Posted on Apr 14, 2015
CH (MAJ) William Beaver
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If you could face ANY military leader from any era in history in combat, who would it be and why? What about that fighter intrigues you? Remember that you would be limited to the war materials of that day. Think you can still win? Why?
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SSgt Joe V.
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Obama technically is Our military 'leader' - I would want to face him because it would be an easy win. He wouldn't do squat and I would walk all over him.
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MSG Thomas Currie
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MAJ Ken Landgren - You obviously haven't seen the performance of the Secret Service after a decade of DEI
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MAJ Ken Landgren - And you obviously believe that flat roofs are too steep to have anyone on, that exposed firing positions barely a hundred meters from the target present no risk, and that there is never any need for exterior security around a person being protected.
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MSG Brad Sand
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CH (MAJ) William Beaver

Guy de Lusignan. He was about everything you could ask for in an enemy. Turning victory into defeat. Always taking the worst advice. King Guy was able to kill more of his own troops with terrible choices and leaving the rest is such terrible condition they could barely fight? You did not have to beat him, only wait till he destroyed his own army.
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Ragnar Lodbrok, King of Danes, mid-9th century - Of Course, go big and become a legend or die trying!
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MSG Brad Sand
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I think you might be a bit disappointed with the historical Ragnarr? If you are looking at going big cannot beat Xerxes...he led the 'entire' World and whipped oceans for disobeying him?
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I was thinking Man to Man MSG Brand Sand, not Army to Army. Xerxes was known for his vast army and navy, not for his individual fighting prowess. There's this one time, at Thermopylae, where some dude named Leonidas and a few of his buddies said, "Hey Xerxes! Go screw yourself!" then fought him off for a few days being outnumbered over 10,000 to 1.
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Historical military leader you'd love to face in combat?
COL Charles Williams
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Rommel, in the desert, with M1, Bradley and Apache...

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Sitting Bull at Little Big Horn, with M240s, M203s, and plenty of smoke and ammo; and claymores.
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COL Charles Williams

Sir, I think you missed 'you would be limited to the war materials of that day'? I think the greatest leader of the past would be in deep trouble until they were able to adapt to the newer technology? Can you picture a company of M-1s going against the German blitzkrieg...would change history?
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