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| Contractor Deaths Accelerating in Afghanistan as They Outnumber Soldiers |
| 2010-04-16 |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #9 Garet Trooper by SSgt. Barry Sadler This is dedicated to the parade field trooper Who never leaves that nice soft garrison And always looks real pretty Now in the war torn jungles of Vietnam You’ll find a certain kind of man You’ll see him everywhere He’s a trooper, a garet trooper Yeah, he’s five foot four, 228 pounds of blubber Got him a nickel plated 45 tied down low, quick draw holster Two bandoliers of brasso-ed ammo Yeah he’s a trooper, a garet trooper He’s fought from Saigon to Ninh Thuan In every bar that is, and then only with the girls And he ain’t won one yet But he’s a trooper, a garet trooper (garet trooper) He’s got a hip knife, a side knife, a boot knife, a shoulder knife And a little bitty one that’s a combination flare gun, dinner set, and genuine police whistle But he’s a trooper, a garet trooper Now I run into one the other day, He told me a story, He said he'd just this minute come back from a fifteen day runnin’ fight with the Cong Said he captured a lot of loot You know what I saw when I looked down? A spit shined boot Yeah, he’s a trooper, a garet trooper (garet trooper) Now poor ole pilot come back today Half his crew was killed, aircraft shot to hell But he don’t say much He’s not a trooper, a garet trooper And out in the hills and the jungles and the swamps Living like a bunch of dogs Are some men wearing funny little green hats They stay out there and fight for months on end They don’t say much ‘cause they’re not troopers, garet troopers (garet troopers) And I bet finally, when I leave this war torn land The last thing I’ll see will be, though I may be in a drunken stupor I bet it’ll be a garet trooper (garet trooper) Yeah, they’re all over the place Ain’t hardly worth going to war no more |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2010-04-16 14:05 |
| #8 Besoeker,I about spewed my coffee! You brought back some fond memories of going to the FOB for a hot meal and a debrief and finding myself in line next to someone in a pressed uniform asking me if I was in the military. "No honey, the M4 and smell is a fashion statement". |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2010-04-16 13:51 |
| #7 Beso, so unfortunately true. DIPSEC used to be DIPSTICK in some circles... |
| Posted by: Broadhead6 2010-04-16 12:11 |
| #6 As an unarmed contractor.....if you'd like to develop a REAL bewildering case of the ass, just get in a DFAC chow line behind a preggie Air Force airman at a FOB, carrying an M-16 with enough dirt on it to start a small garden. Still no case of the ass? Well then observe a heavily armed young lady from Department of State Diplomatic Security (DIPSEC) team transiting Ali Al Salem drop her fancy, German made submachine gun on the floor while her and her team of steely-eyed killers in neatly pressed cargo pants, Oakleys, black Danners and smart baseball caps search frantically on their knees for her contact lens. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2010-04-16 12:02 |
| #5 when everyone else in the country has a weapon why are they not allowed too? |
| Posted by: chris 2010-04-16 11:40 |
| #4 Aside from the security services, contractors are generally not allowed weapons. |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2010-04-16 11:36 |
| #3 Depends on the contract and the specific job Frozen Al. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2010-04-16 11:28 |
| #2 My understanding is that civilian contractors are forbidden to carry weapons in theater. Does anyone know if this is true? Is it time to re-think this? |
| Posted by: Frozen Al 2010-04-16 11:22 |
| #1 And are expected to really jump, once the NYT starts publishing their names. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2010-04-16 09:58 |