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Ratman · 06-11-2004, 17:42

Lemme say this about that. I agree with NOUSDEFIONSDOC as the effort in EL SALVADOR was primarily an NCO Operation. I think that had the authors of the article had left their campus and put boots on the ground to ask the former ESAF troops about with whom they had the most contact; they would find the ex-soldados (and current ESAF General Staff) will talk about "Sergento CualEsElNombre." (I encourage those who have not read Rudyard Kipling lately to read "The Pharoah and the Sergeant.")

http://whitewolf.newcastle.edu.au/wo...hsergeant.html

A point of contention I have with the authors is the 55 man limit and the TDY numbers, which they claim to have exceeded 250. That may have happened in the final year of the war, but was not true during the mid-late 80s. The fifty-five was a concrete number. I was at the airfield when Cecil Bailey put three CI types back on the plane on which they arrived and told them to hang out at Soto Cano (Palmerola) until they get word to come back.

The exception was the MEDICAL MTTs. If I recall correctly, there were approximately 80 or so medical personnel in country concurrently with the 55. Makoto Hamilton could only come into country with his team to La Union as long as he ran the TMC, and trained the recruits in first aid and land nav.

I applaud the article as one of those rare ones that put a positive on what we did in ES. Most of the stuff on the web are from those left over leftists who still think we are fighting the cold war and their side is right. They must have pretty miserable lives. I don't regret a single day I spent in ES. I only regret that we had to fight Congress and the FMLN at the same time.

Viva La Guardia Nacional SalvadoreÃ±o- El honor es nuestra divisa.

06-11-2004, 17:42	#9
Ratman Quiet Professional Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Monticello, FL Posts: 6	Lemme say this about that. I agree with NOUSDEFIONSDOC as the effort in EL SALVADOR was primarily an NCO Operation. I think that had the authors of the article had left their campus and put boots on the ground to ask the former ESAF troops about with whom they had the most contact; they would find the ex-soldados (and current ESAF General Staff) will talk about "Sergento CualEsElNombre." (I encourage those who have not read Rudyard Kipling lately to read "The Pharoah and the Sergeant.") http://whitewolf.newcastle.edu.au/wo...hsergeant.html A point of contention I have with the authors is the 55 man limit and the TDY numbers, which they claim to have exceeded 250. That may have happened in the final year of the war, but was not true during the mid-late 80s. The fifty-five was a concrete number. I was at the airfield when Cecil Bailey put three CI types back on the plane on which they arrived and told them to hang out at Soto Cano (Palmerola) until they get word to come back. The exception was the MEDICAL MTTs. If I recall correctly, there were approximately 80 or so medical personnel in country concurrently with the 55. Makoto Hamilton could only come into country with his team to La Union as long as he ran the TMC, and trained the recruits in first aid and land nav. I applaud the article as one of those rare ones that put a positive on what we did in ES. Most of the stuff on the web are from those left over leftists who still think we are fighting the cold war and their side is right. They must have pretty miserable lives. I don't regret a single day I spent in ES. I only regret that we had to fight Congress and the FMLN at the same time. Viva La Guardia Nacional SalvadoreÃ±o- El honor es nuestra divisa. __________________ Ratman
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