Anyone here been in live combat?

bullets · Jul 16, 2006

I couldn't imagine what a person thinks or how a person acts during a battle.

I have a friend of mine who fought in Desert Storm. He was on the front line and saw lots of action. He made it home just fine and posts here once in a while too.

I also had cousin in Iraq a year ago. I haven't heard if he was involved in anything.

cincy_ · Jul 16, 2006

I have had someone try to shoot me from 20 feet away. He wasn't just pointing the gun at me, he actually trying to shoot - and JUST THAT SCENE kept playing in my mind for a week.

ONE IMAGE - and it wouldn't go away ... so I can't even imagine what flashbacks people would have if they lived a war for a year.

Kruser6 · Jul 16, 2006

cincy_ said:
I have had someone try to shoot me from 20 feet away. He wasn't just pointing the gun at me, he actually trying to shoot - and JUST THAT SCENE kept playing in my mind for a week.

ONE IMAGE - and it wouldn't go away ... so I can't even imagine what flashbacks people would have if they lived a war for a year.

How do you miss someone from 20 feet away?

cincy_ · Jul 16, 2006

He had trouble unlocking it - and I ran like crazy.

wolfie_cr · Jul 16, 2006

normal people like me and 99.99% of the people here would have trouble.........

we live in a civilized world after all, if you want to picture 500 or 800 years ago just watch "Braveheart" ..........you wake up one day, go to fight against the King and you end up with your head cut off...........

Tulsa · Jul 16, 2006

Well, we should have respect and care for those that have been under fire for us as we sit safely at home. Hats off to them! I hope they come home soon and I hope that in the future we have supreme reasons to send our own to make supreme sacrifices.

Wolfie, we sure would have trouble with it, but most people like us guys here can be trained to function (some better than others) under fire. That is what the training is for.

But as stands...without training, yeah, we'd be in big trouble. tulsa

Journeyman · Jul 16, 2006

I could not imagine...

When you see this stuff on TV it really is more like a movie.

Dante · Jul 16, 2006

My Brother was in Desert Storm., marines.the first time they went after Saddam

he was a some minesweeper dude that walked in front of the tanks with a big metal detector..( crazy guy anyway)

he said he and his patrol would find Iraqis soldiers in fox holes and they where THANKFUL that the americans came to get them and give them food and place to sleep..they had no food no water very little ammo he had his gun pointed at them and they cried with joy they where captured

he said it was a pathetic site to see they could not wait to surrender

winbet · Jul 16, 2006

Stamford Bridge in the 70s is as live as it gets :drink:

bigtex · Jul 16, 2006

I am in combat everyday with my girlfriend.

It is not a pretty site when she wants to go shopping and i want to watch my games.

whalewager · Jul 16, 2006

GD mother in law is mental combat at its finest.

wilheim · Jul 16, 2006

After 13 months if Vietnam it occured to me that being in a combat zone is 90% boredom and 10% scared shitless time..

wil..

PatrickMcIrish · Jul 16, 2006

bigtex said:
I am in combat everyday with my girlfriend.

It is not a pretty site when she wants to go shopping and i want to watch my games.

Exactly. When married I was in live combat every 28 days, you could almost set your watch to it.

:howdy:

Kiss1 · Jul 16, 2006

NGFS off the coast of Vietnam was close enough for me.

Insiders · Jul 16, 2006

wilheim said:
After 13 months if Vietnam it occured to me that being in a combat zone is 90% boredom and 10% scared shitless time..

wil..

Well said !
Made it through Vietnam for 11 months. Then got shot by a Drunk Blonde 3 times a few years later.
Once in the right arm, then in the back, and naturally Like Forrest Gump in the right Buttocks. YES.... i was running as fast as i could. Luckily the other 3 shots missed as she unloaded a 38 special starting from point blank distance.

Kiss1 · Jul 16, 2006

Insiders said:
Well said !
Made it through Vietnam for 11 months. Then got shot by a Drunk Blonde 3 times a few years later.
Once in the right arm, then in the back, and naturally Like Forrest Gump in the right Buttocks. YES.... i was running as fast as i could. Luckily the other 3 shots missed as she unloaded a 38 special starting from point blank distance.

Insiders,

Will you be at the bash? I need to hear this story in person.

:dancefool

paftraft · Jul 17, 2006

I was it the big one - Newark riots of '67 with the Jersey National Guard - Got a few shots off - got paid $19 for 3 days - did a little looting!

PokerKingJim · Jul 17, 2006

And look at all of the "freedom" that has been won. I feel for anybody that has gone to war

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