tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post6495864309171776929..comments2023-11-03T09:36:22.100-04:00Comments on In From the Cold: Leave No Man BehindGeorge Smileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07049707648660651119noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-72945482607432992022008-04-16T22:16:00.000-04:002008-04-16T22:16:00.000-04:00The knowledge that his brothers will come and get ...The knowledge that his brothers will come and get him and never give up until they accomplish that mission, is what allows the Soldier to put his life on the line for his mission. That's why we will never leave a fallen comrade. And that's why someone who would never put his life on the line for another man will never understand it.Jordan Inmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02326914240307886525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-84750120300873251852008-04-15T23:47:00.000-04:002008-04-15T23:47:00.000-04:00I think if you re-read the Yale article you'll fin...I think if you re-read the Yale article you'll find some analysis that actually supports the "no man left behind" code of conduct, and that some of the Yalites do get it. The real issue though, and I see this in a lot of the comments,is that military people- and I'm a Ranger Creed reciting member of this faction - are often the worst at assessing themselves and their organizations critically when it comes to these deeply embedded issues. The "no man left behind" code of conduct is hardly the type of unemotional issue that us military professionals would find worthy of compromise, but just think about, fly on instruments, before you leap at the jugulars of the academics. Our community is better off when we attempt to embrace these contrarian ideas, and THEN reject them and come back home.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11987967633496346647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-24679758810377735272008-04-15T18:06:00.000-04:002008-04-15T18:06:00.000-04:00I think that unless you have been a part of a grou...I think that unless you have been a part of a group of people that train and prepare to go to war, and rely solely on each other for their own lives, you can not possible understand the idea behind leaving no man behind. When you rely on somebody to keep you alive, and vice versa, you develop a brotherhood stronger than blood. <BR/><BR/>Its not that our country sacrifices lives in search for a fallen man, it is our troops that volunteer to give their life for their brother.<BR/><BR/>I am proud of the tradition and I would willingly lay down my life if it meant bringing my brother home to his family, dead or alive.infantry_scout11bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05549395408076963642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-75566476799050610502008-04-01T01:26:00.000-04:002008-04-01T01:26:00.000-04:00It is very sad that those people have no concept o...It is very sad that those people have no concept of honor or duty.SwampWomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08395051552137680646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-62791970487155444162008-03-31T20:42:00.000-04:002008-03-31T20:42:00.000-04:00It's obvious that the profs at Yale have not serve...It's obvious that the profs at Yale have not served in uniform - and they don't have a clue behind the concept of "no man left behind". <BR/><BR/>Those of us who have served know what it is - we take care of each other, in good times and in bad, regardless of the circumstances. That guy or gal that you may not like at work or in the barracks may be the person in the foxhole next to you - and you have to rely on them to get out of the mess that you are in. We train as a team, and we win or lose as a team. We honor those that have given their lives in the service of our country by being there for their family in their hour of need. Does Yale, Exxon, IBM, Microsoft or other companies do that for their employees?<BR/><BR/>I had the duty of being the decedent affairs coordinator for the hospital at MCAGCC 29 palms. I made it my number one priority to make sure that the deceased Marine or Sailor was taken care of and ready to go home to his/her family the way that I would want it to happen to me if I had died on active duty. We ask the members of our Military to do so much, especially in this time - the least we should do is to make sure that we account for all of our fallen and send them home with the dignity and respect that is due to them.fmfnavydochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10714903349176056488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-20759448243233224582008-03-31T18:55:00.000-04:002008-03-31T18:55:00.000-04:00That reads like a parody of what you'd expect from...That reads like a parody of what you'd expect from a place like Yale. "We place too much emphasis on having a body to bury." Good grief.<BR/><BR/>Furthermore, that's a very quick and slippery slope. During the battle that insued for the recovery of Robers a PJ was struck and presumed dead, however he was not actually checked for a pulse. Turns out he was probably alive and was killed later. When do you decide "we're not going to get that guy"?Chris Mayhewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09118170388140634886noreply@blogger.com