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Lazy Media Gets It Wrong 173DABNBCT Pissed
Lazy Media Gets It Wrong 173DABNBCT Pissed July 21, 2008: American troops in Afghanistan are not happy with how a July 13th battle with the Taliban was reported. In that action, some 200 Taliban attacked a U.S. “base” and killed or wounded more than half the 50 or so U.S. and Afghan troops found there. Actual U.S. casualties were nine dead and fifteen wounded (including walking wounded).I have met members of Chosen Company 2-503. Drank beer with them; broke bread with them. They deserve better than this. They would not “abandon” anything, and they will fight to the last man if that is what it took. The 173DABN has a storied history. They are the best of the best. I have a friend who was on Guam when this unit was reformed in 1963. He regaled us with stories of troopers, “temporarily assigned” to the stockade, who would jump a 12 foot fence and laugh at the guards. He recounted an incident of one trooper who refused to report a broken ankle because he would have missed a jump. “I’ll land on my good foot” is what was reported to have been said. These men are “b-b-b-b-bad to the bone” in a GOOD WAY. Dedicated, insanely patriotic and loyal. ____________________ I love my email
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So typical
I've been following this story....and the real skinny is so much different. The brave Paratroopers fought overwhelming odds and kicked ass. 9 brave troopers died but the "base" was never "overrun" as I have seen portrayed in the media. At the most, it was a FOB, lightly manned. These brave men kicked ass...and are being portrayed as "over run". HORSE SHIT. There is an adjenda....just like Vietnam. A big OOHRAH to the brave paratroopers of the 173rd. Now, was there some screw ups....yep, while in the middle of this battle the main base called and asked, "hey, what's going on up there?" And, air support took a bit too long....but overrun, no friggin' way.
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I have been following this story too and the unit wasn't overrun.The fast movers took care of the enemy.
BTW, whoever wrote about "a friend on Guam when the unit was reformed" is full of it. The 173d Airborne Brigade was activated on Okinawa (not Guam)on March 26, 1963.
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