Tomorrow, another day in my calendar.

[Siege]

Life, well, life is meant to be endured, not enjoyed.

Tomorrow is 5 Av, 18 years pass since one of the worst firefights I survived.
We were near Mjadel, Southern Lebanon, reacting to an artillery attack on one of our outposts, and we were clearing this stupid village. 2nd platoon, our main effort, got ambushed and were getting shot the fuck up, so I took my team around, through an alley, a shit surface sewer, between two buildings, to outflank the enemy. I was almost through, when two guys pop up in the end of the alley, 5 meters in front of me, and open up on us. I got shot in my plate and fell back on my ass, in the shit running through the canal. One of my boys behind me, got shot right under my arm. His plate didn't intercept the rounds. I opened up as I fell, and another of my boys opened up as well, but by the time we cut down the enemy, we had 2 KIAs and 2 wounded.

I got up, zombie as in a dream, and as got out of the alley another shitzbollani came up on the roof facing the alley, and fired an RPG into the damn alley. It flew right over my head, detonating on the back of our formation, killing our platoon leader and wounding our RTO. I kept going, crossed the damn street, and led what was left of my team into the house facing the alley. We cleared it, shot 3 enemy military age males in the process, but by the time we got to the roof the enemy RPG team was gone.

The firefight lasted another 2 hours. My company lost 4 KIA and 9 wounded. Three of the KIA and 2 of the wounded in my platoon. We killed 15 enemies, wounded over 20, captured some 30 plus military age males, two russian made 120mm artillery pieces, a shitload of AKs and other small arms.

The war kept going for another 9 years, until our disgraceful pull out, abandoning our allies in Southern lebanon.

In 2006, Israel had to invade again.

All for nothing.

[Jaron]

Your life is worthless. Big surprise.

[The Brain]

[Zanza]

shot 3 enemy military age males

Honest question: Is that an euphemism for unarmed men?

[Martinus]

To paraphrase Siegy in the hate crime thread:

Well, four kikes and fifteen towelheads less to worry about.

[Bluebook]

shot 3 enemy military age males

Honest question: Is that an euphemism for unarmed men?

I doubt that question is relevant since nowadays it is standard practice for Hezbollah (and Hamas) to pick up the guns from fallen comrades when withdrawing. That way it is possible to claim the killed militant was in fact an unarmed civilian. I suspect this behavior was already in effect back then. 

[The Brain]

shot 3 enemy military age males

Honest question: Is that an euphemism for unarmed men?

I doubt that question is relevant since nowadays it is standard practice for Hezbollah (and Hamas) to pick up the guns from fallen comrades when withdrawing. That way it is possible to claim the killed militant was in fact an unarmed civilian. I suspect this behavior was already in effect back then.

Who the fuck are you?

[Alcibiades]

I dunno how it is for you...but I seem to forget more and more of it every day...

[Zanza]

By the way, I am sorry for your loss, Siege. It must be terrible to lose your teammates like that.

I doubt that question is relevant since nowadays it is standard practice for Hezbollah (and Hamas) to pick up the guns from fallen comrades when withdrawing. That way it is possible to claim the killed militant was in fact an unarmed civilian. I suspect this behavior was already in effect back then.

Maybe. But Siege was there to see it, so he can tell whether they were armed or not. I just wondered because he did not write "we shot three enemies", but rather "we shot three enemy military age men". The difference in wording suggests to me that their age and not them shooting back or being armed was the criterion used to judge whether they were enemies.

[Syt]

shot 3 enemy military age males

Honest question: Is that an euphemism for unarmed men?

I doubt that question is relevant since nowadays it is standard practice for Hezbollah (and Hamas) to pick up the guns from fallen comrades when withdrawing. That way it is possible to claim the killed militant was in fact an unarmed civilian. I suspect this behavior was already in effect back then.

Who the fuck are you?

This post, combined with the post in the War in the Pacific - Admiral's Edition thread where he announces that he'll buy it on release makes me think: HORTLUND.

[The Brain]

shot 3 enemy military age males

Honest question: Is that an euphemism for unarmed men?

I doubt that question is relevant since nowadays it is standard practice for Hezbollah (and Hamas) to pick up the guns from fallen comrades when withdrawing. That way it is possible to claim the killed militant was in fact an unarmed civilian. I suspect this behavior was already in effect back then.

Who the fuck are you?

This post, combined with the post in the War in the Pacific - Admiral's Edition thread where he announces that he'll buy it on release makes me think: HORTLUND.

[Ed Anger]

Horty always was a good peep. And if his presence pisses off Marti, even better.

[Neil]

Question:  How common is it in Israel to use that backwards dating system of theirs?  Does everyone do it, or just religious lunatics like Siegebreaker?

[charliebear]

By the way, I am sorry for your loss, Siege. It must be terrible to lose your teammates like that.

As am I.   

[CountDeMoney]

Question:  How common is it in Israel to use that backwards dating system of theirs?  Does everyone do it, or just religious lunatics like Siegebreaker?

Jew Stardates.