tag:www.thedonovan.com,2008://1/tag:www.thedonovan.com,2007://1.8398- 2008-08-03T16:12:05Z Comments for A little gunner zen... We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2007 Movable Type 4.12 tag:www.thedonovan.com,2007://1.8398 2007-11-27T13:37:55Z 2007-12-17T16:53:29Z A little gunner zen... 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... The Armorer http://www.thedonovan.com 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
]]> tag:www.thedonovan.com,2007://1.8398-comment:67160 Comment from Justthisguy on 2007-11-29 Justthisguy http://enemiesofthelibrary.blogspot.com 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." 2007-11-29T06:03:24Z 2007-11-29T06:03:24Z