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 2003-2010 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/08/64_cavalry_fend.html Sat, 24 Mar 2012 15:28:05 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2012 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/08/64_cavalry_fend.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/08/64_cavalry_fend.html Thu, 14 Aug 2008 08:58:03 -0600
I pray for these guys newly deployed to Afghanistan. It's Indian country.]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/08/64_cavalry_fend.html#comment-76801 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/08/64_cavalry_fend.html#comment-76801 Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:08:43 -0600 Training takes over and it's almost like auto-pilot.

Good stuff.
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“This was decisive because from that moment on the enemy was on the defensive and no longer on the offensive,” said Capt. Robert Yllescas, Team Blackfoot’s commander, and Osceola, Neb., native.

Yepl  when you lose the element of surprise, you better hope you have overwhelming fire power or you are dead.  even then, apparently, as they used to say in the old west, accurate is better than fast. ]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/08/64_cavalry_fend.html#comment-76681 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/08/64_cavalry_fend.html#comment-76681 Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:22:26 -0600