Posted on 08/06/2016 2:59:12 PM PDT by GilGil
Outgunned, outmanoeuvred, hopelessly outnumbered and besieged in the Afghan desert, a small band of British soldiers chose to save a final bullet for themselves rather than fall into Taliban hands.
For nearly two months, the 88 men of Easy Company – a mix of Paratroopers and the Royal Irish – had faced the overwhelming force and firepower of up to 500 Taliban determined to over-run the remote Helmand outpost of Musa Qala.
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I HAVE to read this article, and if it’s anything near REMOTELY true, it’s the biggest story i’ve heard in years.
Did they show the Soldiers the Movie “Zulu” for inspiration?
Incredible—— I hope the TV documentary gets shown over here.
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If Freepers were involved 90% would have told the soldiers how it is all over and that they could not win and that they should use their final bullet to kill themselves.
I don’t believe that.
Where in the hell was Specter, the A-10s, and the Apaches.
Like I said, this is the British government’s version of Benghazi except that not all the soldiers were killed.
How could the British government put their soldiers in a position to have to kill themselves rather than be captured after 60 days of fighting? That is criminal just like Hillary was criminal with the people in Benghazi.
It’s easy to say you don’t believe it and neatly bury it so you don’t face facts.
I couldn’t concentrate on the article with Sahara Ray there.
When you’re wounded and left on Afghanistan’s plains,
And the women come out to cut up what remains,
Jest roll to your rifle and blow out your brains
An’ go to your Gawd like a soldier.
When you’re wounded and left on Afghanistan’s plains,
And the women come out to cut up what remains,
Jest roll to your rifle and blow out your brains
An’ go to your Gawd like a soldier.
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That is the reality of the situation. Very, very evil indeed.
Where in the hell was Specter, the A-10s, and the Apaches.
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I will take a wild stab at this and that the Brits just did not have the resources and could not help the soldiers.
I forgot to credit Rudyard Kipling but probably not necessary.
3 men dead and 12 badly wounded.
No military trucks. No medics. Just guns and mortars.
Low defensive wall.
Exposed from rooftops, where the machine gunners held them off.
Helicopter came to pick up wounded guy.
Why didn’t helicopters rain HELL on the taliban?
Local elders didn’t call for the truce out of any love for the English. They were seeing too many dead on their side.
THIS WILL BE a blockbuster movie if made. The story needs to be told in more than just a documentary, though that is a start.
What’s the Royal Irish?
BTW, those English look pretty tough in the few photos that were in the article.
Just wow!!!
It’s Benghazi but over TWO MONTHS!!!
This turns my stomach. Prayers for all our Military and our allies. ALWAYS.
“How could they have left those soldiers for 2 months with no backup or support?”.....
Exactly the same thoughts as mine. “No man left behind”
Great movie. Maybe this should be one too, so more people could know about this.
Going through that kind of hell makes you either dead or mega tough!
I recently saw a documentary on WWII in North Africa and the carnage the American troops took when they arrived and this was a campaign that lasted well over 6 months. It was a bloodbath where they were sending Americans into a meat grinder. Those who survived who were into their 70’s and 80’ in the documentary said the soldiers who survived were hard as nails.
There was a story about how outmatched the Americans were with their tanks against the German Tiger tanks. One shot from a Tiger towards an American tank incinerated the American tank instantly. There was one account where the Tiger shot off the turret from an American tank and the soldiers inside still alive were running as they were on fire. The Americans were totally unprepared for months on end. The point is that there can be major screw ups where soldiers are left to die like this thing in Afghanistan or North Africa.
I suspect these soldiers in Afghanistan became like that tough as nails.
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