Stormin' Norman and Army Delta

[Ravage]

A few pix of gen. Schwarzkopf's PSD detail in 90/91:

the guy in the blue t-shirt is SFC Earl Fillmore Jr.

the helo is a MH-60 from TF-160 :)

 

[Paddlefoot]

Uh, it's Stormin' Norman, Ravage. Not Charging...

Nice boots he's got on there. I could have used a pair before we headed back to the states.

 

[Ravage]

Fixed, thanks :)

 

[JBS]

I didn't think a guy could be "Delta" with vision imperfections. Makes me wonder if those guys aren't from some other security detail. (other than Fillmore)

Is it a fact that those are Delta soldiers?

 

[Typhoon]

Ya gotta love the "old school" Oakleys in the top picture... :)

 

[Ravage]

I've read that Norman wanted CAG to be his protection detail, other that than he approved the use of SOF only after the SCUD threat emerged.

 

[DA SWO]

I've read that Norman wanted CAG to be his protection detail, other that than he approved the use of SOF only after the SCUD threat emerged.

I was thinking how ironic, that a guy who didn't like SOF insisted on the best as his PSD.

I hate him because of GO-1.

 

[Ravage]

Still he did give credit to ODAs during a media brifing.

 

[Swill]

I hate him because of GO-1.

He originated GO #1?

 

[RetPara]

Yep. If you want a good insight on the guy read:

Into the Storm: A Study in Command by Tom Clancy, Frederick M. Frank
# Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)
# Pub. Date: June 2004
# ISBN-13: 9780425196779
# Sales Rank: 276,653
# 750pp

Crusade : The Untold Story of the Persian Gulf War
by Rick Atkinson, Jeff Riggenbach (Narrated by) , Jeff Riggenbach (Read by)

 

[DA SWO]

He originated GO #1?

Yes,

He is the Fun Abatement Group member #1.

 

[AWP]

Funny that a drunk would outlaw alcohol. That's like the NRA endorsing the Brady Bill.

 

[Swill]

Funny that a drunk would outlaw alcohol. That's like the NRA endorsing the Brady Bill.

Here's the wind up... the pitch... He got all of it, folks! No doubt about this one. It's outta here!

 

[vicat777]

Yep. If you want a good insight on the guy read:

Into the Storm: A Study in Command by Tom Clancy, Frederick M. Frank
# Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)
# Pub. Date: June 2004
# ISBN-13: 9780425196779
# Sales Rank: 276,653
# 750pp

Crusade : The Untold Story of the Persian Gulf War
by Rick Atkinson, Jeff Riggenbach (Narrated by) , Jeff Riggenbach (Read by)

An outstanding book!!!

 

[Paddlefoot]

Yep. If you want a good insight on the guy read:

Into the Storm: A Study in Command by Tom Clancy, Frederick M. Frank
# Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)
# Pub. Date: June 2004
# ISBN-13: 9780425196779
# Sales Rank: 276,653
# 750pp

Crusade : The Untold Story of the Persian Gulf War
by Rick Atkinson, Jeff Riggenbach (Narrated by) , Jeff Riggenbach (Read by)

Did you ever get a chance to meet him in the field, RP? I heard he had two sides, and that to serve on his staff was an excruciating experience.

I ran into LTG Luck at his Corps HQ one day. Almost mistook him for an NCO, until I saw the stars on the collar. He was cool.

Yes,

He is the Fun Abatement Group member #1.

LMAO.

I didn't know there was another FAG out there besides the Film Actors Guild.

I didn't drink a lot while I was over there, but we met and were befriended by some Americans and Brits working and living at Aramco. Spent Thanksgiving and Christmas there, and there was no shortage of good, home distilled alcohol.

 

[Ravage]

Does the FAG thing stand for big Army guys who don't like SOF ?

 

[Paddlefoot]

Does the FAG thing stand for big Army guys who don't like SOF ?

This should explain things...

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