From: Fred Martin (mung@in-touch.net)
Date: Sat Jul 05 2003 - 14:47:43 PDT
Patrick, I remember getting my butt chewed by the OD when I was a young
man in the navy (read boot) I had duty boat engineer on a LCVP and when
the boat wasn't making any way...the flag hung down in the water...and
it was old oily lookin bilge water. I took the flag down...wasn't gonna
let my flag get in that stuff. He really didn't chew bad...just said
"put it back up...if it gets dirty...we'll wash it". Yes sir!...Fred Martin
Patrick Jankowiak wrote:
> My brother just came to Dallas for a visit, by way of Iraq.
>
> He told a few stories, but the best ones were:
>
> - He went undercover in kuwait, to find bad guys. The iraqis had no
> air force any more, but were using ultralights to fly to within a few
> miles of the city, and then landing and burying them, and walking into
> town. He said you could hear the ultralight engine's coming in, but
> not see them because they flew very low and were so small.
>
> - He and his SF team were the first into Iraq, secretly and well in
> advance of the main forces.
>
> - His team 'accidentally' established the first pow camp a couple days
> into their first mission. Apparently they had some iraqi's surrender
> to them out in the middle of nowhere, but they had to continue the
> mission so he put soldiers on them right there on the spot, and
> continued the mission.
>
> - His team designated 53 tanks, for the guidance of our smart bombs.
> all blowed up, sir. He called this work 'preparing the battlefield'.
> Apparently, alot of this kind of work was done well in advance of the
> actual invasion. I am no military tactician, so this was all very
> interesting to me.
>
> He's supposed to get the Bronze Star for all of this.
>
> Strangely, he did not know of the incident where that disguntled
> moslem U.S. soldier threw the grenades into the officers tents in the
> army base camp. He was suprised to hear of it. maybe this was not
> reported to the Troops, just by the media. He said he hopes the guy
> gets life in Leavenworth, hard labor.
>
> He told me about some other interesting things, but I won't repeat
> them here. All in all, it's really surprising what our forces can do,
> may God bless them.
>
> He did bring me back a pack of the real playing cards.. yes they are
> from iraq. and coolest of all, a special map. very cool. Best of all,
> he's back in the states and I am darn glad of it. I told him,
> "remember I said I'd fly the flag 24x7 till you get back", and also
> "till Mike (his son/my nephew) comes back". I am going to have to
> replace that flag though, as it is so faded, it's starting to look
> like a french army battle flag (a white sheet). I think my nephew is
> going to be abroad for some time yet, however. I guess the old flag
> will just have to keep on flying. It's lit up out there right now, it
> being night time here.
>
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