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re: paratroopers injured tonight at Camp Shelby
Posted on 10/3/19 at 12:26 am to oleyeller
Posted on 10/3/19 at 12:26 am to oleyeller
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Im about to head to sleep too. Have a 2 year old that i dont need to wake. Hope we all wake up to better news
How could anybody down vote this.. My God some people are just horrible inside
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Posted on 10/3/19 at 12:27 am to Tigeralum2008
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Thank God this wasn’t an actual real world op
The jump into Normandy in the night/early morning hours of D-Day was an actual "real world op." All of the troopers were an "out of state" bunch of soldiers. Many of them died on the drop that night/early morning because of missed landing zones and landing in trees and swamps.
Posted on 10/3/19 at 12:32 am to geaux88
Sounds like the Air Force fricked up and dropped a plane load of paratroopers into the middle of the woods.
Posted on 10/3/19 at 12:35 am to Tigeralum2008
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Think the CO will be relieved of command?
A ground/Army CO? Doubt it. If they all landed off target in a bunch of trees, that is on the Air Force or Pilots. No control over that........
Posted on 10/3/19 at 12:39 am to geaux88
101 airborne War Eagles were some bad dudes. My grandfather did that jump in Normandy. I think the paratroopers were paid an extra $15 a month—that was a ton of money for an 18 year old dirt farmer from Grand Prairie, LA.
Posted on 10/3/19 at 12:41 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
HHTM reposting a jjdoc thread.
This post was edited on 10/3/19 at 12:54 am
Posted on 10/3/19 at 12:47 am to LEASTBAY
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It's like hitting a brick wall in a car.
Worse.
A lot worse.
Posted on 10/3/19 at 12:51 am to oleyeller
Neighbor and his wife are flight paramedics on Rescue 8 here in Hattiesburg. They are no doubt involved with the transport. Gonna have to get their side of this one for sure.
Posted on 10/3/19 at 2:42 am to im4LSU
I know.. God help me it's CNN but it's up to date
LINK
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There were 84 infantry members that should have been part of the jump, and so far 75 soldiers have been accounted for. Base officials are conducting a headcount and say it is "all hands on deck" to get soldiers out of the trees.
Some soldiers suffered limb injuries from hard landings, but none of the injuries are life-threatening, Sangster said.
LINK
Posted on 10/3/19 at 2:54 am to BIGFOOD
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Did these boys get relocated to Alaska? Last I knew, they called Schofield Barracks (Oahu) home.
Joint Base Elmendorf is the Brigade is stationed. Deployed to the Parwan District of Afghanistan in 2009, Paktika Province.
Posted on 10/3/19 at 4:06 am to CAD703X
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Some soldiers suffered limb injuries
Well duh. They landed in trees.
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but none of the injuries are life-threatening
Thank God.
Posted on 10/3/19 at 4:09 am to CAD703X
They have accounted for all the soldiers now
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There were 84 infantry members that should have been part of the jump, and all soldiers have been accounted for. Base officials said it was "all hands on deck" to get soldiers out of the trees.
This post was edited on 10/3/19 at 4:10 am
Posted on 10/3/19 at 4:53 am to GeauxxxTigers23
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Air Force
Help me understand how the Air Force was involved in this one?
Posted on 10/3/19 at 5:02 am to jscrims
quote:Umm, they fly the planes that paratroopers jump out of
Help me understand how the Air Force was involved in this one?
Posted on 10/3/19 at 5:12 am to GeauxxxTigers23
Local news states they were blown off course by the wind causing them to miss their target. 22 have been kept at hospital for injuries sustained.
Posted on 10/3/19 at 5:14 am to benjamin96
I'm sure that's what the Air Force wants you to believe.
Posted on 10/3/19 at 5:42 am to benjamin96
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Local news states they were blown off course by the wind causing them to miss their target.
Damn. If only we had instruments that could measure the wind then they could take it into account on the jump. Someday maybe.
Posted on 10/3/19 at 5:56 am to PrivatePublic
Was just at shelby. Can't imagine it's a great place to jump
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With the mentioned unit, was rigged to jump and we got scratched.
DZ was super fricking sketchy and pretty small. If you’ve never been to Shelby it’s hot and there are a frick ton of random arse 60-70 feet trees.
Most of what I’m hearing is hearsay since we’re not actually down there, but I’ve been told there are like 30-40 dudes stuck in trees. Some unconscious and some with severe injuries.
Not blaming anyone, but there’s always the chance that something goes wrong with this kinda shite. I’m praying for no deaths outta this training.
Posted on 10/3/19 at 5:59 am to TheOcean
I can’t imagine how you jump in Mississippi and not hit a tree tbh
Posted on 10/3/19 at 6:05 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
I hope none of them were snake bitten. That area is rattlesnake haven.
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