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-Land of the Free
General Erik Kurilla makes an amazing speech
2016-01-07
Posted by:Besoeker

#4  Yeah, yeah, gutsy guy, great story, written with conviction...


When his buddy is down why in the F*CK is this RICHARD taking pictures instead of dumping a mag in the door!
Posted by: Skidmark   2016-01-07 17:39  

#3  I had an officer like that After reading the article, I'd say: "... that's just like, your opinion, man"
Posted by: Rex Mundi   2016-01-07 17:36  

#2  I remembered the name from Yon's 2005 dispatch about a firefight in Mosul. The most riveting story from the period, in my memory.
Posted by: Bobby   2016-01-07 08:00  

#1  they themselves took 183 casualties

I had an officer like that. The gung-ho moron nearly got me killed. He did get some of my friends killed---for nothing. Fortunately, he got a bullet in the head and joined the vegetable kingdom.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2016-01-07 02:13  

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