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08-13-2013, 01:27 PM
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 My Rank: MASTER SERGEANT Poster Rank:578 Male Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 1,656 Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Quoted: 132 Post(s)
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Re: So Many Dead Marines - Al-Jazeera TV
American Media learned since Vietnam never to show images like this to the American people back on the home front, because then the war would never gain any support and further more the American people will demand an end to the war right away.  |
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#202
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08-13-2013, 11:51 PM
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 My Rank: LANCE CORPORAL Poster Rank:2021 Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 242 Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Quoted: 51 Post(s)
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Re: So Many Dead Marines - Al-Jazeera TV
THEY WERE JUST BRINGING WATER TO THE STARVING DEGENERATES THAT PROBABLY KILLED THEM. Jesus christ, some people just HATE.
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#203
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08-14-2013, 01:28 AM
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 General of the Armies Poster Rank:74 Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 20,458 Mentioned: 12 Post(s) Quoted: 7971 Post(s)
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Re: So Many Dead Marines - Al-Jazeera TV
i wished i knew you, i wouldnt bury you, i would cut you into a thousand pieces and festoon a local watering holes shitter with you.
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#204
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08-14-2013, 02:38 AM
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 My Rank: GUNNERY SERGEANT Poster Rank:656 Male Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 1,315 Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Quoted: 170 Post(s)
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Re: So Many Dead Marines - Al-Jazeera TV
A moment of prayer for all of our fallen soilders. Now fuk all you queer muslim motherfukers to hell!!! U happy to kill our maintenance crew soldiers while you ******* run like cockroaches when are boys are armed. Fuk the extremest in the middle east whole worship the queer cock of Allah!!! |
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#206
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08-18-2013, 01:08 AM
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| My Rank: PRIVATE Poster Rank:7153 Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 28 Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Quoted: 6 Post(s)
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Re: So Many Dead Marines - Al-Jazeera TV
Oh Jesus H Christ. 18+ pages of bullshit, 1 person got the facts right but didn't have many of those facts. So.... for those interested in actual facts surrounding this clip: They are army. Not marines. It was the 507th maintenance company out of Ft Bliss TX. This particular platoon out of the company was what is referred to s the "headquarters" platoon, mechanics, cooks, supply clerks, etc. They are by no means front line combat troops. I knew the company very well. I was in their motorpool office at least 2-4 times week. No I did not know anyone in the video. What happened: I will give you the short version. This maintenance company was the last in convoy of over 600 vehicles. after having to stop numerous time to help broke down vehicles, they were fr behind and had nobody to follow. the commander missed a turn and , in some people's eyes, committed the one sin of the whole fiasco: he crossed the Euphrates river which was not supposed to be crossed at all by the actual convoy route. Realizing his mistake, he u-turned the entire convoy (twice actually), told his people to "lock and load" and attempted to re-cross the lines back to the friendly side. The Fight. The Iraqis fighters were clearly not prepared for them. the convoy drove past their positions unmolested - an Iraqi guard at a guardpost even waived to them. However on the way out it was not as easy. The lighter faster vehicles were able to run through the checkpoints but the slower bulkier vehicles were torn to shreds by enemy fire. If you really want to study it further: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/507th_Maintenance_Company http://www.semissourian.com/story/114750.html (very good summary of the battle that's not too boring to read) |
