This is one of my best friends, fighting in Afghanistan with his unit. (PIC)

[SkyGuardian]

I've known this guy since the age of 11 in Middle School, we've been friends ever since and use to hang out almost daily. He signed up for the Army Airborne Infantry shortly after we graduated High School. I still see him every time he gets a chance to come home and get physically ill when I see him in this situation. I just hope he comes home in one piece at this point.


He's the 2nd gunner in the front and back.


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[HippyBrah]

20 army vets kill themselves every day in America.

[stefanaustralia]

lets be cereal, you hardly have to be brave to fight against third world scum in the most funded and technologically advanced army in the world

[SkyGuardian]

lets be cereal, you hardly have to be brave to fight against third world scum in the most funded and technologically advanced army in the world

Lets be cereal, you don't know a goddamn thing. It's guerilla warfare out there, the natives hide in the mountains and ambush his unit all the goddamn time.

[anonymous]

lets be cereal, you hardly have to be brave to fight against third world scum in the most funded and technologically advanced army in the world

Lets be cereal. Your a ******* who doesn't have the sack to go over there and give your life asking for nothing in return from the people of your country.
It takes everything to join up and fight.

[ai3mac1]

Lets be cereal, you don't know a goddamn thing. It's guerilla warfare out there, the natives hide in the mountains and ambush his unit all the goddamn time.

"natives ambushing"

hmmmmmm. natives "ambushing". how does this happen?









Just sayin

[fFozzie]

lets be cereal, you hardly have to be brave to fight against third world scum in the most funded and technologically advanced army in the world

You are a complete and utter idiot with no knowledge of what it is like to be in the Infantry if you really believe that. Come on. You are trolling right?

[fFozzie]

"natives ambushing"

hmmmmmm. natives "ambushing". how does this happen?









Just sayin

What kind of idiotic question is this?

[SkyGuardian]

"natives ambushing"

hmmmmmm. natives "ambushing". how does this happen?









Just sayin

am·bush
/ˈamˌbo͝oSH/
Noun
A surprise attack by people lying in wait in a concealed position.
Verb
Make a surprise attack on (someone) from a concealed position.



Please continue.

[stefanaustralia]

yall mad im tellin it like it is. all i see in that pic is well trained soldiers wearing body armour and best combat equipment in the world fighting 13yo turbanheads wearing rags and using molotov cocktails. DW OP your buddy has no chance of losing he'll be fine

[T722P]

"natives ambushing"

hmmmmmm. natives "ambushing". how does this happen?









Just sayin

who was sniper
who was IED

[Socalstylz88]

lets be cereal, you hardly have to be brave to fight against third world scum in the most funded and technologically advanced army in the world

Hey you, if I told you there may or may not be an IED down the road you're about to drive. 5 People will die if you go down this road, but if you go around the long way 30 people would die.

I know which road you'd take, *******. Brave not even once.

[nervouswreck]

the one thats cropped out of the pic? lol

[fFozzie]

yall mad im tellin it like it is. all i see in that pic is well trained soldiers wearing body armour and best combat equipment in the world fighting 13yo turbanheads wearing rags and using molotov cocktails. DW OP your buddy has no chance of losing he'll be fine

Well that explains it; you have no clue about either side of this battle.


"13yo turban-heads wearing rags and using Molotov cocktails". Do you have to try to be this ill informed?

[SkyGuardian]

the one thats cropped out of the pic? lol

Front, left, 2nd guy

[stefanaustralia]

Well that explains it; you have no clue about either side of this battle.


"13yo turban-heads wearing rags and using Molotov cocktails". Do you have to try to be this ill informed?

lol to be fair im exaggerating, but come on its not too far from the truth in terms of capabilities on both sides.

theres no bravery in crushing a weak opponent

[fFozzie]

lol to be fair im exaggerating, but come on its not too far from the truth in terms of capabilities on both sides.

theres no bravery in crushing a weak opponent

I have fought this 'weak opponent' many times, toe to toe, face to face, eye to eye. Have you?

I have friends that have been killed by this 'weak opponent'. Do you?

[JWilli9m]

20 army vets kill themselves every day in America.

Is this a real stat? Source?

[stefanaustralia]

I have fought this 'weak opponent' many times, toe to toe, face to face, eye to eye. Have you?

I have friends that have been killed by this 'weak opponent'. Do you?

i dont see your line of reasoning?

just because you fight or lose vs something, doesnt make you brave rofl. imagine if you are on the weaker side, would you have been half as brave? ez to act all macho when the odds are in your favour

[marstafarka]

lol to be fair im exaggerating, but come on its not too far from the truth in terms of capabilities on both sides.

theres no bravery in crushing a weak opponent

I might give out my first ever neg.... Stfu *******

[richard noggin]

hope your buddy gets home safe brah.

[SOCALNINER]

I applaud your friend for fighting for us, but what exactly was the point of this thread? kinda srs...

If we're referring to the quote within the picture, then yes, I agree.

[tvor86]

yall mad im tellin it like it is. all i see in that pic is well trained soldiers wearing body armour and best combat equipment in the world fighting 13yo turbanheads wearing rags and using molotov cocktails. DW OP your buddy has no chance of losing he'll be fine

Trying to neg u for ur utter disrespect for soldiers but currently on recharge.

You are scum.

[The_Champ01]

I have fought this 'weak opponent' many times, toe to toe, face to face, eye to eye. Have you?

I have friends that have been killed by this 'weak opponent'. Do you?

So? They signed up, they took the risk. This is an unpopular misguided war; there really is no reason for our forces to be there now.

[TheSkins]

They may be less well equipped but they fight dirty. IEDs are no joke man. My best friend's brother died to an IED explosion 3 years ago. Another friend lost a cousin when a rogue Afghan policeman killed a bunch of British soldiers.

[SkyGuardian]

I applaud your friend for fighting for us, but what exactly was the point of this thread? kinda srs...

If we're referring to the quote within the picture, then yes, I agree.

Just venting mostly, and I thought the picture was rather interesting and worth sharing.

[fFozzie]

i dont see your line of reasoning?

just because you fight or lose vs something, doesnt make you brave rofl. imagine if you are on the weaker side, would you have been half as brave? ez to act all macho when the odds are in your favour

Please explain how it doesn't take bravery to kick down a door full of men with machine guns and fight room to room while people are being killed? I would be baffled to know of anyone in the world who doesn't think that takes bravery, from both sides of the fight.


Please explain what distinct advantage one side has over the other besides courage and training when you are trading small arms fire between trenches, or houses, or rooms?

Please explain how it doesn't take 'bravery' to carry a buddy through an open field during a firefight so that he MIGHT not die from a femoral artery bleed; explain what advantage is apparent in that situation?


You don't know anything about bravery on the battlefield; this goes for the Taliban as well. They are brave fighters too, of course.

[fFozzie]

So? They signed up, they took the risk. This is an unpopular misguided war; there really is no reason for our forces to be there now.

That has nothing to do with the discussion on hand, but okay.

[stefanaustralia]

Please explain how it doesn't take bravery to kick down a door full of men with machine guns and fight room to room while people are being killed? I would be baffled to know of anyone in the world who doesn't think that takes bravery, from both sides of the fight.


Please explain what distinct advantage one side has over the other besides courage and training when you are trading small arms fire between trenches, or houses, or rooms?

Please explain how it doesn't take 'bravery' to carry a buddy through an open field during a firefight so that he MIGHT not die from a femoral artery bleed; explain what advantage is apparent in that situation?


You don't know anything about bravery on the battlefield; this goes for the Taliban as well. They are brave fighters too, of course.

all of what you said, you received the best training possible to specialize in those things as a US soldier, it doesnt require bravery when you are merely doing your job that you were prepared for. And you know full well that the chances of casualty on the side you are fighting for is minuscule compared to your oppositions. you also getting paid a nice salary and have all of your needs taken care of...

come off it you US soldiers need to stop acting like you all superheroes n ****

[FS2]

lets be cereal, you hardly have to be brave to fight against third world scum in the most funded and technologically advanced army in the world

What an utter idiotic statement to make. Negged.