Ty Carter

[Txchris]

And Semper Fi. Carter was a Marine before he joined the Army. He gets a lot of attention in Jake Tapper's book The Outpost. One of the most memorable parts of that book, for me, was the description of Carter trying to cut down a burning tree with a chainsaw during the attack.

I'm glad to see Carter get the recognition he deserves.

Chris

[MixedLoad]

Originally Posted by Txchris

...He gets a lot of attention in Jake Tapper's book The Outpost.

That book was infuriating. It's amazing how fucked up the regular Army can be.

I'm glad to see Carter get the recognition he deserves.

Completely agree.

[Txchris]

Originally Posted by MixedLoad

That book was infuriating. It's amazing how fucked up the regular Army can be.

Oh hell yes. I'll never stop wondering how anyone could have thought putting an outpost at the bottom of three mountains was a good idea.

Chris

[leopardprey]

Originally Posted by Txchris

Oh hell yes. I'll never stop wondering how anyone could have thought putting an outpost at the bottom of three mountains was a good idea.

Chris

Seems the conservative media has been fixated on Benghazi, and rightly so, regarding the loss of life there. But, lets also look at all the much higher rate of loss of life amongst soldiers due to poor decisions and incompetence from senior military officers in Iraq and Afghanistan.