Originally Posted by
Choke
Edited to add: Deaths don't just happen in wartime. In 1988 I left 1/5 for another assignment. In 1989 a helo carrying members of C 1/5 crashed in South Korea during Team Spirit and 18 Marines and 1 Navy Corpsman lost their lives and 15 Marines were injured. I always wonder if I could have been on that helo if hadn't left 1/5. I knew two of those killed, Lt. Wooten and PFC Decker and two of the injured, LCpls Gomez and Pesuti.
Pohang Korea helo crash 1989
Similar crash during Team Spirit 1984. Body bags under 12- man tents wirh the sides rolled up. Training was not safe and not intended to be.
This thread should go to politics. I was in Beirut, been plenty of places, and basically, some of you guys can kiss my a$$. Pretty glad you all posted, though, so I know who to ignore. Feel free to block me as well. I don't respect your opinions and don't really care if you respect mine.
On this, anyway. Bikes are still cool.