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I'm not disputing that we have dead on foreign shores. I'm just stating that I myself never left the fallen under my command and I'm not aware of any other British commanders doing the same in modern times. Quote:
Have you served in Iraq or Afghanistan, or commanded a troop? Quote:
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Obviously I had to weigh up the dangers involved in getting to a fallen comrade. But if a comrade is down, I would always dispatch 2-3 men to attend to casualty to assess injuries etc. The rest of us would provide covering fire and request air support if available. We would then move the body to a safe area for an air evac. Helicopters are only a radio call away and are very useful. Watch these videos fully and you'll understand what I mean: [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYvHiDMMtOw&feature=youtube_gdata_player"]Our War: Ambushed - YouTube[/ame] [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpmiU1vIXV4&feature=youtube_gdata_player"]Our War - The Lost Platoon - YouTube[/ame] |
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Well...Helicopters are only a radio call away, provided you belong to the side in the conflict that have something close to air superiority...
I have all the possible respect for heli-jockey's and their abilities, it takes guts to zig-zag valleys and hills to perform an extraction under enemy fire. |
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More than one chopper littering the jungle in Vietnam you know, and the North Vietnamese was definately NOT the party in that conflict with air superiority. ![]() |
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Absolutely situational-like all the quote folks like to embellish their signatures and avatars with. Sounds better than it reall works sometimes.
A number of SF recon types from RVN have recenty been recoverd and others over the years. It simply was not possible under the conditions to recover or even be sure what happened to them at the time. You'd have to be there to understand it. Running for your life heavily outnumbered does not leave a lot of options. Certainly nobody ever stopped to burn any bodies. Nobody ever said that stuff was a lot of fun. |
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