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2024-05-24 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

US service member critically injured during work on Gaza pier

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Posted by Grom the reflective 2024-05-24 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11133 views ] Top

#1 All the IDF soldiers who died making war the humanitarian way not enough for Biden & co - they must have American blood?

Posted by Grom the reflective 2024-05-24 03:14|| 2024-05-24 03:14|| Front Page Top

#2 A US service member is in critical condition after sustaining a non-combat injury

Fell off a pier or caught a round of bullet while engaged in non-combat task?

Posted by SteveS 2024-05-24 08:18|| 2024-05-24 08:18|| Front Page Top

#3 they must have American blood?

Itching for an election year trigger to intercede.

Posted by Skidmark 2024-05-24 08:30|| 2024-05-24 08:30|| Front Page Top

#4 They were not carrying weapons, so they were not 'in combat'.

Posted by Bobby 2024-05-24 09:24|| 2024-05-24 09:24|| Front Page Top

#5 As long as its nothing out of the 'normal' for training in which we suffer casualties as well.

Posted by Procopius2k 2024-05-24 12:35|| 2024-05-24 12:35|| Front Page Top

#6 Poor guy. Just following orders.

Posted by Regular+joe 2024-05-24 13:14|| 2024-05-24 13:14|| Front Page Top

#7 Most likely got caught between two heavy things. Most common injury in this type of work. Second is falling. Either the man falls or something falls on the man.

Posted by DarthVader 2024-05-24 13:28|| 2024-05-24 13:28|| Front Page Top

#8 Not only have they acknowledged that none of the aid that came across the pier so far has actually gotten to the civilians of Gaza, the Army version of CWIS is now mounted on the pier for self defense.

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/spencerbrown/2024/05/24/american-weapons-activated-to-defend-gaza-pier-as-hamas-continues-attacking-humanitarian-aid-deliveries-n2639456

Posted by NoMoreBS 2024-05-24 13:37|| 2024-05-24 13:37|| Front Page Top

#9 I second your guess. The USNS Benavidez is a roll on/Roll off cargo ship for vehicles. I doubt they preloaded trucks for the cargo so if they palatized loads it would be a cluster.

Posted by Black+Charlie+McGurque1103 2024-05-24 16:15|| 2024-05-24 16:15|| Front Page Top

#10 I'm referring to #7

Posted by Black+Charlie+McGurque1103 2024-05-24 16:17|| 2024-05-24 16:17|| Front Page Top

#11 Second is falling. Either the man falls or something falls on the man.

Which of course is also being squished between two heavy things. Only vertically instead of horizontally.

/pedant

Posted by trailing wife 2024-05-24 17:02|| 2024-05-24 17:02|| Front Page Top

#12 Should be building a wall on US border not a pier for hamas

Posted by Anon1 2024-05-24 17:58|| 2024-05-24 17:58|| Front Page Top

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