He should have been put in for the MOH in the beginning.
I think inter-service politics is why it wasn't.
The Battle of Takur Ghar
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I think inter-service politics is why it wasn't.
Man, this sort of thing is so dangerous.
I have talked to, shared letters with, and exchanged Christmas cookies with Chappy's mom (she still supports the entire AFSOC community, and is one of the nicest people I have ever met).
I was also lucky enough to shake hands with and listen to Mr. Slabinski (he goes by Slab) and he was so transparent about the event it made you feel a little bit uncomfortable.
I read a lot of articles and Sean Naylor's book and basically everything else about Anaconda, Takur Ghar, Roberts Ridge.
I can't armchair QB it. I can't ask those questions. This isnt a critique, by any means. But even in the vested interest I have in this story, I still won't offer an opinion.
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I read Naylor's book and some other accounts by participants and came away with the impression that everybody did pretty goddam good to adapt and overcome a situation that kept throwing curveballs.
And it looked like a few of those curveballs originated at the JSOC.
And it looked like a few of those curveballs originated at the JSOC.
Great point. I will remove my last post.
Absolutely. I should have thought about the implications of the medium a little more before I posted.
Arguably one of the best photos I've seen of the place.
@busdriver thanks for sharing that photo.
Shitty looking place for a firefight, no matter the season an no matter if shit goes right or wrong.
Shitty looking place for a firefight, no matter the season an no matter if shit goes right or wrong.
Incredible photo. Are those the rotor blades of Razor 01 on the hillside?
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I think so but I'm not 100%, it's somewhat hard to believe someone wouldn't have carried off the parts after that long or been weathered away. We were pretty heavy that day and couldn't really get any closer, not that it even came up really.
Well, sir, it's a great photo of the mountain and the Shahi Khot and makes me want to re-read the accounts of the battle. I've seen the picture of Razor 01 on the hillside with its rotors intact but maybe it lost them during recovery. Thanks for sharing this with us.
They more than likely would have cut the blades off to recover the bird, they don't sling well with the blades attached. I just figured a local would have carried them off after ten years, who knows.
I didn't mean to sound snippy, I've always felt like those are the blades it just didn't seem right to go poking around closer like a tourist or something.
I didn't mean to sound snippy, I've always felt like those are the blades it just didn't seem right to go poking around closer like a tourist or something.
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