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The idiots in the White House need to stop cheering themselves long enough to realize that we had help. A lot of help, in our wars.
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To our Brit visitors, and any other European Folks, I’m sorry. I wish I could say I was surprised. I’m not. These damned fools are arrogant and stupid at the same time. Perhaps the two always go together. Anyway, JD Vance is a blithering idiot. You have my appreciation old friends, and my respect.
When I was in the 82nd Airborne, we had an exchange NCO from the 2nd Paras. Sergeant Barsley. I may be spelling that wrong, but please forgive me this was a very long time ago. He was a damned fine NCO, and a great soldier. While as an Engineer I didn’t get to train or serve with him often as he was in the Infantry, when I did, I was always impressed by him. We were in the Desert training during Desert Shield. We were trying to figure out how to attack the oddly shaped Trench systems the Iraqi’s were using. Our first effort was a massive cluster. Our Officers knowing we were frustrated and annoyed with our performance tried to buck us up. Telling us that it didn’t go well, but we learned what we can’t do in the real deal.
When the asked for Comments. Sergeant Barsley stood up and said. “Now we have had the smoke blown up our asses, let’s talk about how we can do this the next time.”
That was just the attitude we needed. We had screwed up, but we knew we could do it. But what we were used to wasn’t Desert. We had no terrain to use to close the distance. We had no Cover or Concealment in the open Desert. We had to figure out how to approach with stealth without getting very dead. We did figure it out, and we didn’t need the smoke blown up our butts.
So my respect for the Brits has existed for a very long time. I had the honor of serving with one in passing, and nobody had a bad word to say about that Soldier. We listened as he told us about the Falklands, and Northern Ireland. He’d seen what us youngsters hadn’t, combat. So we listened to better understand what we were going to see.
'Offensive clown' JD Vance torn apart by furious families of fallen Brit heroes
Furious relatives of UK soldiers killed in action hit out at 'offensive clown' US Vice President JD Vance after his latest dishonest outburst disrespected the sacrifice of British troops
To our Brit visitors, and any other European Folks, I’m sorry. I wish I could say I was surprised. I’m not. These damned fools are arrogant and stupid at the same time. Perhaps the two always go together. Anyway, JD Vance is a blithering idiot. You have my appreciation old friends, and my respect.
When I was in the 82nd Airborne, we had an exchange NCO from the 2nd Paras. Sergeant Barsley. I may be spelling that wrong, but please forgive me this was a very long time ago. He was a damned fine NCO, and a great soldier. While as an Engineer I didn’t get to train or serve with him often as he was in the Infantry, when I did, I was always impressed by him. We were in the Desert training during Desert Shield. We were trying to figure out how to attack the oddly shaped Trench systems the Iraqi’s were using. Our first effort was a massive cluster. Our Officers knowing we were frustrated and annoyed with our performance tried to buck us up. Telling us that it didn’t go well, but we learned what we can’t do in the real deal.
When the asked for Comments. Sergeant Barsley stood up and said. “Now we have had the smoke blown up our asses, let’s talk about how we can do this the next time.”
That was just the attitude we needed. We had screwed up, but we knew we could do it. But what we were used to wasn’t Desert. We had no terrain to use to close the distance. We had no Cover or Concealment in the open Desert. We had to figure out how to approach with stealth without getting very dead. We did figure it out, and we didn’t need the smoke blown up our butts.
So my respect for the Brits has existed for a very long time. I had the honor of serving with one in passing, and nobody had a bad word to say about that Soldier. We listened as he told us about the Falklands, and Northern Ireland. He’d seen what us youngsters hadn’t, combat. So we listened to better understand what we were going to see.
