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Title: Gates of Fire
Post by: Krusher on August 25, 2005, 03:44:32 PM

Mr. Yon writes a pretty serious blog, I have been reading it for weeks now but this one was outstanding.

Michael Yon (http://michaelyon.blogspot.com/2005/08/gates-of-fire.html)

Title: Gates of Fire
Post by: Makarov9 on August 25, 2005, 05:43:07 PM

Wow, amazing story and pics of that firefight with Kurilla and Prosser. Some tough SOB's. to them!

Thanks for the blog link. Will be reading this one in the future.

Title: Gates of Fire
Post by: Maverick on August 25, 2005, 09:41:41 PM

Outstanding read, thanks Krusher.


Damn fine leader in that LTC. I hope he makes a full recovery and gets back to his troops. He won't feel good for real until he can return.

Title: Gates of Fire
Post by: Mickey1992 on August 26, 2005, 08:05:31 AM

Very good read.

Title: Gates of Fire
Post by: AWMac on August 26, 2005, 09:23:10 AM

Thanks for the good read Krusher.

to Kurilla and Prosser

:aok

Title: Gates of Fire
Post by: Mickey1992 on August 26, 2005, 10:01:28 AM

I have been reading through his archive and I can not recommend this blog enough.  I have seen/read a lot of stuff in the media and said to myself "Why the hell don't they do this?" or "Why don't they try that?".  I was glad to read that a lot of it is being done.

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http://michaelyon.blogspot.com/2005/08/jungle-law_10.html

Like the time when some ISF were driving and got blasted by an IED, causing numerous casualties and preventing them from recovering the vehicle. The terrorists came out and did their rifle-pumping-in-the-air thing, shooting AKs, dancing around like monkeys. Videos went 'round the world, making it appear the terrorists were running Mosul, which was pretty much what was being reported at the time.

But that wasn't the whole story. In the Yarmuk neighborhood, only terrorists openly carry AK-47s. The lawyers call this Hostile Intent. The soldiers call this Dead Man Walking.

Deuce Four is an overwhelmingly aggressive and effective unit, and they believe the best defense is a dead enemy. They are constantly thinking up innovative, unique, and effective ways to kill or capture the enemy; proactive not reactive. They planned an operation with snipers, making it appear that an ISF vehicle had been attacked, complete with explosives and flash-bang grenades to simulate the IED. The simulated casualty evacuation of sand dummies completed the ruse.

The Deuce Four soldiers left quickly with the "casualties," "abandoning" the burning truck in the traffic circle. The enemy took the bait. Terrorists came out and started with the AK-rifle-monkey-pump, shooting into the truck, their own video crews capturing the moment of glory. That's when the American snipers opened fire and killed everybody with a weapon. Until now, only insiders knew about the AK-monkey-pumpers smack-down.