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jmg257

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9. Only one of 4 Seals in Afghanistan that survived clash with shitload of Taliban.

Reply to Peregrine Took (Reply #1)

Mon Jul 18, 2016, 07:27 PM

Jul 2016

"Mr. Luttrell was the only one of four men on the mission to survive after a violent clash with dozens of Taliban fighters.

Eight members of the SEALs and eight Army special operations soldiers who came by helicopter to rescue the original four were shot down, and all aboard were killed."

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The lone survivor is on right now....... [View all] mrmpa Jul 2016 OP

Scruffy dude? I have the sound down..what did he survive? N/t Peregrine Took Jul 2016 #1

A 2005 Afghan........... mrmpa Jul 2016 #7

Only one of 4 Seals in Afghanistan that survived clash with shitload of Taliban. jmg257 Jul 2016 #9

He looks a liiiiittle manic Stinky The Clown Jul 2016 #2

I have no need to watch a veteran lavish praise on a party that leaves veterans behind. eom MohRokTah Jul 2016 #3

Why didn't he ask why the GOPee underfunded the VA for all these years Stinky The Clown Jul 2016 #5

As I posted in another thread, he looks wasted. cwydro Jul 2016 #4

Yup....complete with blood shot eyes..... BooScout Jul 2016 #8

And they ate it all up... cwydro Jul 2016 #10

That's cause they are all bat shit crazy... BooScout Jul 2016 #13

Lol! cwydro Jul 2016 #14

Apparently the war is right here... C_U_L8R Jul 2016 #6

I agree with you............ mrmpa Jul 2016 #12

Interesting watching on mute, I don't know what he said but he looks a doc03 Jul 2016 #11