OT: Danger Close

[FlourBluffHorn]

A true story! Badass Aussies and New Zealand's Battle of Ia Drang

One late afternoon in 1966, in a Vietnamese rubber plantation, 108 young and mostly inexperienced Australian and New Zealand soldiers held off a force of 2500.

 

[Son of Wasatch]

A true story! Badass Aussies and New Zealand's Battle of Ia Drang

One late afternoon in 1966, in a Vietnamese rubber plantation, 108 young and mostly inexperienced Australian and New Zealand soldiers held off a force of 2500.

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Lol, makes me think the Alamo was filled with a bunch of pussies. They had 187 and couldn't stop 2000 Mexicans.

 

[FlourBluffHorn]

Lol, makes me think the Alamo was filled with a bunch of pussies. They had 187 and couldn't stop 2000 Mexicans.

They didn't have artillery back then but 2 cannons, thats the only way Hal More and the Calvary unit held off the VC Batt was Arty rolling on the VC, it works and when ya heard the RTO talking to Red Leg calling for danger close, you had better pucker your asshole and start praying from exp....lo0l

 

[Bwilk55]

Lol, makes me think the Alamo was filled with a bunch of pussies. They had 187 and couldn't stop 2000 Mexicans.

Hey, don't talk bad about the Alamo with FBH around. He was there and doesn't take kindly to your criticism.

 

[FlourBluffHorn]

Hey, don't talk bad about the Alamo with FBH around. He was there and doesn't take kindly to your criticism.

If only we would had a couple of M60's and a few Claymores and a couple of 60mm mortar pits going....the Texas flag would be flying in Medico city!