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If anyone has not caught the footage of the firefight under Baghdad's highway overpass of Rt8, i HIGHLY suggest you check it out.

At one point, a wounded US SpecOps soldier is actually firing his shotgun while he is being carried on a strectcher!
In another segment, a wounded US Army Ranger(and a veteran of the Mogadishu raids), Sgt Bob Gallagher, drags himself to an upright position with severe leg wounds so that he could fire WHILE being treated by a medic.

The cameraman on the scene reported that by the end of the firefight, which lasted 7 hours, even the Medics and the Chaplin were all firing weapons.
The cameraman said he came within a minute of grabbing a weapon himself and firing, the situation was so desperate.

What an amazing display of courage and coolness under fire, and an example for all to see.

~S~

"US Army Snipers- One shot, one kill"

Edited by - M21 Sniper on Apr 11 2003 3:39 PM

Do you by any chance have a link to were we can find the vid??

The good stuff has to be seen live at night (daytime over there of course) the replay is always cut up the next day and you never get to see the true battle as it happened.

We all know that war and killing is bad, but when it is necessary (and it is), it is nice to be able to see our heroes do there thing!



-Caine

"There is no better site than 12,000 US Marines.... Unless your a member of the Republican Gaurd!!!" -G.W. Bush

I don't have a link, but a search of the MSNBC site might get you results.

They have been playing a 'highlight' reel of the battle constantly though.

"US Army Snipers- One shot, one kill"

Not trying to nit pick, but his names Bob Gallagher. Also known as Blackhawk Bob.

Was his wound really that bad? Couldn't really tell, at any rate, that's his third purple heart. (smiley's won't come up, so pretend the approve smiley is here)

Don't feel bad about the name mix up though, I called him Bill Gallagher on ARFCOM, the one comedians name. <img src=icon_smile.gif border=0 align=middle>

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No one should have to get three purple hearts in one lifetime...

All the way...

I stand corrected, thankfully at that.
He should definitely have his name represented properly.

His wound looked pretty bad to me as he was dragging himself to the M-113 APC so he could return fire.

The guy is an ironman.

"US Army Snipers- One shot, one kill"

How about the guy that ran to the vehicle that was next door to a burning vehicle, with ammo cooking off, and tried to move it. Wow.<img src=icon_smile_shock.gif border=0 align=middle>

Fender

Don't tell me what you think, what does the T.O. say.

I think that was the same guy before he got wounded fender, but i'm not too sure.

The dude that popped the Iraqi from the stretcher showed some amazing situational awareness, to say the least.

Man, our guys kick ass.

"US Army Snipers- One shot, one kill"

Saw this footage the othernight and my jaw was on the floor.

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I don't have a link, but a search of the MSNBC site might get you results.

They have been playing a 'highlight' reel of the battle constantly though.

"US Army Snipers- One shot, one kill"
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I found the link to the 7:37 min vid last night:
http://www.msnbc.com/m/v/video_news.asp?0ql=cfp

2/3 of the way down the page under "MSNBC TV", listed as "A firefight in Baghdad".

Unfortunately the 56k setting is poor quality, the 100k looks sharp if you have the connection to keep it streaming.

I was unable to download the clip, here is the link to the file itself that I pulled out of my temp internet files:

mms://od-msnbc.msnbc.com/msnbc/video/10 ... 030410.asf

I already tried useing a "mms://" download utility. <img src=icon_smile_sad.gif border=0 align=middle>

-Caine

"There is no better site than 12,000 US Marines.... Unless your a member of the Republican Gaurd!!!" -G.W. Bush

Edited by - Cainnibl on Apr 12 2003 10:17 AM

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Saw this footage the othernight and my jaw was on the floor.

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Amen to that. Blackhawk Bob is a bad ass. Probably thought "so what if I'm bleeding. The sound of it dripping will let them know I'm coming and scare them a few seconds sooner." <img src=icon_smile_evil.gif border=0 align=middle>

"Guys...I'm going down"

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If anyone has not caught the footage of the firefight under Baghdad's highway overpass of Rt8, i HIGHLY suggest you check it out.

At one point, a wounded US SpecOps soldier is actually firing his shotgun while he is being carried on a strectcher!
In another segment, a wounded US Army Ranger(and a veteran of the Mogadishu raids), Sgt Bob Gallagher, drags himself to an upright position with severe leg wounds so that he could fire WHILE being treated by a medic.

The cameraman on the scene reported that by the end of the firefight, which lasted 7 hours, even the Medics and the Chaplin were all firing weapons.
The cameraman said he came within a minute of grabbing a weapon himself and firing, the situation was so desperate.

What an amazing display of courage and coolness under fire, and an example for all to see.

~S~

"US Army Snipers- One shot, one kill"

Edited by - M21 Sniper on Apr 11 2003 3:39 PM
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Outstanding footage of firefights...reminds me of those we had in the Nam, although ours had alot more greenery between us and the enemy.
Hey man, you always continue to lay down a good strong line of fire regardless of what it takes. Not to mention, you return fire immediately!

Kill 'em all and let God sort 'em out!
3/506th Infantry, 101st Airborne Divison
Vietnam/Cambodia 1969 - 1970 Grunts All the Way!

TxMx,
big respect for the soldiers fighting today in Iraq,
but also:
BIG respect for those who were fighting in Nam.

I posted before that I´m just reading a few books written by soldiers who were in Vietnam.
Do you have any suggestions about good and realistic books?

BTW, 3/506th were the "Currahees"?








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You can run Windows Media Player, the choose File/Open URL, and then paste in the URL.

WOW!

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Good to have you aboard fellow grunt.

Sniper Section, Scout Plt, HHC, 4/31 Inf(Mech)Go Polar Bears!

I was but a nasty leg, but don't hold that against a fellow, eh?

LOL

"US Army Snipers- One shot, one kill"


Edited by - M21 Sniper on Apr 13 2003 9:52 PM

Edited by - M21 Sniper on Apr 13 2003 9:54 PM

Welcome Airborne...


All the way...

I just saw an interview with the father of the wounded soldier fireing from the strecher. His father says he was shot at least <b>4</b> times, legs and abdomen!

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. - Edmund Burke

If you find his name and unit, please post it.

Thanx.

"US Army Snipers- One shot, one kill"

I signed up so that I could post a couple comments. First let me say, I never served in our GREAT military, and deeply regret it. But did check into joining about a year ago, and was told that Im now too old. I have the utmost respect for all that serve in our Military. You are ALL our heroes!!!! I watch the news and see our troops injured, and get all choked up. I see them sleeping during the day in a hole in the sand, or in the mud or in a sandstorm, and I get choked up. I love this country and what it stands for, and I support Our President and Our Troops.
When I saw the clip on the news about this firefight, my jaw also hit the floor. Again I got all choked up. Those are OUR boys running into enemy fire to rescue their own...that was one of ours that ran to the ammo truck while the one next to it was burning and cooking off rounds. I wanted to find that clip to save it for my children. I want them to know what a true Hero is. And those guys to me...are true hero's. Now that I have run on for entirely too long. I would like to say, to all of those who are and have served, and their familys that support and love them. THANK YOU for your service to our Country. Here is one American that will never forget you or your sacrifices.

Now you're getting us all choked up!

Thanx for your kind words for all our veterans and active duty troops. It is most appreciated, i am sure.

Don't be a stranger, feel free to post here anytime. We have plenty of 'civvies' aboard.

"US Army Snipers- One shot, one kill"

Edited by - M21 Sniper on Apr 17 2003 4:52 PM

I heard that Dick Cheney is thinking of retiring at the end of this term.

"BLACKHAWK BOB FOR VICE-PRESIDENT!"

No, wait, why would I want to do that to the guy? Hasn't he suffered enough for his country?




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No no We need a good PR Guy for VP..... BAGHDAD BOB for VP!!!..... <img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>



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2. Never draw fire; it irritates everyone around you.

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I went on to the site but couldnt seem to access the video - it didnt seem to be in the current archive - any ideas ?...Loz.

I went on to the site but couldnt seem to access the video - it didnt seem to be in the current archive - any ideas ?...Loz.