Re: The Hardline According To... The Golden Boy- The Well Part XXII
Like Tom Petty once said, "the waiting is the hardest part."
The night before the ground war started, I was terrified, positive I was going to be dead in the next 12 hours. I knew I used up all my luck in Panama.
Our role in Desert Storm was to follow a French light armored division- the French were going to clear out the tanks, and we were supposed to take care of the trenches. Keep in mind, at that time, Iraq had the 4th largest tank army in the world- they had combat tested troops, they had 6 months to prepare fighting positions- they were dug in well, they were equipped by the Soviets, they had T-72s... We were a light airborne infantry unit in the back of 5 ton trucks. It was not going to be a milk run.
In actuality, I didn't take any of the bombing into consideration. A lot of those guys hadn't eaten in days. They were cut off, out in the middle of nowhere, looking for someone to surrender to. Although a few groups put up a little fight, most of Desert Storm, for me, was a really bumpy ride in the back of a 5 ton truck, being really cold and dirty.
Originally posted by Jonny R
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The night before the ground war started, I was terrified, positive I was going to be dead in the next 12 hours. I knew I used up all my luck in Panama.
Our role in Desert Storm was to follow a French light armored division- the French were going to clear out the tanks, and we were supposed to take care of the trenches. Keep in mind, at that time, Iraq had the 4th largest tank army in the world- they had combat tested troops, they had 6 months to prepare fighting positions- they were dug in well, they were equipped by the Soviets, they had T-72s... We were a light airborne infantry unit in the back of 5 ton trucks. It was not going to be a milk run.
In actuality, I didn't take any of the bombing into consideration. A lot of those guys hadn't eaten in days. They were cut off, out in the middle of nowhere, looking for someone to surrender to. Although a few groups put up a little fight, most of Desert Storm, for me, was a really bumpy ride in the back of a 5 ton truck, being really cold and dirty.
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