddam;'s days for the next 50 years. |
Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2005-03-21 12:05:38 PM |
#15 Sounds like job for Hunter/Killer clean-up squads. |
Posted by: raptor 2005-03-21 12:00:27 PM |
#14 Possible sign that the insurgents are running out of supplies to make IEDs. |
Posted by: Kalle (kafir forever) 2005-03-21 11:28:09 AM |
#13 I haven't seen any reports of bayonets, but I suspect that more than a couple of the terrorists' KIA's have a small neat hole in their foreheads. |
Posted by: Matt 2005-03-21 11:07:04 AM |
#12 Certainly was once last year, anyway, lol! I'd have given VC's to the lot of those guys. |
Posted by: .com 2005-03-21 10:55:46 AM |
#11 The bayonet is a British specialty as I recall. |
Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2005-03-21 10:54:18 AM |
#10 Any bayonet usage? I do hope so. |
Posted by: Howard UK 2005-03-21 10:46:49 AM |
#9 "Born Fighting" ping |
Posted by: sea cruise 2005-03-21 10:15:41 AM |
#8 Marine Lance Corporal James Blake Miller is from Jonancy, Kentucky. Growing up with firearms and hunting makes these folks a very poor choice of target... Idea for the Asshats... Next time put up a sign that says: "Honk if you're from [insert Blue State No Guns city here]!" And attack if they honk. Of course, they'll prolly end up with reformed Barrio Boyz who have killed more people by the time they're 15 than these shit-for-brains Terrs know. It's a crap-shoot to screw with the US Military. Better stick to killin' unarmed women and children. They're a better match for your Jihadi Manliness... |
Posted by: .com 2005-03-21 10:01:56 AM |
#7 CentCom:At approximately noon on March 20, 26 terrorists were killed, seven wounded, and one captured when they attacked a coalition force convoy on the outskirts of Baghdad in the Salman Pak area. Seven soldiers were injured during the attack. A U.S. military convoy and its security element from the 617 Military Police Company was patrolling when the convoy was ambushed by approximately 40 – 50 terrorists with rocket propelled grenades and small arms fire. The convoy became disabled and the 617 MP’s maneuvered to flank the terrorists. Apache air support was called in but didn’t participate in the engagement. The Apache remained in the area to provide additional support if needed. Nice job, and they didn't need air support. |
Posted by: Chuck Simmins 2005-03-21 9:42:45 AM |
#6 When you see these kind of numbers for an ambush, you have to figure we did the ambushing. Not necessarily. Our guys could just be better. |
Posted by: Robert Crawford 2005-03-21 9:17:29 AM |
#5 Rich, Daddy was a red leg, sorry... |
Posted by: Chuck Simmins 2005-03-21 9:05:49 AM |
#4 Number 2. "Infantry" is a proper noun. Thus, it should be capitalized. See to it in the future. The other branches... |
Posted by: Richard Aubrey 2005-03-21 8:30:40 AM |
#3 yee ha! |
Posted by: Frank G 2005-03-21 8:15:20 AM |
#2 When you see these kind of numbers for an ambush, you have to figure we did the ambushing. I'd say we were tipped for the attack and were waiting for these "late" goobers. And these weren't infantry, but arty and mil police. Good, but our second string when it comes to combat. God bless them! They done good. |
Posted by: Chuck Simmins 2005-03-21 8:14:24 AM |
#1 Natural selection's an awesome process. |
Posted by: Bulldog 2005-03-21 8:06:44 AM |