Connable should our paths ever pass I owe you a beer or dozen.
Connable should our paths ever pass I owe you a beer or dozen.
Sam Liles
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I'm with Sam -- except I don't do
beer but I'll provide beaucoup bourbon...
thanks for the insight, I had a feeling that there was more to it than what the author wrote about
There almost always is. That's one reason it's important to understand the *why* behind something written as well as the *how* and the conditions at the time.Originally Posted by Cougfootballfan
I took "Generation Kill" as an interesting examination of the grunt level view (granted...of a few grunts) of a particular unit during a specific time period during a campaign. Narrative is always going to be colored by the perceptions of the writer, those he chooses to focus on, and the reader. "On Bullet Away" adds to that narrative, and Connable's comments add yet another layer of detail and perspective: one that, I might add, is vital to understanding the whole.
The important thing is to not mistake "Generation Kill" for unbiased history. It's going to be biased, and it's a *part* of history but not the entire picture. We may never get that picture, but it's important for guys like Schwetje to add their perspectives to the narrative so that we can help create a good, blended whole.
Cav, your point about this really being a cav mission is well-taken. Maybe the Marines need to go back to some of their "horse marine" roots and borrow some doctrine. I also noticed that they didn't seem to use armor as effectively as they might have during Vietnam (in my opinion, at least...especially when compared to operations in III CTZ).
"On the plains and mountains of the American West, the United States Army had once learned everything there was to learn about hit-and-run tactics and guerrilla warfare."
T.R. Fehrenbach This Kind of War
Just as Army TTP owe much to the experience
of NW Europe in 1944-45; the USMC owes much to the Pacific 1942-45.
Maybe too much in both cases...
I've really hesitated before posting this
I know this may not be the most substantial post.
But my girlfriend sat down with me while I was watching the second episode. For the next hour, she was asking me "who is that? "why did he do that?" "what did that mean?
Two questions stood out, however: "Are Marines really that funny?" and "Are Marines all really that good looking?"
It sounds like your girlfriend might be shopping.
But, never fear, I "won" my wife from a much better looking Marine Officer. He was bigger than me, too.
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