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Originally Posted by Outofdodge  ...the standard on the other hand gets the only Army comment without someone to attribute it to? Give me a break... |
What do you mean “…without someone to attribute it to?” Did you miss it?
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Separately, we received this statement from Major Steven F. Lamb, the deputy Public Affairs Officer for Multi National Division-Baghdad:
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I’ve been down this road before;
Slandering the troops
I’ve read some of Beauchamp’s accounts and various other discussions about it. The general consensus is that much of what Beauchamp claims could simply not occur. Like the claim that a soldier was running down dogs with a Bradley.
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One particular day, he killed three dogs. He slowed the Bradley down to lure the first kill in, and, as the diesel engine grew quieter, the dog walked close enough for him to jerk the machine hard to the right and snag its leg under the tracks. The leg caught, and he dragged the dog for a little while, until it disengaged and lay twitching in the road. A roar of laughter broke out over the radio. Another notch for the book.
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Maybe one of our military guys could comment on sneaking up on a dog with a whisper quiet Bradley and then making a sharp turn to hit it. I’ve read comments by veterans about breaking convoy formation putting the convoy in danger from snipers and RPG’s. They’re on alert for IED’s and snipers in windows. Putting others in danger to kill a dog for sport doesn’t sound to me like something that’s going to happen much more than once.
Or Beauchamp’s account of changing a flat tire on a Humvee in the middle of raw sewage. Why would someone stop in the middle of raw sewage to change a run-flat tire?
You should be getting the idea. Beauchamp was making statements that didn’t wash with too many folks. The New Republic was swearing it was all true. They even referred to serious breeches of conduct as “pranks”. And yes, I do get upset when someone is making up crap that makes our military look bad.