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Ranger+P+
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Just got back to the ponderosa today and I am beat. The funeral went well, it was a very hard time for me personally. Losing a fellow friend and brother-in-arms is a painful thing--I found out the facts of Chris' death and it was not pretty..there were some basic breakdowns in procedure and communication. The team leader avioded protocol for conveneience and did not inform the team of the new route until mobile. This created confusion and ended up seperating the team by over 100 yards between vehicles--this is a big no no when transporting a VIP, and Chris' vehicle at the time of the ambush was the only guns in the fight for over 3 minutes, by then, Chris' Tahoe got a direct hit from a RPG.
The team leader has been dismissed and replaced (with my strong recommendations) with a good guy I worked with in Africa. The last thing I want is a repeat of what happened to Chris to happen to another good soldier, who depends on the wisdom of his commanders in the field to protect his life.
I am still angry over the incident, and for the average civilian to understand my frustration is hard, but I know some of you out there have seen the elephant and know how combat is. An eyelash is the difference between life and death...

Good to be back home..I am going to get busy training and hitting the range often--have some invites to teach at a few classes in April..in the meantime, I have decided to scale down the AR "hogwild" hunt, to just a open house for shooters to come out to my place and train and kick back, maybe shoot a few hogs..we can declare a "JI-HOG" on the pest!!
I will put up a sign up sheet in the next few weeks for all who want to attend....

Salute.... :cheers2:
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Post by fm2 »

Ranger+P+ wrote: An eyelash is the difference between life and death...

I have decided to scale down the AR "hogwild" hunt, to just a open house for shooters to come out to my place and train and kick back, maybe shoot a few hogs..we can declare a "JI-HOG" on the pest!!
Glad to hear you made it back safely.

For most of us in our daily lives there is a cushion to absorb mistakes that we make for various reasons.
Sometimes, due to lack of experience, they don't know how their decisions may bring them close to crossing that thin line of no return or push them over. Like you said, that's the team leader's role and it is a vital one. Good for you for looking out for the good folks still out there.


I really like the "JI-HOG" moniker. Good decision on scaling the event back as well.
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Post by Cosmo 9 »

Welcome home and back to the forum.
These Pretzels are making me thirsty!
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Post by Venus Pax »

Sounds like you've had a rough time lately. I can understand why.
God be with you & keep you.
"If a man breaks in your house, he ain't there for iced tea." Mom & Dad.

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Post by KinnyLee »

Welcome back. The passing of anyone you know dearly in your heart is very difficult. I've never hunted before. That sounds fun. :grin:
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