The Wolf works mainly ITW, but one of my biggest fears was always him being called out to retrieve a downed/disabled vehicle, and having a remote IED detonated. This is precisely why most downed/disabled helos, and possibly other assets, are destroyed (via airstrike) rather than retrieved, to prevent the loss of (more) personelle.
While I though the tactic of luring sodliers out specifically with the intent of remote detonating an IED was despicable, I did, kind of, understand it as a tactic.But to lure MEDICS out and remote detonate an IED? To specifically target medical personelle?
My heart keeps finding new ways to break in this war.
(note: neither of the recent casualties was my friend the medic ... but still ...)
But still indeed. People dedicaged to helping others - including injured Afgans - should not have to die like that. They are officiall listed as non-combatants (yeah, I know). Bless both of them and their families. And You!
ReplyDeleteThis one broke my heart, too... for just the same reasons. I was briefly just furious, but it resolved itself quickly into just being sad. Sad for our friend, for the friends and family of these two, for my hubby and his team who did the repat today, for the people who are still under the thumb of this EVIL in spite of the efforts and losses of so many people... there are just no words. My mind knows that it will take an entire generation, maybe two, to undo the harm done by this regime in such a short time... but my heart wishes there was a way to do it faster.
ReplyDeleteThere was an incident that M was involved in where they weren't sure if the ANA were in on a plot to take their patrol to an IED (fake) and get hit by an IED on the way. One of the scouts found the armed IED, a team came in to disable it, and upon arriving at the reported destination, found the fake IED to be full of sand... scary shit.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, my people here in CFB Nowhere were heavily effected by the incident you write about. Most of my friends here are from Pet, and some of them were very close to Cpl Giesbrecht. It's always hard to lose one of our own, but harder still to watch your friends deal with the loss personally.