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Army releases soldier's own final photos of mortar explosion that killed her & 4 others
Posted on 5/4/17 at 9:30 am
Posted on 5/4/17 at 9:30 am
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Four years ago, Army specialist Hilda Clayton was killed while photographing a live-fire training mission in Afghanistan.
The pictures that the 22-year-old snapped in the seconds just before her death were released this week, published for the first time in the May-June edition of the Army’s Military Review journal.
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The Georgia native worked as a visual information specialist attached to the 4th Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division.
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Posted on 5/4/17 at 9:31 am to GetCocky11
Jesus, why?
Posted on 5/4/17 at 9:32 am to Placebeaux
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Jesus, why?
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Clayton’s family gave their consent for the images to be made public.
Posted on 5/4/17 at 9:32 am to GetCocky11
Holy shite 
That's scary how fast that must have happened.
That's scary how fast that must have happened.
This post was edited on 5/4/17 at 9:33 am
Posted on 5/4/17 at 9:33 am to GetCocky11
That's for publishing this. Really uplifted my morning.
Posted on 5/4/17 at 9:33 am to GetCocky11
Serious question- how often does a mortar round go off in the tube?
Posted on 5/4/17 at 9:34 am to GetCocky11
thanks for sharing - its just sad.
Posted on 5/4/17 at 9:34 am to GetCocky11
What the hell was the army thinking here?
Posted on 5/4/17 at 9:34 am to Placebeaux
I'm curious. Are there images of the round being dropped in the tube?
Posted on 5/4/17 at 9:38 am to GetCocky11
This is fukd, you can see the impending shrapnel about to hit the soldier. R.I.P. God Bless our troops.
Posted on 5/4/17 at 9:42 am to GetCocky11
Stupid for the army and the parents for wanting these pics viewed. Sickening!
Posted on 5/4/17 at 9:45 am to CatsGoneWild
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Stupid for the army and the parents for wanting these pics viewed. Sickening!
Maybe the parents wanted others to see the horrors of war instead of white washing it.
Posted on 5/4/17 at 9:48 am to fisherbm1112
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Holy shite That's scary how fast that must have happened.
My Dad was in mortars. No telling how many he dropped down the tube. Just one like this, and I wouldn't be here.
Posted on 5/4/17 at 9:49 am to LSUTANGERINE
I agree. They weren't released so people can go, "aw, man! Sick!"
It a good and simple reminder of the brutality of war, even in routine operations and even to personnel whose roles aren't as combat oriented.
It a good and simple reminder of the brutality of war, even in routine operations and even to personnel whose roles aren't as combat oriented.
This post was edited on 5/4/17 at 9:50 am
Posted on 5/4/17 at 9:49 am to LSUTANGERINE
Or maybe they wanted a sense of closure.
I don't remember this happened by or being briefed about it, I do remember a suicide bomber killing three men from my brigade around the same date as this. I think it was also Ramadan
I don't remember this happened by or being briefed about it, I do remember a suicide bomber killing three men from my brigade around the same date as this. I think it was also Ramadan
Posted on 5/4/17 at 9:51 am to LSUTANGERINE
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Maybe the parents wanted others to see the horrors of war instead of white washing it.
I wouldn't call a training accident "the horrors of war".
I think it'd be just as dumb to publish photos of a jumper at Benning whose parachute didn't deploy.
Posted on 5/4/17 at 9:54 am to GetCocky11
I actually appreciate them releasing this. Good reminder that war is real and even noncombat roles run a serious risk.
God Bless the Troops
God Bless the Troops
Posted on 5/4/17 at 10:02 am to CatsGoneWild
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Sickening!
No it isn't.
Posted on 5/4/17 at 10:05 am to fisherbm1112
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That's scary how fast that must have happened.
I'd want it to be quick.
But why release the photos?
I hope the family finds peace, though. If this is their way, I get it I guess.
Posted on 5/4/17 at 10:22 am to GetCocky11
I feel like these photos share the sacrifice these men and women make for us. There is no problem in sharing them as long as the families involved give their consent.
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