In the Company of Heroes
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In the Company of Heroes
I wasn't sure where to put this and I guess it loosely qualifies as Ranger Transportation
Anyone read/reading In the Company of Heroes by Mike Durant (pilot/POW in TFR-93)?
This Link to Book
The wife bought the book for me this weekend and so far(1/2 finished), its a pretty good read. Mr. Durant is extremely humble and is careful to give credit to those who came to his aid-hence the title I suppose.
Anyhoow, if anyone's interested, I would recommend it.
Angry
Anyone read/reading In the Company of Heroes by Mike Durant (pilot/POW in TFR-93)?
This Link to Book
The wife bought the book for me this weekend and so far(1/2 finished), its a pretty good read. Mr. Durant is extremely humble and is careful to give credit to those who came to his aid-hence the title I suppose.
Anyhoow, if anyone's interested, I would recommend it.
Angry
Angry
USA 95B 84-87, TXARNG 91B 88-89, CIV 89-present
"Yet each man kills the thing he loves, some do it with a bitter look, some with a flattering word, the coward does it with a kiss, and the brave man with the sword. " -Oscar Wilde
USA 95B 84-87, TXARNG 91B 88-89, CIV 89-present
"Yet each man kills the thing he loves, some do it with a bitter look, some with a flattering word, the coward does it with a kiss, and the brave man with the sword. " -Oscar Wilde
Hell of a book. Traded Band of Brothers for it, and loved every damn page. Not to be confused with "In the Company of Soldiers" ....got tired of the liberal writer floating his boat about how he did this and that, and advised so and so to do this. Good book when he wasn't bashing the Bush administration.
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Bishop,Bishop wrote:Looks like I find my my next book to read. Thanks.
I read Band of Brothers and enjoyed it.
You might also like Ghost Soldiers by Hampton Sides. It is about LTC Henry Mucci and the 6th Ranger Battalion's liberation of the Cabanatuan POW Camp in WWII. If you have heard of the Bataan Death March, this was the POW's destination afterward.
It is a fascinating story and I hear this is supposed to be released as a movie in '04 with Mark Canseuco(sp?) as Col. Mucci.
Angry
Angry
USA 95B 84-87, TXARNG 91B 88-89, CIV 89-present
"Yet each man kills the thing he loves, some do it with a bitter look, some with a flattering word, the coward does it with a kiss, and the brave man with the sword. " -Oscar Wilde
USA 95B 84-87, TXARNG 91B 88-89, CIV 89-present
"Yet each man kills the thing he loves, some do it with a bitter look, some with a flattering word, the coward does it with a kiss, and the brave man with the sword. " -Oscar Wilde
Have not had the courage to read the book. Met with Durant, and told him "Thank You" based on what my Ranger buddies told me. I own it, and will most likely start reading it around October. I hear he tells it like it is..
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Task Force Ranger 1993
For those who fight for it, freedom has a flavor the protected will never know.
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RS 9-92
Task Force Ranger 1993
For those who fight for it, freedom has a flavor the protected will never know.
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This is possibly the best book I have ever read. I'm half way through it and it is pretty graphic, he pulls no punches. What I found most shocking is how he's treated after he's captured. His captors actually cared for him and joked with him as much as they could considering they speak different languages.
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I saw an interview with Mr. Durant on one of our local stations(KSAT12) and it appears that his humble demeanor is evident in the interview as well as the book.
Angry
Angry
Angry
USA 95B 84-87, TXARNG 91B 88-89, CIV 89-present
"Yet each man kills the thing he loves, some do it with a bitter look, some with a flattering word, the coward does it with a kiss, and the brave man with the sword. " -Oscar Wilde
USA 95B 84-87, TXARNG 91B 88-89, CIV 89-present
"Yet each man kills the thing he loves, some do it with a bitter look, some with a flattering word, the coward does it with a kiss, and the brave man with the sword. " -Oscar Wilde