Lone Survivor Movie

[WildBill]

Saw it today, intense and a bit sad. I knew a young man from the time he was in middle school, I was working for his dad and fresh out of the army. We talked a bit about that and jump school where I had trained with SEALs. I had told him how they were a completely different breed. He joined the Navy, then went to BUD/S.

I lose track of him and catch up with him a few years later, maybe 10, at a church gathering. He had gone on a "training" mission with his team and was the only one to come back. He was hardened and his eyes were a bit darker. Watching this movie, especially the ending narrative and photos made me a bit sad, reminding me of him.

The thousand yard stare.

[JALLEN]

Saw it today, intense and a bit sad. I knew a young man from the time he was in middle school, I was working for his dad and fresh out of the army. We talked a bit about that and jump school where I had trained with SEALs. I had told him how they were a completely different breed. He joined the Navy, then went to BUD/S.

I lose track of him and catch up with him a few years later, maybe 10, at a church gathering. He had gone on a "training" mission with his team and was the only one to come back. He was hardened and his eyes were a bit darker. Watching this movie, especially the ending narrative and photos made me a bit sad, reminding me of him.

Many years ago, my sister-in-law and I were running with a friend of hers, and they started talking about a young tadpole (UDT/SEAL trainee) who had drowned on a 5 mile swim out at San Clemente. Her husband was then an active duty SEAL officer. As I listened to them talk, I realized that to them, this was like a big Boy Scout camp for grown men, going off on training exercises, like camping out in the woods, running and swimming and jumping out of airplanes, jolly good fun. She and her friend had no conception that the SEALs are out there usually to kill people. Her hubby had spent his time in VN sneaking around at night, leading a platoon on ops to grab documents, gather intel, occasionally sneak into some village, to find the hootch of the big shot and cut his throat without making any noise, sometimes going out to set up ambushes, spread alarm and despair, blow stuff up. The SEALs I have known, mostly officers, don't seem bothered by that sort of stuff. If you are, you won't last long I suspect.

[jimlongley]

I just watched a u tube video on the 9-11 call Marcus l. Made while driving 110 mph chasing scumbags that shot his service dog! I'm disgusted by sub humans that would beat a dog then shoot it. Bet they were trying not to pee themselves when they found out who chased them down. His 9-11 call is amazing, he maintains his cool and has a built in compass because he knows which direction they're flying as they tear through 3 counties. He tells the operator that he has 2 9mm Beretta's.
The punk got 2 years and one got probation... Disgusting.

OK, I have driven over 100 MPH on the autobahn, for a few miles at a time, I couldn't keep up because there was always a Mercedes or Audi popping up in my rear view, but never under that kind of pressure. It makes me smile to hear him so casually mention his speed and direction. He is just impressive.

I have driven those roads a few years back, and what you have to realize that the chase started near Phelps, in Walker County, and proceeded along US 190 through San Jacinto County and into Polk County at Onalaska, a total of about 22 miles overall and they were traveling so fast in San Jacinto County that they pass through Point Blank at about the 7.5 minute mark in the call and San Jacinto doesn't have anyone near enough to respond. The stop takes place just inside Polk County at the end of the Lake Livingston causeway.