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By The Armorer on November 16, 2011 | | Comments (14)
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By HH on November 16, 2011 8:28 AM
Medics. Rear Echelon, but not MF's. Like in a symphony performance, not everyone is first violin, but someone has to set up the seats and sheet music for the ones who play. Rear echelon is just as important as the tip of the spear. The point of the poster is correct. So many are too busy protecting the sheep to take the time to play games.
 
By Boquisucio on November 16, 2011 9:02 AM
May God bless them all.
 
By Quartermaster on November 16, 2011 11:53 AM
If they could bring their weapons and occupy Congress, I'd bet they could accomplish something more than the current crowd of Congresscritters.

(this post does not reflect the opinion of this blog, nor of its proprietors)
 
By Oldloadr on November 16, 2011 12:21 PM

HH - Just like in 'Nam, rear echelon is a rather indefinable term.  I don't think there are any bases deep enough to get out of range of indirect fire.  Not being picky or snarky, just adding some detail. ;) 

 
By USMC Steve on November 16, 2011 2:27 PM
Actually, for where they are, those medics aren't rear echelon at all.  A battle has begun there that they have to fight, and a grunt cannot really help them.  And in this sort of fight, they are the gunfighters and first echelon.
 
By USMC Steve on November 16, 2011 2:28 PM
Actually, for where they are, those medics aren't rear echelon at all.  A battle has begun there that they have to fight, and a grunt cannot really help them.  And in this sort of fight, they are the gunfighters and first echelon.  Damned if I don't agree wholeheartedly with the title in the post though. 
 
By HH on November 16, 2011 7:04 PM
Yup,everyone is right. This is their field of battle and even the guy with the blue sling is going for it even though he looks injured also. Might be a friend of the casualty. Nowdays, there are no rear areas when it comes to terrorism. Once long ago, I was trained as comm/crypto/medic in the AF. Current job as a baker is not as fulfilling in my opinion.
 
By Mike47 on November 16, 2011 9:41 PM
HH, the dude on the right has examination gloves on and is carrying a stethoscope 'round his neck.  Don't think he's wounded, but rather, tending the wounded guy on the stretcher and barking commands to the bearers.  The 'blue sling' looks like some sort of battle dressing.  I'd say he's the medic in charge. 
 
By John of Argghhh! on November 17, 2011 6:49 AM
Only on this blog would we descend into nitpicking the picture details.  I blame the Owner.

Oh, and Bush.  Always Bush.  Everything is his fault.  Even the Great Depression and the Civil War.

I learned that from The Party In Power.
 
By Lt. Alan D. Briley, RN on November 17, 2011 9:45 AM
 The blue object is an approx. 24" by 36" pad with absorbable padding on one side and plastic on the other to keep blood, urine, saline, and other objects from soaking through to the other side. We put them under our patients for comfort and sanitary reasons. No one likes blood, saline, and "other" running under them and contaminating the patient or the work surfaces. I am a former paratrooper grunt who now works in an Emergency Department, and our technical name for these are... "BLUE PADS." (Not very imaginative, are we...?)
 
By John of Argghhh! on November 17, 2011 11:21 AM
Heh.  Around Castle Argghhh! we call them "Puppy Training Pads" and use them to keep control of the fluid outputs of the terrorist, er terrier.
 
By William Bahn on November 17, 2011 5:26 PM
I absolutely agree with the sentiment of the caption and could never say enough praising the troops that are standing up and being counted. So please understand that my question is based in genuine curiosity. I also wondered about the "wounded guy" and am grateful for the explanation that he is probably the medic in charge. As I look at the picture, two things come to mind: whoever took the picture doesn't appear to be in as much of a hurry to move out as the folks carrying the stretcher. But I know that combat photographers operate from a different set of priorities which, in its own way, requires a great deal of personal courage. But second, the guy in the background seems like he is just strolling along and the little bit that is seen of the guy on the far left also seems unhurried. My guess is that this is a photo of a training exercise, which takes absolutely nothing away from the people in it or the strength of the point made by the caption.
 
By John of Argghhh! on November 18, 2011 10:55 AM
William - I'm not sure I agree with your assessment of what's going on.  The guy in the background just strolling along is listening to a tactical radio.  Can't speak for the guy mostly out of the picture - but this looks like the arrival of a medevac bird to me.
 
By V29 on November 18, 2011 8:50 PM
 What's to say? They are God's angels in human clothes!