A group of Royal Marines reservists and colleagues from 40 Commando Royal Marines took part in Exercise Black Alligator 13 in the Mojave Desert in California at the US Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Centre in Twentynine Palms. Source: gov.uk
Nolan Peterson, Daily Signal: Why Soldiers Miss War
Army Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey Martin parked the truck outside the concrete slabs arranged in a defensive perimeter around the tactical operations center at Forward Operating Base Shank, Afghanistan.
A layer of fine brown dust hung in the air. Out in the distance, high, snow-capped mountains ringed the combined U.S.-Afghan base. C-130 transport planes and Apache helicopter gunships roared overhead at regular intervals.
“You wanna see where the rocket landed?” he asked me.
“Yeah, of course,” I replied.
“How you doing?” he asked, knowing what was in store for me later.
“I’m fine,” I replied automatically, not knowing if it was a lie. “I’m sure it’ll sink in later.”
He said nothing.
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WNU Editor: This is a fascinating read of a soldiers experience from being embedded in a war zone. And yes .... anyone and everyone who has experienced a high-stressed situation will identify with this author's observations.