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Did the Marines get their new slogan from the Taliban? Badass story

Posted on 4/5/14 at 7:06 pm
Posted by theGarnetWay
Washington, D.C.
Member since Mar 2010
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Posted on 4/5/14 at 7:06 pm
So I was reading former DoD director Robert Gates' memoir and he tells this story.

If you've seen the new Marine recruiting campaign it mentions something about running towards the sound of chaos campaign, this story just sounded like it completely supported that idea.

"On this trip, I heard two stories that brought a smile. A joint U.S. - Afghan patrol had come upon a stolen pickup truck parked near a tree, and everyone concluded it was probably a truck bomb planted by the Taliban. An Afghan soldier decided to fire a rocket-propelled grenade at the truck to blow it up. He missed the truck and hit the tree, where it turned out a Taliban fighter had been hiding. The Taliban was blown out of the tree and onto the truck, which promptly detonated. A nice, if not unintended, carom shot."

"Separately, I was told of a report that Taliban commanders in the Sangin area of Helmand had instructed their fighters not to engage U.S. Marines in large-scale attacks: 'Taliban fighters say U.S. Marines are unkillable and invincible.... The Marines are insane. They run toward the sound of our guns rather than run away."

Now I've never served in any branch, never fought on any front, so I certainly cannot speak for myself on this story, but I couldn't help but think
Posted by RATeamWannabe
Baton Rouge
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Posted on 4/5/14 at 7:07 pm to
Posted by bryken89
GD
Member since Apr 2009
467 posts
Posted on 4/5/14 at 7:09 pm to
Some shite like that. The ANA missing makes it believable.
Posted by FightinTigersDammit
Louisiana North
Member since Mar 2006
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Posted on 4/5/14 at 7:11 pm to
"One cannot go far wrong by marching to the sound of the guns".

Napolean, I think.
Posted by Mear
Member since Oct 2010
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Posted on 4/5/14 at 7:29 pm to
Gaaaaaaaaaay
Posted by Voorhies7
Rounding 3rd
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Posted on 4/5/14 at 8:06 pm to
Good post
Posted by Anton7
Mandeville
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Posted on 4/5/14 at 8:08 pm to
OORAH!
Posted by LT
The City of St. George
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Posted on 4/5/14 at 8:13 pm to
Posted by Korin
Member since Jan 2014
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Posted on 4/5/14 at 8:14 pm to
It's because we're not very bright.
Posted by Thurber
NWLA
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Posted on 4/5/14 at 8:23 pm to
Hell yeah
Posted by Traffic Circle
Down the Rabbit Hole
Member since Nov 2013
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Posted on 4/5/14 at 8:29 pm to
Why are we still over there and haven't finished the job?
Posted by Jim Rockford
Member since May 2011
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Posted on 4/5/14 at 8:32 pm to
Great story, but the slogan long predates Afghanistan. "Ride to the sound of the guns" was George Armstrong Custer's motto, and he probably got it from somebody else.
Posted by Mack
Member since Nov 2013
827 posts
Posted on 4/5/14 at 8:41 pm to
oorah and all that America frick yea..

but judging by the ones i've had the pleasure of working with, marines do tend to be retarded slightly
Posted by theGarnetWay
Washington, D.C.
Member since Mar 2010
25872 posts
Posted on 4/5/14 at 8:43 pm to
Well to be fair no where in the memoir does it refer to the average Marine's SAT score.
Posted by DawgCountry
Great State of GA
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Posted on 4/5/14 at 8:45 pm to
fricking Murica
Posted by Navtiger1
Washington
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Posted on 4/5/14 at 8:50 pm to
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fricking Murica


Posted by USMCTiger03
Member since Sep 2007
71176 posts
Posted on 4/5/14 at 9:16 pm to
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invincible
We wish.


Posted by RATeamWannabe
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2009
25948 posts
Posted on 4/5/14 at 9:35 pm to
quote:

Why are we still over there and haven't finished the job?


We left it to the Army.
Posted by lsufan9193969700
3 miles from B.R.
Member since Sep 2003
55123 posts
Posted on 4/5/14 at 9:50 pm to
Semper Fi!
USMC
95-00
5811 MP
Posted by summersausage
Member since Jul 2010
1816 posts
Posted on 4/5/14 at 11:07 pm to
quote:

Well to be fair no where in the memoir does it refer to the average Marine's SAT score.


Really!!!! What's yours captain????
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