"The Things I Carried:" A Special Forces Officer Reflects On His Career

[Marauder06]

I thought some of our SF members might appreciate this article, written by one of their own.

On October 2, 2015, I gave notice to my boss: it’s time to do something different after ten and half years in the Army. In the spirit of a writer from my Dad’s generation, I look back on the things I carried:

 

[Muppet]

Chills sir. Damned chills...

M.

 

[Gunz]

Beautiful. And better IMO than Tim O'Brien's original anti-war piece of the same name. Bravo Zulu.

 

[x SF med]

DOL, 'nuff said.

 

[Brill]

I got to the part about the SF time in OEF and then thought...HEY!

DESERT EAGLES!

 

[Etype]

I felt it coming... then I got to the names and cried.

...vehicle checkpoint ops looking for the infamous white corolla or blue bongo truck.

If only we found those guys, the war would've been over. It seemed as though a blue Bongo truck, white Corolla, and maybe a black Opel were the entire theater's focus during the surge. They remain at large.

 

[Gunpowder]

Just read this...touches many things we all can relate too...