(January 14, 2024 at 7:00 pm)The Grand Nudger Wrote: Well...I did train a good number of what was the russian vdv nco core back when we were still buddies in the early aughts - war on terror. I like to think I knew them. They're not different, as in they're exactly like joes in any country...and..I suspect, any time. So when I say there's no "them" in the regimes calculations of what cost would be too great you have to understand that even in the best of times, soldiers don't feel like their lives are highly valued by their government or their societies.
I am a combat vet, I was an infantryman, and an urban warfare specialist (I'm just an old shitbag now). I've held every position on a Bradley, from dismount to commander. I've been rolled, shot, and blown the fuck up, lol. Got stabbed once...don't feel too bad, went worse for the other guy....but I still can't properly raise my arm.
I'm still wrong all the time, I was wrong then at least a couple of times that I will never be able to make up for.
Wow, that is quite a story. I respect you for what you did for the country in your time in the military. That said, I do feel bad for you about the injuries you had received, and that you can't properly raise your arm. I don't know if you need this, or if this even needs to be said, but I do hope your injuries don't weigh you down in life.
That said, I salute you!
