His book is an amazing story. Truly a must read. A shame that the MSM never reported his story only the deaths.
On a larger scale - how dems think today...
Where ever you go in the ME there is goat boy, and in SE Asia or Asia in general it’s an older women peeing in the woods. Never fails.
I bet he misses his friends.
Heard him on Glenn Beck ... utterly amazing. Was his story an influence on the theme of Army Wives I wonder (the “bosco” character)? ROE collides with reality more often than not.
One of the overriding themes throughout the book is liberal yellow journalism . I’ve read many simimlar books on other conflicts and none have had so many references to such blantant liberal treason
These SEALs fought with amazing bravery, courage and skills (to a man). Three members of this SEAL Team gave their lives in this battle....but AARs also show not before that mountain side was littered with the corpses of well over 60 + KIA Taliban (with additional likely wounded).
SEAL Lt. M. Murphy is up for consideration for the MOH for his actions. It was suspected he might have been awarded it this past week (marking the 2 year anniversary of this day)....that did not happen....But still hopefully will.
God bless each of these men and their families. How they lived, fought and died shows all that is good about our great nation.
Just finished this book yesterday - saw it at Costco and picked it up. Hard to know what to think about it.
I agree it was absolutely the worst decision possible. But they were almost forced to make it.
Had they made the right decision, perhaps 19 expensive, highly trained fellow citizens might be alive today, but at least one, perhaps two of them would be scheduled for trial for murder.
Personally, I think whoever made the ROEs should be on trial as we speak.
Awesome story.
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God Bless Them All.
He now is trying to live with a decision that was brought about by trying to be a "good man".
If there are any lurkers out there that have seen or been in combat and you have made choices that may have been as tough. I pray that you find God's grace and the ability to make peace with him.
I've read about this and talked with friends and brothers about this incident. My thought is that this honorable, brave man would have beat himself up either way and that nobody should judge whether he was "right" or "wrong". The choice many have made is to "kill". He would have been haunted with being a "murderer" by the libs and the dumb-@ss JAG/NCIS who read his after action report if he'd of killed the herder.. .
This man needs a loving family, counseling and to be involved in training others... he needs a purpose in life or he'll spend all day thinking about what happened.
Recent military history. Any thoughts, FRiends?
Thanks, freema, for the ping.
I’m running around in front of my computer right now looking for a sand goblin to strangle. These stories get me so worked up. Reading about the actions and death of these incredible warriors is like listening to the melancholic howl of wolves, it tugs at my entire being, sparking an involuntary bloodlust. I guess I’m just gonna have to settle for a hippie.
There are moments in some lives when the decision is between awful and God awful.
No matter what this young man and his unit had decided to do, he would have had nightmares and regrets. That is the nature of war.
Call me ignorant but what about somewhere in between taking them prisoner?