Last of Doolitle's Raiders dies.

[ThunderKiss1965]

From a time when the US and its military had big giant brass balls. Rest in peace Airman.

Last Surviving Doolittle Raider Honored in Florida

 

[harmonica]

the military doesn't now?
Son Tay raid
Eagle Claw, even though a failure
Battle of Mogadishu where men gave their lives for others

At the second crash site, two Delta snipers, MSG Gary Gordon and SFC Randy Shughart, were inserted by Black Hawk Super 62 – piloted by CW3 Mike Goffena. Their first two requests to be inserted were denied, but they were finally granted permission after their third request. They inflicted heavy casualties on the approaching Somali mob. Super 62 had kept up their fire support for MSG Gordon and SFC Shughart, but an RPG struck Super 62. Despite the damage, Super 62 managed to land at New Port safely. When MSG Gordon was eventually killed, SFC Shughart picked up Gordon's CAR-15and gave it to Super 64 pilot CW3 Michael Durant. SFC Shughart went back around the helicopter's nose and held off the mob for about 10 more minutes before he was killed. The Somalis then overran the crash site and killed all but Durant. He was nearly beaten to death, but was saved when members of Aidid's militia came to take him prisoner.[56] For their actions, MSG Gordon and SFC Shughart were posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, the first awarded since the Vietnam War.

.....the Doolittle raiders had an exit plan--these 2 MOH winners did not...they knew they were going into some hot stuff
etc
you are bad mouthing the US military and all its members

 

[Daryl Hunt]

From a time when the US and its military had big giant brass balls. Rest in peace Airman.

Last Surviving Doolittle Raider Honored in Florida

A vert Big Salute!!!!

 

[ThunderKiss1965]

the military doesn't now?
Son Tay raid
Eagle Claw, even though a failure
Battle of Mogadishu where men gave their lives for others

At the second crash site, two Delta snipers, MSG Gary Gordon and SFC Randy Shughart, were inserted by Black Hawk Super 62 – piloted by CW3 Mike Goffena. Their first two requests to be inserted were denied, but they were finally granted permission after their third request. They inflicted heavy casualties on the approaching Somali mob. Super 62 had kept up their fire support for MSG Gordon and SFC Shughart, but an RPG struck Super 62. Despite the damage, Super 62 managed to land at New Port safely. When MSG Gordon was eventually killed, SFC Shughart picked up Gordon's CAR-15and gave it to Super 64 pilot CW3 Michael Durant. SFC Shughart went back around the helicopter's nose and held off the mob for about 10 more minutes before he was killed. The Somalis then overran the crash site and killed all but Durant. He was nearly beaten to death, but was saved when members of Aidid's militia came to take him prisoner.[56] For their actions, MSG Gordon and SFC Shughart were posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, the first awarded since the Vietnam War.

.....the Doolittle raiders had an exit plan--these 2 MOH winners did not...they knew they were going into some hot stuff
etc
you are bad mouthing the US military and all its members

The Raiders plan, Drop bombs on mainland Japan and hope they had enough fuel to ditch in China they didn't even do much damage it was all about a moral boosting stunt after the Japanese fucked us up. Big Giant Brass Balls.
Today's military is hamstrung by micromanaging politicians and a weak mindless civilian population. If something like Mogadishu had happened back in the 40's the people would have been screaming to level the place, but today's troops have no clear mission, to many restrictive rules of engagement and get pulled before the job is done
I never question the dedication and sacrifice of the individual soldier but today's Military structure is fucked.
So piss off.

 

[harmonica]

the military doesn't now?
Son Tay raid
Eagle Claw, even though a failure
Battle of Mogadishu where men gave their lives for others

At the second crash site, two Delta snipers, MSG Gary Gordon and SFC Randy Shughart, were inserted by Black Hawk Super 62 – piloted by CW3 Mike Goffena. Their first two requests to be inserted were denied, but they were finally granted permission after their third request. They inflicted heavy casualties on the approaching Somali mob. Super 62 had kept up their fire support for MSG Gordon and SFC Shughart, but an RPG struck Super 62. Despite the damage, Super 62 managed to land at New Port safely. When MSG Gordon was eventually killed, SFC Shughart picked up Gordon's CAR-15and gave it to Super 64 pilot CW3 Michael Durant. SFC Shughart went back around the helicopter's nose and held off the mob for about 10 more minutes before he was killed. The Somalis then overran the crash site and killed all but Durant. He was nearly beaten to death, but was saved when members of Aidid's militia came to take him prisoner.[56] For their actions, MSG Gordon and SFC Shughart were posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, the first awarded since the Vietnam War.

.....the Doolittle raiders had an exit plan--these 2 MOH winners did not...they knew they were going into some hot stuff
etc
you are bad mouthing the US military and all its members

The Raiders plan, Drop bombs on mainland Japan and hope they had enough fuel to ditch in China they didn't even do much damage it was all about a moral boosting stunt after the Japanese fucked us up. Big Giant Brass Balls.
Today's military is hamstrung by micromanaging politicians and a weak mindless civilian population. If something like Mogadishu had happened back in the 40's the people would have been screaming to level the place, but today's troops have no clear mission, to many restrictive rules of engagement and get pulled before the job is done
I never question the dedication and sacrifice of the individual soldier but today's Military structure is fucked.
So piss off.

hahahahahha --you dumbass--you said today's military has no balls
NOW you change it to they are hamstrung
you are a liar/or dumbass/ or changing your OP/ or combination

you just Fkd up

 

[ThunderKiss1965]

the military doesn't now?
Son Tay raid
Eagle Claw, even though a failure
Battle of Mogadishu where men gave their lives for others

At the second crash site, two Delta snipers, MSG Gary Gordon and SFC Randy Shughart, were inserted by Black Hawk Super 62 – piloted by CW3 Mike Goffena. Their first two requests to be inserted were denied, but they were finally granted permission after their third request. They inflicted heavy casualties on the approaching Somali mob. Super 62 had kept up their fire support for MSG Gordon and SFC Shughart, but an RPG struck Super 62. Despite the damage, Super 62 managed to land at New Port safely. When MSG Gordon was eventually killed, SFC Shughart picked up Gordon's CAR-15and gave it to Super 64 pilot CW3 Michael Durant. SFC Shughart went back around the helicopter's nose and held off the mob for about 10 more minutes before he was killed. The Somalis then overran the crash site and killed all but Durant. He was nearly beaten to death, but was saved when members of Aidid's militia came to take him prisoner.[56] For their actions, MSG Gordon and SFC Shughart were posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, the first awarded since the Vietnam War.

.....the Doolittle raiders had an exit plan--these 2 MOH winners did not...they knew they were going into some hot stuff
etc
you are bad mouthing the US military and all its members

The Raiders plan, Drop bombs on mainland Japan and hope they had enough fuel to ditch in China they didn't even do much damage it was all about a moral boosting stunt after the Japanese fucked us up. Big Giant Brass Balls.
Today's military is hamstrung by micromanaging politicians and a weak mindless civilian population. If something like Mogadishu had happened back in the 40's the people would have been screaming to level the place, but today's troops have no clear mission, to many restrictive rules of engagement and get pulled before the job is done
I never question the dedication and sacrifice of the individual soldier but today's Military structure is fucked.
So piss off.

hahahahahha --you dumbass--you said today's military has no balls
NOW you change it to they are hamstrung
you are a liar/or dumbass/ or changing your OP/ or combination

you just Fkd up

The Military doesn't have any balls anymore they've been taken away by the the politicians and a weak civilian population.

 

[harmonica]

the military doesn't now?
Son Tay raid
Eagle Claw, even though a failure
Battle of Mogadishu where men gave their lives for others

At the second crash site, two Delta snipers, MSG Gary Gordon and SFC Randy Shughart, were inserted by Black Hawk Super 62 – piloted by CW3 Mike Goffena. Their first two requests to be inserted were denied, but they were finally granted permission after their third request. They inflicted heavy casualties on the approaching Somali mob. Super 62 had kept up their fire support for MSG Gordon and SFC Shughart, but an RPG struck Super 62. Despite the damage, Super 62 managed to land at New Port safely. When MSG Gordon was eventually killed, SFC Shughart picked up Gordon's CAR-15and gave it to Super 64 pilot CW3 Michael Durant. SFC Shughart went back around the helicopter's nose and held off the mob for about 10 more minutes before he was killed. The Somalis then overran the crash site and killed all but Durant. He was nearly beaten to death, but was saved when members of Aidid's militia came to take him prisoner.[56] For their actions, MSG Gordon and SFC Shughart were posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, the first awarded since the Vietnam War.

.....the Doolittle raiders had an exit plan--these 2 MOH winners did not...they knew they were going into some hot stuff
etc
you are bad mouthing the US military and all its members

The Raiders plan, Drop bombs on mainland Japan and hope they had enough fuel to ditch in China they didn't even do much damage it was all about a moral boosting stunt after the Japanese fucked us up. Big Giant Brass Balls.
Today's military is hamstrung by micromanaging politicians and a weak mindless civilian population. If something like Mogadishu had happened back in the 40's the people would have been screaming to level the place, but today's troops have no clear mission, to many restrictive rules of engagement and get pulled before the job is done
I never question the dedication and sacrifice of the individual soldier but today's Military structure is fucked.
So piss off.

hahahahahha --you dumbass--you said today's military has no balls
NOW you change it to they are hamstrung
you are a liar/or dumbass/ or changing your OP/ or combination

you just Fkd up

The Military doesn't have any balls anymore they've been taken away by the the politicians and a weak civilian population.

List of post-Vietnam War Medal of Honor recipients - Wikipedia
I personally know medal winners
????!!!!
.....they let the military KICK A$$ in PG1-where they bombed them to hell and the ground war was not that long at all..this was a ''perfect'' campaign by the military
1. Iraqi forces were battle hardened from the Iran-Iraq war--very experienced compared to the US forces
2. the Iraqis were on the defense--much easier
3. the Iraqis knew the terrain/weather/etc much better than the US forces
--but the US kicked A$$--big time