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40 Army Ranger students hit by lightning

The students were learning lightning protection protocols at the time of the incident. Ref. Source 6g

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There are some things you can be prepared for and then some things that not even an Army Ranger can handle - mother nature is the ultimate warmonger.

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How 1st Female Army Ranger Grads Proved 'Skeptical' Men Wrong

The first two women to graduate the elite school share their... [..] When other men were "Too broken" And "Too tired" To help, the women stepped up and even acted as if they wanted the extra weight, proving how motivated they were, the Rangers said. Ref. Source 4h

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That's great. When you have something to prove it tends to motivate you beyond what might be normal or seem normal.

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Pentagon: Friendly fire may have killed 2 Army Rangers in Afghanistan;

The Pentagon said Friday that two U.S. Army Rangers killed in a night raid against an Islamic State compound in Afghanistan this week may have died from friendly fire. Ref. Source 8f.

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This is sad if they did get hit by friendly fire. This is a risk in any fire fight. I would hope that lessons are learned and people are more aware of where their buddies are so this does not happen again.

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There is noting more chaotic than a battlefield. People are shouting, rifles and machine guns are firing, explosions, bullets are literally whizzing past close enough to hear. The tracers make it eerily beautiful as they etch a modern art scene that lasts for a split second and then evaporates. And the smell of it all. Yes, there is even a smell to war.

All this overwhelms your senses. In chaos like this 'friendly fire' incidents happen on occasion. But they happen less often than you would imagine given the chaotic nature of battle. That is due to the incredibly good training our soldiers receive. That these were Army Rangers means they received even more training. The Rangers are one of the premier assault forces in the world.

I feel for those two brave Rangers and especially for their families. Losing a loved one in a place far away is hard. Then hearing it may have been due to 'friendly fire' makes it harder still. Hopefully, one day we'll evolve to where we don't need soldiers and don't fight wars, but I doubt it. Call me a cynic.

Let me leave you with this. We in the military have a saying regarding 'friendly fire.' It goes, "Friendly fire… isn't." There's very little friendly about a bullet ripping through you at 2300 feet per second.

Edited: Abnninja on 29th Apr, 2017 - 12:20pm