Re: Better trained?

["swan" <swan@haysco.net>]

Ed, the point is this: I heard the men of the 24th and 25th Inf. Divisions
referred to here as 'garritroopers." These men were outnumbered and
out-gunned by a very determined enemy. They suffered tremendous losses, but
still they hung  in there. Many of the causalities in Gulf War II seem to be
the result of accidents and mistakes. I don't know if these are because of
poor leadership or poor training, but it seems that our troops in this war
are proving to be their own worst enemies. I think that the North Koreans
might be making the same observations.



----- Original Message -----
From: "Ed Evanhoe" <evanhoe@arbuckleonline.com>
To: <KOREAN-WAR-L@listproc.cc.ku.edu>
Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 6:54 AM
Subject: Re: Better trained?


> At 06:10 AM 3/24/2003 -0600, you wrote:
> >There was some discussion here about the "poorly trained" troops during
> >the early days of the Korean War. Gulf War II is producing numerous
tragic
> >comedies of error. Who is training the helicopter pilots now?
>
> Not sure what your point is about "who is training helicopter pilots" but
> every war has its share of what you refer to as  "comedies of error."
>
> Ed
> Ed Evanhoe, PO Box 916, Antlers, OK, 74523-0916
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>