3/2 Stryker Brigade

trigger643 · 10-22-2005, 08:05 PM

Just a shameless plug.

The book "My War : Killing Time in Iraq" by Colby Buzzell. A quick and dirty read. He takes his influences from Hunter S. Thompson and Vonnegut and it shows in his writing. Wouldn't bring this up, but my son is mentioned on page 186 (or is that 184?).

First of the new army: Fast, Mobile, Armoured and Surgical. My son goes back to Iraq with the 3/2 in June. They were the first of this new breed of soldiering. Buzzell was in my sons platoon on the first deployment...

Damn, but he left out the part about my son falling down a well in the middle of the night while they were sweeping a field en route to getting some bad guys "hey, where's netherton? hey? he was just here?"

Glen

Rod WMG · 10-22-2005, 09:38 PM

Glen, just said a prayer for your son and the efforts of all our men. Thank him for us for the service.

Edward Tinker · 10-22-2005, 10:19 PM

ditto from me, you know I wish your son wasn't going back, once should be enough, but give him our blessings and thanks from the tinker clan.

Ed

Lugerdoc · 10-23-2005, 09:09 AM

Glen, You son was probably safer down the well, than sweeping a mine field. TH

Ron Smith · 10-23-2005, 09:52 AM

Nothing shameful about bragging on your kid. And now he's got something to tell his grand kids. "I was the only Tunnel Rat in Iraq!". Falling down a well in Vietnam would have been considered a tactical maneuver.

Best of luck to your Son. And all other Sons and Daughters over in that stink hole.

RS

trigger643 · 10-23-2005, 09:58 AM

He told us a lot of funny stories when he'd call home. Many of them ended up in the book. My daughter (Tom, you may recall when we visited that we were on our way to Ft Leonard Wood to see her graduate), has been in New Orleans since the day Katrina hit -- they mobilized her unit 24 hours before the storm made landfall -- what's this slow to respond crap?. She'd rather be back in Afghanistan, she said. But she's stuck in Orleans until February.

Ron Smith · 10-23-2005, 10:23 AM

We went ashore into a village one time to check for contraband. I was walking behind a Gunnersmate , who was carrying a 12ga pump gun. I had an M-14.

He suddenly stopped and looked back at me wide-eyed. He pointed down toward his feet and mouthed the words spider hole. I kneeled and aimed at the spot between his feet. He stepped back and with the muzzle of the 12ga, flipped the lid off. He shoved the muzzle into the hole and started racking rounds and firing.

After he had emptied the shotgun. I stuck the muzzle of the M-14 into the hole and peeked in. It was a hole about 2' deep full of shredded chickens. The villagers had put their chickens in the hole to hide them before they left the village.

The Gunnersmate was from then on, known as Col. Sanders.

You can occassionaly find humor in the worst of situations. It's what keeps us sane.

10-22-2005, 08:05 PM	#1
trigger643 User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Murfreesboro Posts: 502 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	3/2 Stryker Brigade Just a shameless plug. The book "My War : Killing Time in Iraq" by Colby Buzzell. A quick and dirty read. He takes his influences from Hunter S. Thompson and Vonnegut and it shows in his writing. Wouldn't bring this up, but my son is mentioned on page 186 (or is that 184?). First of the new army: Fast, Mobile, Armoured and Surgical. My son goes back to Iraq with the 3/2 in June. They were the first of this new breed of soldiering. Buzzell was in my sons platoon on the first deployment... Damn, but he left out the part about my son falling down a well in the middle of the night while they were sweeping a field en route to getting some bad guys "hey, where's netherton? hey? he was just here?" Glen __________________ "There are three reasons to own a gun: To protect yourself and your family, to hunt dangerous and delicious animals, and to keep the King of England out of your face." Ã¢?? Krusty the Clown

10-22-2005, 10:19 PM	#3
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,915 Thanks: 1,989 Thanked 4,506 Times in 2,080 Posts	ditto from me, you know I wish your son wasn't going back, once should be enough, but give him our blessings and thanks from the tinker clan. Ed __________________ Edward Tinker ************ Co-Author of Police Lugers - Co-Author of Simson Lugers Author of Veteran Bring Backs Vol I, Vol II, Vol III and Vol IV

10-23-2005, 09:09 AM	#4
Lugerdoc Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: POB 398 St.Charles,MO. 63302 Posts: 5,089 Thanks: 6 Thanked 736 Times in 483 Posts	Glen, You son was probably safer down the well, than sweeping a mine field. TH __________________ Tom Heller POB 398 ST.Charles, MO. 63302 Tel 636-447-3006 lugerdoc@charter.net

10-23-2005, 09:52 AM	#5
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	Nothing shameful about bragging on your kid. And now he's got something to tell his grand kids. "I was the only Tunnel Rat in Iraq!". Falling down a well in Vietnam would have been considered a tactical maneuver. Best of luck to your Son. And all other Sons and Daughters over in that stink hole. RS __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...

10-23-2005, 09:58 AM	#6
trigger643 User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Murfreesboro Posts: 502 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	He told us a lot of funny stories when he'd call home. Many of them ended up in the book. My daughter (Tom, you may recall when we visited that we were on our way to Ft Leonard Wood to see her graduate), has been in New Orleans since the day Katrina hit -- they mobilized her unit 24 hours before the storm made landfall -- what's this slow to respond crap?. She'd rather be back in Afghanistan, she said. But she's stuck in Orleans until February. __________________ "There are three reasons to own a gun: To protect yourself and your family, to hunt dangerous and delicious animals, and to keep the King of England out of your face." Ã¢?? Krusty the Clown

10-22-2005, 09:38 PM	#2
Rod WMG User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The Edge of Texas Posts: 514 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Glen, just said a prayer for your son and the efforts of all our men. Thank him for us for the service.

10-23-2005, 10:23 AM	#7
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	We went ashore into a village one time to check for contraband. I was walking behind a Gunnersmate , who was carrying a 12ga pump gun. I had an M-14. He suddenly stopped and looked back at me wide-eyed. He pointed down toward his feet and mouthed the words spider hole. I kneeled and aimed at the spot between his feet. He stepped back and with the muzzle of the 12ga, flipped the lid off. He shoved the muzzle into the hole and started racking rounds and firing. After he had emptied the shotgun. I stuck the muzzle of the M-14 into the hole and peeked in. It was a hole about 2' deep full of shredded chickens. The villagers had put their chickens in the hole to hide them before they left the village. The Gunnersmate was from then on, known as Col. Sanders. You can occassionaly find humor in the worst of situations. It's what keeps us sane. __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...