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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 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
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 on 4/5/14 at 7:09 pm to theGarnetWay
Some shite like that. The ANA missing makes it believable.
Posted on 4/5/14 at 7:11 pm to theGarnetWay
"One cannot go far wrong by marching to the sound of the guns".
Napolean, I think.
Napolean, I think.
Posted on 4/5/14 at 8:14 pm to theGarnetWay
It's because we're not very bright.
Posted on 4/5/14 at 8:29 pm to Thurber
Why are we still over there and haven't finished the job?
Posted on 4/5/14 at 8:32 pm to theGarnetWay
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 on 4/5/14 at 8:41 pm to theGarnetWay
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
but judging by the ones i've had the pleasure of working with, marines do tend to be retarded slightly
Posted on 4/5/14 at 8:43 pm to Mack
Well to be fair no where in the memoir does it refer to the average Marine's SAT score.
Posted on 4/5/14 at 9:16 pm to theGarnetWay
quote:We wish.
invincible
Posted on 4/5/14 at 9:35 pm to Traffic Circle
quote:
Why are we still over there and haven't finished the job?
We left it to the Army.
Posted on 4/5/14 at 9:50 pm to theGarnetWay
Semper Fi!
USMC
95-00
5811 MP
USMC
95-00
5811 MP
Posted on 4/5/14 at 11:07 pm to theGarnetWay
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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