What were your first thoughts each time you went outside of the wire?

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Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made May 1 at 2022 10:14 AM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 01 May 2022 10:14:57 -0400

Will I male it back... safely.

Response by CSM Tony Blair made May 2 at 2022 7:03 AM

CSM Tony Blair — Mon, 02 May 2022 07:03:34 -0400

Actually, our worry of staying alive was always there, but as we settle in, we were comfortable with it, We were then free to focus on the mission, if that makes sense???

Infantry4life

Response by SFC Ralph E Kelley made May 2 at 2022 4:43 PM

SFC Ralph E Kelley — Mon, 02 May 2022 16:43:05 -0400

Did I pack my toothbrush - Silly I know.

Response by Sgt James Puller made May 3 at 2022 5:02 PM

Sgt James Puller — Tue, 03 May 2022 17:02:12 -0400

The first time is though, the one after that it becomes part of you and you just become numb after a while

Response by SP5 Paul Renard made May 4 at 2022 9:54 AM

SP5 Paul Renard — Wed, 04 May 2022 09:54:12 -0400

Please don't let me f*** up in front of my Soldiers. After the first time under fire, it was just business.

Response by Lt Col Scott Shuttleworth made May 4 at 2022 9:12 PM

Lt Col Scott Shuttleworth — Wed, 04 May 2022 21:12:45 -0400

Did I have on clean underwear in case I got shot. LOL

SERIOUSLY...it got real, real quick...scares, nervous till about the fifth time out...then it became routine so to speak.

Response by SGT Al Dec made May 6 at 2022 1:50 PM

SGT Al Dec — Fri, 06 May 2022 13:50:08 -0400

Oh what a day, what a lovely day.

Response by SFC William Linnell made May 8 at 2022 9:48 AM

SFC William Linnell — Sun, 08 May 2022 09:48:07 -0400

Let's see. As a Combat Advisor with the Afghan Border Police in the Kunar, Nangahar Provinces, we were a 6 man team. I prayed that we didn't get into a TIC. I had a team leader who was glory medal hungry, 2 CPT's that were useless, which left me, another SFC and our Doc to carry the weight. And you definitely couldn't give too much mission info the ABP cause didn't know who was "friendly" with the tali.
At Camp Joyce, we were mortared, rocketed and machine gunned regularly during the full moon. Our ABP company up the mountain that shared a crossing point with the PakMil would get attacked about the same as the PakMil helped the Tali. Then we switched the teams up as we got a new Marine Command team. So I got on a much better team with a way better team leader and team. We were based at an old prison near Torkam Gate. During this time, not sure if anyone remembers the Marine "Special Forces" team shot up 14 klicks of area on the main highway near Bati Kote. Yeah stress tension was extremely high going thru that small town. But thankfully nothing happened. It was a fun year. :)

Response by MAJ Montgomery Granger made May 12 at 2022 6:25 AM

MAJ Montgomery Granger — Thu, 12 May 2022 06:25:10 -0400

"Lord, please don't let me get blowed up."

Response by CSM Tony Blair made May 15 at 2022 10:49 PM

CSM Tony Blair — Sun, 15 May 2022 22:49:08 -0400

Two things,

1. I hope my 50cal does not jam
2. Hope no snipers are in the AO

Response by SGM Carl Waddle made May 16 at 2022 10:19 AM

SGM Carl Waddle — Mon, 16 May 2022 10:19:11 -0400

Always prayed that if we came into enemy contact that I’d react honorably and make the correct decisions.

Response by SGM Mikel Dawson made May 20 at 2022 12:17 AM

SGM Mikel Dawson — Fri, 20 May 2022 00:17:31 -0400

Had no thoughts leaving except for the mission. But when I returned I thought, "Well cheated death again".