A little gunner zen...

By The Armorer on November 27, 2007 | | Comments (1)

Private First Class Jerry Cleveland (left) and Specialist Brett Mitchell, with the International Security Assistance Force, fire a 120 mm mortar during a combat operation in the Da'udzay Valley in Zabol Province, Afghanistan. Photo by Sergeant 1st Class Jim Downen

Private First Class Jerry Cleveland (left) and Specialist Brett Mitchell, with the International Security Assistance Force, fire a 120 mm mortar during a combat operation in the Da'udzay Valley in Zabol Province, Afghanistan. Photo by Sergeant 1st Class Jim Downen

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By Justthisguy on November 29, 2007 12:03 AM
Whee! I lurrve pics of high-energy gizmos in action! Mortars are extra-cool, having no moving parts, but requiring some intelligence (in both senses) in their employment. P.s. Major Unger said I would have made a pretty good mortarman, or his driver, but he wouldn't have trusted me as radioman due to my tendency to tell people *exactly* what I think of them. I seem to have mellowed a bit as I've aged. Or become more aware of the the consequences of "fightin words."