Ist OLC to Haji Bolo badge

Navy · 08-26-2006, 03:18 PM

Dan arrived Ft Carson approx 2345 (A) last night. Spoke to him this morning. Told me an interesting and slightly humorous account of a Haji who decided to go up against a platoon of Iraqi SF armed with a sawed off Lee Enfield and a total of 5 rounds of ammo. The guy got an A for initiative but an F in planning and judgment. He is now residing in the lower regions.

A haji bolo badge is a Purple Heart awarded in the Persian Gulf/Iraq/Afghan areas of operations. Haji is a generic name for gentlemen in that part of the world; it comes from the descriptor for someone who has made the Haj or pilgrimage to Mecca. The term has been around since at least the mid 1800s. A Bolo-badge is an old Army term for any tangible recognition of failure. In this case, sucking up IED fragments in the arms and face twice.

Tom A

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08-26-2006, 03:18 PM	#9
Navy RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Dc 'burbs in Virginia Posts: 2,482 Thanks: 0 Thanked 16 Times in 10 Posts	Dan arrived Ft Carson approx 2345 (A) last night. Spoke to him this morning. Told me an interesting and slightly humorous account of a Haji who decided to go up against a platoon of Iraqi SF armed with a sawed off Lee Enfield and a total of 5 rounds of ammo. The guy got an A for initiative but an F in planning and judgment. He is now residing in the lower regions. A haji bolo badge is a Purple Heart awarded in the Persian Gulf/Iraq/Afghan areas of operations. Haji is a generic name for gentlemen in that part of the world; it comes from the descriptor for someone who has made the Haj or pilgrimage to Mecca. The term has been around since at least the mid 1800s. A Bolo-badge is an old Army term for any tangible recognition of failure. In this case, sucking up IED fragments in the arms and face twice. Tom A