I was in Iraq from October 2005-October 2006. I was in five engagements with the enemy including IEDs, small arms fire and mortars. I have been to Forward Operating Base Ramadi which was across the river and outside of the city itself but one of the grittiest FOBs I went to in Iraq as it was constantly under enemy contact and the optempo was higher than the other bases due to the enemy activity in the vicinity. My opinion is the accuracy is as close as you can get. The heightened senses at the beginning of the film as the tension is building along with the fog and friction in the aftermath of the explosions and the different reactions from all the team members captures the essence of combat. In addition the rules of engagement, radio communications and ‘joint’ teamwork were on full display. The film showed Navy Seals providing overwatch for Marines, Army 101st Airborne Bradley Fighting Vehicles and Air Force jets all operating together imperfectly but towards a common goal. 🇺🇸
Back around 2003 Arboretum location won ton soup, lettuce wraps, orange chicken slammed and went hard. Those lettuce wraps must have been an aphrodisiac and it was heavily in my rotation 🤷♂️🤣
So far I’ve only seen transfers out…this year Kanye Udoh running back for Army transferred to Arizona State and last year Isiah Alston wide receiver for Army transferred to Iowa State…if any players transferred in they’d have to start college over as a freshman
Did Taaffe get taken out of the game in the 3Q before coming back in the 4th? I didn’t see him and on a couple of plays our backfield appeared to be confused about who was supposed to be where and getting on each other/frustrated after the play was over
My grandfather was a career Army officer that commissioned through Officer Candidate School (OCS). My Dad graduated from Texas and commissioned as an Army officer through OCS. I slept on a Longhorn Country rug in Kindergarten and grew up rooting for Texas and ‘playing Army’ in my backyard. I commissioned via West Point and spent a year in Iraq and threw up the Horns in photos with my platoon before going out on patrols. On the night of the ‘05 National Championship I watched from a Forward Operating Base called Anaconda. I’ve been through the dark ages of Army football and am loving what Saint Monken has done for the program. I am hopeful to sing second today but know it will be highly contested and as former Army coach Bob Sutton said ‘in this game the more desperate team wins.’ Hook’em and Go Army Beat Navy!
I have been wondering why the players aren’t putting the mouth guards of various colors hanging on their face masks in while they play…on that last drive saw that Juan Davis and Ryan Wingo already had a traditional mouthguard in while the other one bobbed around while they caught passes and ran so I guess these hanging ones on the face masks are fashion statements