army - why is the sky blue buddy?



Because GOD loves the infantry!





Our CO was a d*** at first too, until he came about 3 feet from getting his ass blown up.



As far as AQ is concerned, different places for different people. When I was there, Hezbollah and al Qaeda were pouring in. My first six months were spent on the Iranian border, literally 5 or 6 miles from the border, if that.



Two months in Fallujah watching the Marines screw up what the 82nd had going there and then fighting Sadr’s army in Samara for the next five months (yes thirteen months).



I agree that you had to work with the PEOPLE. The PEOPLE are different than the insurgents or terrorists. But I would never show my back to even one of the people.



Most of them liked us. Especially me. I spent my time at the FOB writing CERPS for building wells, schools and removing UXO. BEFORE Petraeus came along.



Difference between terrorist and the PEOPLE.

[quote=Moraen]army - why is the sky blue buddy?



Because GOD loves the infantry!





Our CO was a d*** at first too, until he came about 3 feet from getting his ass blown up.



As far as AQ is concerned, different places for different people. When I was there, Hezbollah and al Qaeda were pouring in. My first six months were spent on the Iranian border, literally 5 or 6 miles from the border, if that.



Two months in Fallujah watching the Marines screw up what the 82nd had going there and then fighting Sadr’s army in Samara for the next five months (yes thirteen months).



I agree that you had to work with the PEOPLE. The PEOPLE are different than the insurgents or terrorists. But I would never show my back to even one of the people.



Most of them liked us. Especially me. I spent my time at the FOB writing CERPS for building wells, schools and removing UXO. BEFORE Petraeus came along.



Difference between terrorist and the PEOPLE.[/quote]

Lol, good one.

Of course there was a difference from the guys who shot at us and the local populace.  What I was talking about when some on here talk about “kill their women and children because war has no rules” that it’s self defeating.  Trust me, I never turned my back on any of the people, including our interpreters.  Before we went on every patrol, they would get searched , even the guys who were with us the entire time. 

“If, -after the battle is over, your infantry
don’t like you, you are a poor artilleryman.”
“If, -after the battle is over, your infantry
don’t like you, you are a poor artilleryman.”