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The Outpost
I was at Blessing with TF and some dudes from Regiment, along with a few tiered assets when this went down. Some of the worst shit I've ever seen in almost 20 years. Pilots wouldn't fly in to provide CCA because the area was to hot, sustained fire for hours, no way out or in. Basically a fishbowl with a two way gun range. The dudes that defended this place not only repelled the initial insider attack but continued to fight for hours after ward. I'll never forget the faces of the men we picked up when they finally let additional assets in to the area. Most of the guys we checked for IDs and dog tags had been shot in the back, the worst situation I've seen, and I'll never forget it. The COP was retrograded afterwards, all ordnance expended, etc; A10s flying low over the valley dropping ordnance as a deterrance to counter attack and to eliminate resistance. The best way to honor these men is to remember them, remember their families when you think of your loved ones, they had wives and children that will never see their husbands/fathers again. That's the reality of war, it's not something to cherish, you experience incredible highs and lows, tremendous joy and pain, there's nothing like it, and you will never ever forget it. I would never take back the time I had, and I know most guys say the same, but it won't change the pain I feel when I think of those dudes and so many others you get to know along the way. [Watch the movie][1], and if you have your own story, pass it on to others if you can, the real story is always passed down by the warriors that saw it, just like the old skaldic traditions. "Give strong drink to those who are perishing, and wine to those who are bitter of heart." Proverbs 31:6 "We fought with swords, before Boring-holmi. We held bloody shields: we stained our spears. Showers of arrows break the shield in pieces. The bow sent forth the glittering steel. Volnir fell in the conflict, than who there was not a greater king. Wide on the shores lay the scattered dead: the wolves rejoiced over their prey." [1]: https://videomasti.live/watch/the-outpost.htmlhtt…— July 4, 2020 1:38 p.m.