tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585442725225382080.post3567298299675706521..comments2023-06-17T06:59:05.555-05:00Comments on Target: Babies in Open.<br> Fire For Effect.: The Story of the Green FlareComrade Misfithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585442725225382080.post-68493234648210014722010-04-11T20:12:37.616-05:002010-04-11T20:12:37.616-05:00It takes guts to publicly admit mistakes like that...It takes guts to publicly admit mistakes like that. Kudos, CEBM.PhysioProfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11046093902090839375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585442725225382080.post-57325082895272092082010-04-10T12:56:13.017-05:002010-04-10T12:56:13.017-05:00I know about the other use of a green flare. I gu...I know about the other use of a green flare. I guess there weren't that many colors to choose from.Comrade Misfithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585442725225382080.post-68215076892660683952010-04-09T21:49:03.217-05:002010-04-09T21:49:03.217-05:00Green flares, used in this case, have another mean...Green flares, used in this case, have another meaning: Coming from a sub, indicating you'd swimming with the fishies, if it had been a real shooting match.<br /><br />Good story about your day and a very good issue to think about: Both the fog of war, and how one can work to clear as much as possible in training, so it works to halt blue on blue in the real thing.chaoticsynapticactivityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18030483517020312776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585442725225382080.post-63091373213760940472010-04-09T09:23:12.394-05:002010-04-09T09:23:12.394-05:00Ha! And done in the blink of an eye. Just anothe...Ha! And done in the blink of an eye. Just another day in CIC. I agree with the Captain. Unfortunate, but so true.<br /><br />OSC RetAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585442725225382080.post-42410127689855390342010-04-08T19:16:47.265-05:002010-04-08T19:16:47.265-05:00RE: Reuters
I have an uncle who was a Combat Cont...RE: Reuters<br /><br />I have an uncle who was a Combat Controller for almost 30 years with 3 tours in Vietnam and 10 years in SEA.<br /><br />Two of his sayings have stuck in my mind over the years:<br /><br />"That SF patch does not mean you are immortal or invulnerable" I think that also applies to press credentials.<br /><br />"Anything you do in a combat zone-including nothing-can get you killed" I think that also applies.<br /><br />It is very difficult for pilots, no matter what they are flying, to correctly ID things on the ground.<br /><br />My sorrow goes out to all concerned.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17589564706633626409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585442725225382080.post-59744393073541668432010-04-08T12:18:51.747-05:002010-04-08T12:18:51.747-05:00Dear Miss Fit:
You had yourself a good Skipper th...Dear Miss Fit:<br /><br />You had yourself a good Skipper there.<br /><br />And, I take it in the current contretemps, you will not be among those casting the first stones. Good.<br /><br />Best regards,<br /><br />FrankFrank Van Hastehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10821687850881538546noreply@blogger.com