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A nice movie to honor this day. "Restrepo" isn't about political statements, epic battles, or character studies. It's about American's doing what they needed to do, and it's 100% real.

To the fine men of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, I salute you.

I'd watch it, but I'm scared of movies.
I think movies should be banned.
I can't concentrate when movies are in a room.
PEOPLE don't kill people, MOVIES do...
See : http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/crim ... ill/6.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


(But, seriously, thanks for the recommendation IKD)

You can rent it from Netflix too. Good movie.

fannypacker wrote:You can rent it from Netflix too. Good movie.

Also available free on demand if you have communicast.

I watched it the other day, and it really was a good look into what they are facing. They all had that look. Some refer to it as the 1000 mile stare, but they all seemed to have it during their interviews.


I also recorded the 2 hour "Inside the Iraq War" that aired Sunday night, but have not yet had the chance to watch it.

It's interesting how, for many people in the military, you have certain experiences that you never forget. Mine was being on the receiving end of missle lock tone from an SU-27 in the early 80s over the Arctic Ocean.

I think it took me two weeks to unclench from that one.

lkd wrote:It's interesting how, for many people in the military, you have certain experiences that you never forget. Mine was being on the receiving end of missle lock tone from an SU-27 in the early 80s over the Arctic Ocean.

I think it took me two weeks to unclench from that one.

I'm sorry... you don't get to tell a story like that without details. That sounds plenty hairy to me. What kind of aircraft were you in?

I just watched the movie, by the way. Good stuff.

lkd wrote:It's interesting how, for many people in the military, you have certain experiences that you never forget. Mine was being on the receiving end of missle lock tone from an SU-27 in the early 80s over the Arctic Ocean.

I think it took me two weeks to unclench from that one.

Were you in a South Korean 747?

Purplehood wrote:

lkd wrote:It's interesting how, for many people in the military, you have certain experiences that you never forget. Mine was being on the receiving end of missle lock tone from an SU-27 in the early 80s over the Arctic Ocean.

I think it took me two weeks to unclench from that one.

Were you in a South Korean 747?

That's a closer guess than you might think. http://www.fas.org/irp/program/collect/cobra_ball.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; (I was a replacement crewmember for one of those that died in the 664 crash)

No, we were NOT in the air at the time of the KAL incident, but tensions rose dramatically after that happened. Those were interesting times. Between this and Ronald Reagan's "evil empire" speech earlier that year, things got VERY dicey. One wrong sneeze from either side and things could have unraveled very quickly.

And people wonder why I get red-in-the-face-offended when they tell me, "Oh, you're just a _peacetime_ veteran." It stayed "peacetime" because everybody kept cool heads under a LOT of pressure and did the job they were trained to do.

bigred90gt wrote:I watched it the other day, and it really was a good look into what they are facing. They all had that look. Some refer to it as the 1000 mile stare, but they all seemed to have it during their interviews.


I also recorded the 2 hour "Inside the Iraq War" that aired Sunday night, but have not yet had the chance to watch it.

I thought it was 1000-yard stare...

lkd wrote:

Purplehood wrote:

lkd wrote:It's interesting how, for many people in the military, you have certain experiences that you never forget. Mine was being on the receiving end of missle lock tone from an SU-27 in the early 80s over the Arctic Ocean.

I think it took me two weeks to unclench from that one.

Were you in a South Korean 747?

That's a closer guess than you might think. http://www.fas.org/irp/program/collect/cobra_ball.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; (I was a replacement crewmember for one of those that died in the 664 crash)

No, we were NOT in the air at the time of the KAL incident, but tensions rose dramatically after that happened. Those were interesting times. Between this and Ronald Reagan's "evil empire" speech earlier that year, things got VERY dicey. One wrong sneeze from either side and things could have unraveled very quickly.

And people wonder why I get red-in-the-face-offended when they tell me, "Oh, you're just a _peacetime_ veteran." It stayed "peacetime" because everybody kept cool heads under a LOT of pressure and did the job they were trained to do.

Oh, you were one of those guys right at the top of the Soviet Air Force list of people to shoot down. Glad you are here to tell us about it!

Here's a video of Sal Giunta, who received the Medal of Honor during the "Rock Avalanche" operation that was chronicled in "Restrepo". This video was not part of the "Restrepo" movie, but was produced from the same footage/interviews. Sal's selflessness and dedication to his unit is amazing.

http://vimeo.com/16662374?post=bc2342134234" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; (Warning: Language).

God Bless the men and women of the Armed Forces of the United States of America. Thanks to all who have and continue to serve. Special thanks to all on this board who have served. It is because of you that we have the oppurtunity to discuss things here.