This is your Marine Corps and mine.
A US Marine was killed by a sorry, low down, bastard of an Afghan dog...and instead of being forthcoming, the leadership withheld the information.
Our Marine Corps is broken.
Via the Washington Post.
WASHINGTON — An Afghan soldier shot to death a 22-year-old Marine at an outpost in southwestern Afghanistan last month in a previously undisclosed case of apparent Afghan treachery that marked at least the seventh killing of an American military member by his supposed ally in the past six weeks, Marine officials said.
Lance Cpl. Edward J. Dycus of Greenville, Miss., was shot in the back of the head on Feb. 1 while standing guard at an Afghan-U.S. base in the Marja district of Helmand province. The exact circumstances have not been disclosed, but the Dycus family has been notified that he was killed by an Afghan soldier. Marine officials discussed the matter on condition of anonymity because it is still under investigation.Read the whole thing for yourself. My stomach is turning, I'm ready to punch walls and I would love to hear the explanation that the Corps has for with holding this info.
Time for some resignations. This is a force protection issue and violates the tenets of the Marines.
Mission accomplishment first.
Troop welfare second.
This mission in Afghanistan can't be accomplished so Troop Welfare becomes the primary mission set.
Treachery of Afghan soldiers only matched by treachery of Obama and his media not accurately picturing the timeline. Lance Cpl. #FEB1, Obama Apology #FEB24, Panetta visit decides to disarm Marines #MAR14 ... The lives of our soldiers mean J & S to these communists. A visit to our soldiers 45 days after??? Are you F'ing kidding me.
ReplyDeleteoh but its worse than what even you're talking about JD.
ReplyDeleteit looks to me like the entire military establishment has been corrupted.
THIS IS UNSAT!
One wonders if there is a link between the recent shooting of civillians and these cover ups
ReplyDeleteme and some buddies were talking about this. no one heard a whisper about this murder by the afghan. if its linked to the killings by the US soldier i wouldn't doubt it but i don't really care.
ReplyDeletethis is about trust.
this is about keeping your men informed.
this is about the basic tenets of military leadership.