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AL MOUNT · 03-26-2007, 06:45 AM

Last Thursday I was one of three guests of the 6th Ranger Battalion,
Camp James E. Rudder, Eglin Air Force Base.
We received an update briefing and tour by the Battalion Commander and his Command Sergeant Major.
The CSM related to us the following incident that occurred to one of his E-7 Ranger Instructors (RI).

Saturday afternoon the RI, in civilian clothes, stopped at a convenience store
in Fort Walton Beach that shared a parking lot with a K-Mart.
As he came out with his purchase three Economic Opportunists jumped him.
One struck him in the back and side of the face with a length of 2x4 plank.
The guy with the plank fell almost immediately to the ground,
having acquired before he got there a broken back, neck and skull fracture.
The other two participants were seen by several onlookers
to immediately depart in pursuit of the sound barrier

The first attacker is currently in hospital in a medically induced coma.
There were sufficient witnesses that the soldier was released after deputies took his statement
He was back for duty bright and (very) early Monday morning with hardly a sign of damage.

A reporter asked the sheriff about the incident and was allegedly told

“I’ve told ‘em before not to **** with the Rangers…”......

Pistolenschutze · 03-26-2007, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by AL MOUNT

A reporter asked the sheriff about the incident and was allegedly told

“I’ve told ‘em before not to **** with the Rangers…”......

Or with anyone else who's had proper training, Al. Punks are punks, and when they make the mistake of picking the wrong target, for some reason, I have a tendency to smile.

durk · 03-26-2007, 08:07 PM

That's my kinda story!! I love it!!

ShadowHunt · 03-26-2007, 09:13 PM

Got to do what you've got to do. The dumbasses deserve it!

Lead Lobber · 03-27-2007, 01:28 AM

Gotta love this! Do to the bad guys what they thought they would do to you. Yes, definitely a theme for peace .....

LL

DWARREN123 · 03-27-2007, 09:00 AM

Training dummies, got luv'em.

WarSteed · 04-05-2007, 05:44 PM

Ahh Rangers...covered many of their firing ranges as a medic. fun group of guys.

Shooter45 · 04-05-2007, 05:52 PM

HOOAH !!!!!

03-26-2007, 06:45 AM	#1
AL MOUNT Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Cleaning my Thompson in The Foothills of the Ozark Mountains Posts: 3,107	ARMY RANGERS Last Thursday I was one of three guests of the 6th Ranger Battalion, Camp James E. Rudder, Eglin Air Force Base. We received an update briefing and tour by the Battalion Commander and his Command Sergeant Major. The CSM related to us the following incident that occurred to one of his E-7 Ranger Instructors (RI). Saturday afternoon the RI, in civilian clothes, stopped at a convenience store in Fort Walton Beach that shared a parking lot with a K-Mart. As he came out with his purchase three Economic Opportunists jumped him. One struck him in the back and side of the face with a length of 2x4 plank. The guy with the plank fell almost immediately to the ground, having acquired before he got there a broken back, neck and skull fracture. The other two participants were seen by several onlookers to immediately depart in pursuit of the sound barrier The first attacker is currently in hospital in a medically induced coma. There were sufficient witnesses that the soldier was released after deputies took his statement He was back for duty bright and (very) early Monday morning with hardly a sign of damage. A reporter asked the sheriff about the incident and was allegedly told “I’ve told ‘em before not to with the Rangers…”...... __________________ 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment 101st Airborne Division Vietnam 67-68 -->

03-26-2007, 08:07 PM	#3
durk Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 2,026	Re: ARMY RANGERS That's my kinda story!! I love it!! __________________ Durk

03-26-2007, 09:13 PM	#4
ShadowHunt V.I.P. Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 136	Re: ARMY RANGERS Got to do what you've got to do. The dumbasses deserve it! __________________ Only a government who is afraid of its people tries to disarm them.

03-27-2007, 01:28 AM	#5
Lead Lobber Former Guest Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Central California coastal area Posts: 965	Re: ARMY RANGERS Gotta love this! Do to the bad guys what they thought they would do to you. Yes, definitely a theme for peace ..... LL

03-27-2007, 09:00 AM	#6
DWARREN123 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: BETWEEN TN & KY Posts: 764	Re: ARMY RANGERS Training dummies, got luv'em. __________________ Have a nice day!

04-05-2007, 05:44 PM	#7
WarSteed V.I.P. Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 188	Re: ARMY RANGERS Ahh Rangers...covered many of their firing ranges as a medic. fun group of guys.

04-05-2007, 05:52 PM	#8
Shooter45 Administrator Join Date: Feb 2001 Contributor Posts: 8,749	Re: ARMY RANGERS HOOAH !!!!!