Having spend a fair amount of time on Crete, launching missiles into the Meditteranean, I’m convinced that 90% of the casualties were suffered landing on the ROCKS. There is no soil on Crete.
This is where the Germans were first found to be experimenting with amphetamines on their combat troops.
NAMFI was where we did our Chaparral ASP when I was stationed in Germany. I really enjoyed my two trips: first as a platoon leader, second as Battalion S-4 on the advance party. The sun, the warmth, snorkling in the Mediterranean...loved it all.