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Awsome post Sir!:munchin

Great post Sir. One of the SF soldiers depicted in the video was my phase II TAC.

Thanks. Looking for appropriate US Army SF videos to collect here.

Youtube has boat loads...problem is that it's so time consuming to sort legit Army SF footage form other units, wannabes and video games, etc...

I have that on DVD. I'm glad it's on the net.

Thanks for posting that, Sir.

Thanks for posting the videos, sir. Those are amazing.

Really shows the difference between SF and regular Army. "Humanity is our medium".

I loved this quote in Part 1, "Our guys are aggressive, outspoken, and natural leaders...whereas the average civilian is not. They're kind of meek. I don't want to say the sheep and the wolf, but most of the guys are wolves."

That, to me, is awesome.

Texian, where did you get the DVD?

Bandy

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Originally Posted by Warrior-Mentor

ODA 525 in Desert Storm...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wI6Xpn-Cp24&eurl=

The guy on the radio dropping the bombs is my current CSM.

Interesting the tie to the OSS

Great gouge Sir, thanks

Thanks for posting those Sir, I missed it when it was aired.

Warrior-Mentor

Thanks for sharing that. I enjoyed watching them. :D

Warrior-Mentor

Sir,

Truly breath-taking. THANK YOU to all SF for what You do.

Holly

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Originally Posted by Warrior-Mentor

ODA 525 in Desert Storm...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wI6Xpn-Cp24&eurl=

I have read about this incident a few times in the books I have read.

I like towards the end of the video when they relay back to ODA-525:

"Keep your head down, we have more coming in."

"Roger that!"

If I remember correctly they were in a hide site WAY behind enemy lines on a mission just prior to the start of the Gulf War when Bedouin children found them and informed the Iraqi's.

Behind enemy lines inside Iraq during the Gulf War. Wow! :eek:

Great watch MAJ! Thanks!

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Originally Posted by NousDefionsDoc

Interesting the tie to the OSS

Great gouge Sir, thanks

NDD and ALCON,
Check out: The Jedburghs; The Secret History of the Allied Special Forces, France 1944, by LTC Will Irwin (Ret). The "Jeds" (as they were called) were three man teams usually comprised of 1US, 1UK, and 1 Frenchy. That was the standard, but it was not uncommon for there to be 1US/2UK; 2UK/1Frenchy; etc... the Europeans were mostly officers, and the US were almost always enlisted (usually a 1SG as the Radio Op, there were US officers as well). But like I said they mixed it up.

As for the OSS connection, SF's roots are founded with the OSS. Major General William J. Donovan aka Wild Bill Donovan, and MAJ William E. Colby (who later became DCI '73-'76) were Jeds. The Jeds wore a winged patch with a red round center with SF in the middle. The modern "Q-course" actually got it's start at what is now Camp David, but at the time was known as the Congressional Country Club. The Jeds would begin their training stateside (1st go around at separating the wheat from the chaff). Then would head over to England to Milton Hall where they would go through two more phases of training and separation. Before they would "graduate" be assigned to a Jed team (names were used instead of today's numbers i.e. Jed Team Bruce vice today's ODAXXX) then jump in, be met by the French resistance on the DZ and begin to reak havoc.

The book is quite fascinating, and recommend it to anyone interested in military/SOF history.

"Espionage is not a nice thing, nor are the methods employed exemplary. Neither are demolition bombs nor poison gas... ...We face an enemy who believes one of his chief weapons is that none but he will employ terror. But we will turn terror against him..." Major General William J. Donovan (Ret)

That statement could be used today.