tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post754700476020237787..comments2024-03-28T03:23:50.609-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: DesertersOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-45505512571889880332021-02-19T06:24:15.288-08:002021-02-19T06:24:15.288-08:00February, the longest month of the year in New Eng...February, the longest month of the year in New England and other places where winter is a thing!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-52601036342959434012021-02-18T21:12:20.410-08:002021-02-18T21:12:20.410-08:00Tom, nothing more frustrating than Blogger eating ...Tom, nothing more frustrating than Blogger eating a comment. Happens at the most inopportune times.<br /><br />Sarge, why does February feel like 3 months (I know the surrender is coming) and yet feels like forever?Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-7734205366684190942021-02-18T18:14:00.265-08:002021-02-18T18:14:00.265-08:00Tuna - Yes, I got that, happened quite a bit durin...Tuna - Yes, I got that, happened quite a bit during the Gulf Wars as I recall.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-51377609381271666642021-02-18T18:13:20.933-08:002021-02-18T18:13:20.933-08:00MrG - Sometimes that's all it takes.MrG - Sometimes that's all it takes.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-85109623703832892392021-02-18T18:12:38.320-08:002021-02-18T18:12:38.320-08:00Don - Good story.Don - Good story.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-55809951299759645482021-02-18T17:44:05.434-08:002021-02-18T17:44:05.434-08:00Sarge, my comment fell under Beans's comment, ...Sarge, my comment fell under Beans's comment, but was in response to your mention of kids signing up but not wanting to do the work. Tunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930237104692982421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-33366818571827869732021-02-18T17:40:17.160-08:002021-02-18T17:40:17.160-08:00Hey Beans;
They didn't desert, They apol...Hey Beans;<br /><br /> They didn't desert, They apologized to everyone later, it was the fear and the unknown talking. Once we got there and deployed we were too busy for the wannabee's...and no I didn't report them. Once they apologized to everyone and we realized that they were not "gonna Rabbit" it went away and got written off as "bullcrap talk" if you know what I mean. I kinda figured it was that and me being the "Asshole" was the shock needed to remind them of the real world actions. And no I normally ain't the "Heavy", so it was out of character for me, so the shock was twofold.MrGarabaldihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05768774166065615995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-27852830005363071152021-02-18T17:07:03.774-08:002021-02-18T17:07:03.774-08:00(Don McCollor)...I think from the book about Chest...(Don McCollor)...I think from the book about Chesty Puller. He found a reluctant Marine hiding behind a bush. Dragged him up by the scruff of his collar, applied a large GI boot to his butt, and said "Git up there and fight, and don't let your shirt tail touch your ass until you do"...the Marine ran to fight and to live to boast how 'Old Chesty' had given him a boot right between his cheeks...<br />Don McCollorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18028324869570493102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-1881163793372353582021-02-18T12:48:49.145-08:002021-02-18T12:48:49.145-08:00It's snowing in Little Rhody as I write this.....It's snowing in Little Rhody as I write this...<br /><br />Blogger will occasionally eat a comment, it happens.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-12741342470978667952021-02-18T12:47:27.743-08:002021-02-18T12:47:27.743-08:00If it's in combat, who's gonna notice?If it's in combat, who's gonna notice?OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-84173519190965437212021-02-18T12:06:42.528-08:002021-02-18T12:06:42.528-08:00Not sure what happened to the comment I just poste...Not sure what happened to the comment I just posted - Blogger just gave me an error message and I don't see the post ... grrrr!<br />Anyway, OUTSTANDING post, Sarge! really well written, captured the scenes and the thoughts of the participants really well!<br />The headgear worn by the two on the left of the first pic remind me of the 'soft' tanker helmet my dad brought back from WWII. Had earphones and a chest mounted microphone, and I used it for many episodes of 'playing Army' around the neighborhood. Good memories ...<br />Funny about deserters - if they are enemy deserters, we like them for their intelligence value and protect them as in this installment. If they are ours, we revile them and want to kill them. Both have a very similar state of mind, but perspective is far, far different, isn't it?<br /><br />Hope juvat, STxAR and everyone else from my great home state are doing OK in the deep freeze - sending warm thoughts and prayers to all y'all! We had ice on the trees here in north central NC, but roads are fine. So far only minor glitches in the power ... <br />And I hope the green idiots take note of the issues with wind and solar in this type of weather - anyone who promotes that type of technology as a main source of energy at this point should have their power cut no matter where they live when outages like those in Texas occur.Tom in NChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03576958446243001152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-64069655885012365152021-02-18T11:49:40.695-08:002021-02-18T11:49:40.695-08:00I have wondered what, in the real world, would hav...I have wondered what, in the real world, would have happened had you shot them running away - with the Army or marines then come down on you or hopefully everyone else could keep quiet? Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05720206407574457665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-32051118071400069122021-02-18T11:41:35.759-08:002021-02-18T11:41:35.759-08:00It was pretty tough!It was pretty tough!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-50757203401014706082021-02-18T11:41:14.674-08:002021-02-18T11:41:14.674-08:00Thanks John!Thanks John!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-3614398362228815092021-02-18T11:08:12.227-08:002021-02-18T11:08:12.227-08:00Yet another superb installment.
Very well balanced...Yet another superb installment.<br />Very well balanced in every regard, and well written. <br />John BlackshoeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-57764167691002114522021-02-18T10:32:30.240-08:002021-02-18T10:32:30.240-08:00Jumbo was almost impervious to pak40, which was mo...Jumbo was almost impervious to pak40, which was most common threat. It took long 75 of panther, or dreaded 88 to dent it frontPaweł Kasperekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17636249014878876718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-53067704648258049012021-02-18T10:23:02.233-08:002021-02-18T10:23:02.233-08:00I'm sure Hernandez already has his eye on the ...I'm sure Hernandez already has his eye on the little beast!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-12148298378155737682021-02-18T10:22:09.927-08:002021-02-18T10:22:09.927-08:00Tuna - Remember for the two guys in the story, the...Tuna - Remember for the two guys in the story, their world is literally falling apart. Rather different from the idiots in you mention.<br /><br />And yes, it happens all the time these days.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-91249725283951053212021-02-18T10:21:02.371-08:002021-02-18T10:21:02.371-08:00Beans - Desertion under fire is not recommended. B...Beans - Desertion under fire is not recommended. Both sides will light you up.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-46053905156885178592021-02-18T10:19:59.443-08:002021-02-18T10:19:59.443-08:00I have those sorts of memories. Often followed by,...I have those sorts of memories. Often followed by, "Where the Hell did I see that?"OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-43489894931899297262021-02-18T09:38:42.812-08:002021-02-18T09:38:42.812-08:00Still happens. I've seen everything from a sa...Still happens. I've seen everything from a sailor's mother becoming too ill to take care of herself, one idiot shot himself in the leg, single moms claiming they have no one to take care of their child, and 13 pregnancies all detected in the month after deployment started.Tunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930237104692982421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-72369872685521565592021-02-18T09:33:00.200-08:002021-02-18T09:33:00.200-08:00Local talent always helps to find the little terra...Local talent always helps to find the little terrain features that even the most sophisticated mapping system won't find.<br /><br />And nice job on German-English translation. Because a regular translator does just what you did. A good translator figures out what the intent was. A great translator does both and lets you figure out what the intent is.<br /><br />That's two very lucky deserters. The beginnings of a flood of desertions and straight-up surrenders.<br /><br />Meanwhile, the killing continues.<br /><br />And our Amis have a kubelwagon! Whoohoo! A quick slap of paint and now it's ours.Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-19088900695733160562021-02-18T09:29:07.178-08:002021-02-18T09:29:07.178-08:00Deserters? The rule is, run faster than those cha...Deserters? The rule is, run faster than those chasing you. It's one thing to desert when not under fire, you have the chance to actually evade, but desert under fire? It's your own side's responsibility to put you down like a rabid dog, preferably with extreme prejudice, as desertion under fire tends to break unit morale.<br /><br />So, Mr. G. What did the deserter-wannabes do? Did you report them or did they settle down?Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-90157367824686388642021-02-18T09:25:48.658-08:002021-02-18T09:25:48.658-08:00I think at one point it was a platoon of Jumbos, o...I think at one point it was a platoon of Jumbos, often split up per larger unit of regular Sherms. The regular Sherm platoons would have a Jumbo attached if they weren't going too fast. Or so I remember reading oh so long ago.Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-16888151012503419192021-02-18T08:17:10.462-08:002021-02-18T08:17:10.462-08:00Thanks!Thanks!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.com