Armed forces

[data_ghost]

for whatever wacky reason our politicians decide to fling our troops out to some random place, ive always supported the armed forces. ive got a lot of friends with parents in the army and hell, i might even join the navy or army one day. anyone else know people in the armed forces?

[SweatyPyro]

2 people that I played an online game with closely both serve in the military, and both are good friends of mine, since they were always a great person to hold a conversation with.

[Avi]

A childhood friend of mine joined the military years ago. He became an expert sniper in no time at all. He was picked to go to Iraq and take out insurgents ahead of his squad. They would send him in first to clear the area of any visible targets, and became known for his ability to take out enemy forces from a great distance. They relied heavily on him to sweep the area clean, and he did it with expert efficiency.

In the middle of his tour, a humvee that he was riding in came under attack. The front end of the vehicle was hit with either an IED or an RPG, killing everyone in the front. He was facing the rear of the vehicle to see if anyone was coming from behind when the explosion occurred. Shrapnel hit his helmet, cracking it in half and wounding him. Three days later, he was back in the field with stitches running up the back of his head, doing his job like nothing happened.

Now he's home, living down the street in a trailer behind a warehouse. He makes little campfires and sits around it drinking beer with his dog. It's a damn shame.

[data_ghost]

pretty close call for him though, i'd be thanking my days all the time for having such a close encounter if i was that guy :lol:
just wanted to share a story ive heard from iraq that is very inspiring to say the least. and NO this is not a show off of the british soldiers, just that in the heat of the moment, (super-cliche here...) heroes do come out.

Johnson Beharry was driving his companies Warrior apc to extract a platoon of infantry. as they turned a roundabout, they saw the street clear of civilians: sign of an ambush. the apc was ordered to stop to assess the situation. several RPGs then hit the vehicle, the platoon commander and the vehicle's gunner were incapacitated by concussion and other wounds, and a number of the soldiers in the rear of the vehicle were also wounded. communications went down so Beharry had no way of talking to the crew in the turret or the other Warriors nearby.

Beharry took his own initiative, closed the drivers hatch and drove forward. he had to stop in front of a barricade that was placed infront of the road, only to be hit once again from behind. Further damage to the Warrior from these explosions caused it to catch fire and fill rapidly with thick, noxious smoke. Beharry opened up his armoured hatch cover to clear his view and orientate himself to the situation. He still had no radio communications and was now acting on his own initiative, as the lead vehicle of a six-Warrior convoy in an enemy-controlled area of the city at night. his best course of action to save the lives of his crew was to push through, out of the ambush. He drove his Warrior directly through the barricade, not knowing if there were mines or improvised explosive devices placed there to destroy his vehicle. By doing this he was able to lead the remaining five warriors behind him towards safety.

his periscope was destroyed by another RPG and had to carry on with his head exposed to see the way ahead. because of this he was hit in the head by luckily it didnt go through his helmet, and he carried on, leading his platoon forward. he then pulled over after finding another warrior, and while under small-arms fire, he without concern for his own safety, pulled out his platoon commander, gunner, and crew in the rear out of the vehicle and to cover. Remounting his burning vehicle for the third time, he drove it through a complex chicane and into the security of the defended perimeter of the outpost, thus denying it to the enemy. Only at this stage did Beharry pull the fire extinguisher handles, immobilising the engine of the vehicle, dismounted and then moved himself into the relative safety of the back of another Warrior.

he collapsed after and was too evacuated.

[Jademz]

That's a great story, he did you all proud for sure.
I know several people who were in the military, close family members(Air Force, Marines), and friends from highschool(Army Reserve, at the time I talked to them), I'm proud of their serving their country, wish I could have been there with them.

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[data_ghost]

just on the lighter side of the army.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeTHAHGg ... re=related