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2008-03-05 Afghanistan

Field-stripping a Mk19 . . . while under hostile fire

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Posted by Mike 2008-03-05 08:56|| || Front Page|| [11130 views ] Top

#1 well d-mn impressive!

Posted by legolas 2008-03-05 11:21|| 2008-03-05 11:21|| Front Page Top

#2 Sounds like someone deserves a Distinguished Service Medal.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2008-03-05 11:40|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2008-03-05 11:40|| Front Page Top

#3 I once stripped a coed while... oh, never mind.

Posted by Chuck Simmins">Chuck Simmins 2008-03-05 12:14|| http://northshorejournal.org]">[http://northshorejournal.org] 2008-03-05 12:14|| Front Page Top

#4 Nothing like field stripping a M-249 in pitch black darkness 3 minutes before the live fire because you fell in some muddy Georgia clay either.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2008-03-05 12:36|| 2008-03-05 12:36|| Front Page Top

#5 darth that has to suck!

Posted by legolas 2008-03-05 12:47|| 2008-03-05 12:47|| Front Page Top

#6 "A Bad Time for Murphys Law"

I have never heard of a good time for Patron Saint Murphy to make an appearance......

Posted by USN, Ret. 2008-03-05 13:31|| 2008-03-05 13:31|| Front Page Top

#7 Good NCOs saved those mens lives.

I had it hammered home to me, and hammered it home to my guys:

You Fight Like You Train.

Train To Fight To Win.

And remember Murphy is always lurking.

Posted by OldSpook 2008-03-05 13:41|| 2008-03-05 13:41|| Front Page Top

#8 woohoo! What a great story

Posted by Jan from work 2008-03-05 14:37|| 2008-03-05 14:37|| Front Page Top

#9 Don't forget Gunderson's Corollary: "Murphy was an optimist."

Posted by mojo">mojo 2008-03-05 16:44|| 2008-03-05 16:44|| Front Page Top

#10 Don't forget Gunderson's Corollary: "Murphy was an optimist."

Posted by mojo">mojo 2008-03-05 16:44|| 2008-03-05 16:44|| Front Page Top

#11 I just was thinking that if I hurry up and fix the MK-19, I could start engaging the enemy and kill them,

There is a man with clarity of purpose. I like that.

Posted by SteveS 2008-03-05 20:18|| 2008-03-05 20:18|| Front Page Top

#12 The American soldier is often stereotyped by the usual suspects as lazy [re:Bettle Baily] and inattentive. However, they demonstrate remarkable acumen and adaptivity and dexterity when life provides the proper motivation. Focused like a laser beam.

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-03-05 21:41|| 2008-03-05 21:41|| Front Page Top

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