Here's my response
Whoever wrote this is an fucking idiot.
In all my 38 years in the infantry I have never heard of a drill that sees soldiers throwing grenades to each other.
This is sensationalist drivel.
In 1993 upon return from Croatia we cut our Reservists loose within five days of returning. A deep down feeling told me this was wrong....
And it appears it hasn't been resolved.
excuse me but there are a few internet assholes who need to be:
a. Throat punched;
b. Keyboards and devices seized until they can figure things out; and
c. Banned from social media.
My Niner Domestic informed me that a friend of one of the fatalities wants to start a Go Fund Me. Good I say, if...
When I was awarded the MB there were two SAR guys awarded the MB. One of them - it was his second MB.
We had a short conversation only two CAF members with the wicked sense of humor we have developed.
I was at 17 Wing one day about 15 years ago. I ran into an MO with jump wings, a Ranger tab and a rack of medals.
It was one of the Dawe brothers- Phil think.
He was much humbler and more respectful than I remember him as a young lieutenant in battalion.
Jesus H Christ. I wonder how many fatalities there really are.
My thoughts at this time are with those families whose loved ones have died. May they Rest In Peace.
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