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re: paratroopers injured tonight at Camp Shelby
Posted on 10/2/19 at 10:57 pm to Tigeralum2008
Posted on 10/2/19 at 10:57 pm to Tigeralum2008
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4,000 troops from Alaska have been arriving to train at Camp Shelby this month
That must be a climate shock. Go from a place that actually has Fall to an area that doesn't have any sign Fall.
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Posted on 10/2/19 at 10:57 pm to im4LSU
How do 80 troopers miss their landing? Did they all jump too low? Did they collied in the air?
Posted on 10/2/19 at 10:58 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
I get that.
And it’s clearly not ridiculous to question something or a similar post on the internet.
But something about that thread seemed, idk, eerie and legitimate.
And it’s clearly not ridiculous to question something or a similar post on the internet.
But something about that thread seemed, idk, eerie and legitimate.
Posted on 10/2/19 at 10:58 pm to im4LSU
Breaking News: on the scene at Forrest General where more than 80 paratroopers from camp Shelby injured during training. We’re told some of them landed in trees. Doctors and nurses are being called in to help with injured.
Posted on 10/2/19 at 10:58 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
The OP is also a legit frequent poster who doesn't have history of reporting made up stories.
He said he had first hand info from an EMT friend who was called in on this.
He said he had first hand info from an EMT friend who was called in on this.
This post was edited on 10/2/19 at 11:00 pm
Posted on 10/2/19 at 10:58 pm to DavidTheGnome
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I don’t understand what happened, it doesn’t sound like a plane went down. Sounds like a preplanned jump and they were off target or something?
How do 80+ trained paratroopers suffer casualties just by being off target on a jump? Odd story.
Posted on 10/2/19 at 10:59 pm to Y.A. Tittle
It’s all over Twitter.
Apparently they all landed in trees
Apparently they all landed in trees
Posted on 10/2/19 at 10:59 pm to DavidTheGnome
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I don’t understand what happened, it doesn’t sound like a plane went down. Sounds like a preplanned jump and they were off target or something?
From what was mentioned, they landed in trees
Posted on 10/2/19 at 11:00 pm to CAD703X
quote:He did NOT include that when he first posted the thread. It was a vague thread with zero specifics. Was it too much to ask for more info?
He said he had first hand info from an EMT friend.
He unfortunately turned out to be right
Posted on 10/2/19 at 11:00 pm to Y.A. Tittle
Ever been to that general area? That whole part of the state, at least until Katrina, was thick pine forests.
Depending on where they were trying to jump, there may not have been a wide area for them to land in. Mistiming the jump or getting blown off course could put them into a bunch of tall pines.
Depending on where they were trying to jump, there may not have been a wide area for them to land in. Mistiming the jump or getting blown off course could put them into a bunch of tall pines.
Posted on 10/2/19 at 11:01 pm to tgrbaitn08
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It’s all over Twitter. Apparently they all landed in trees
Yeah. It’s pretty impressive how Twitter breaks news faster than any other media source
Posted on 10/2/19 at 11:01 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
Enough bickering. Soldiers are hurting
Posted on 10/2/19 at 11:03 pm to Y.A. Tittle
quote:Not to be a smartasss but it's because they were off on a jump. It's not skydiving.
How do 80+ trained paratroopers suffer casualties just by being off target on a jump? Odd story.
Posted on 10/2/19 at 11:04 pm to tgrbaitn08
Hattiesburg Patriot News Media on FB is live at Forrest General.
Posted on 10/2/19 at 11:05 pm to im4LSU
Just curious, is there not a medical facility on the base?
Posted on 10/2/19 at 11:05 pm to Chuker
You wouldn't want to hit a tree in one of these parachutes. For civilians you're probably thinking how can they be injured. They are hitting the ground/trees at 20+ feet per second loaded down with shite tons of gear. Imagine hitting a tree with your body at 15mph with 100+ lbs of gear strapped to you. It's like hitting a brick wall in a car.
This post was edited on 10/2/19 at 11:08 pm
Posted on 10/2/19 at 11:06 pm to tgrbaitn08
Not sure of any hospital able to take on 80 patients with serious injuries.
Posted on 10/2/19 at 11:07 pm to northshorebamaman
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How do 80+ trained paratroopers suffer casualties just by being off target on a jump? Odd story. Not to be a smartasss but it's because they were off on a jump. It's not skydiving.
It was also an out of state division on short notice activation operating in a region they have never worked before
Thank God this wasn’t an actual real world op
Posted on 10/2/19 at 11:07 pm to tgrbaitn08
There is, but there were too many and I believe some were too serious to treat there. Some are being airlifted to other locations. Thats what the PIO for the unit just said.
Posted on 10/2/19 at 11:08 pm to Tigeralum2008
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and the 25th Infantry Division from Anchorage, Alaska,
Did these boys get relocated to Alaska? Last I knew, they called Schofield Barracks (Oahu) home.
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