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SWATJester_os
August 5th, 2005, 05:17 PM
One of the guys from my unit, John Crawford, was on the daily Show the other night, for his book "The Last True Story I'll Ever Tell"....

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/157322314X/002-4841393-1423200?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance

Check it out, it's REALLY good.
FaKToR
August 5th, 2005, 05:18 PM
I was gonna ask you about that.
Captain Colon
August 5th, 2005, 05:31 PM
Bought.
knute
August 5th, 2005, 06:11 PM
Wishlisted, 'cause I have no money.

I also whored myself out and said your review was helpful.
SWATJester_os
August 5th, 2005, 06:43 PM
Did anyone see the show? Is there a clip of it online or something? I ask cause I didn't actually see the TV spot, one of my buddies in 91W school called me up and told me about it.


Yay for amazon delivery byt he 8th....but how come shipping date is estimated the 4th and it's not shipped yet?
Agent Law
August 5th, 2005, 08:19 PM
It sounds like something to read. On the Daily Show, Crawford said that he wrote the stuff during and a couple of months after his tour. There is mention of how all the stuff isn't completely processed, so it's in the raw and makes it more interesting.
FaKToR
August 5th, 2005, 08:20 PM
Would it have the really long friendly fire incident in there?
marty
August 5th, 2005, 10:00 PM
Definitely going to buy.
BAS
August 5th, 2005, 10:16 PM
http://www.comedycentral.com/sitewide/media_player/play.jhtml?itemId=16862&poppedFrom=_shows_the_daily_show_videos_most_recen t_index.jhtml&
SWATJester_os
August 5th, 2005, 11:24 PM
Would it have the really long friendly fire incident in there?

Which one? The one where 1st AD (2-3 FA) shot at our sniper team? Or the one where the two 1st AD units from 1-36 IN (M) shot at each other for like an hour?


Regardless, it may have that specific in there. I definately remember seeing complaints about 1st AD in there in general, as well as the ADA people nearly shooting us. Then again, he may have edited since I read what he had written in Iraq.
GoatChomper
August 6th, 2005, 05:24 AM
Swat, question: his NPR interview was on the other night, and the announcer's introduction included a statement that the 3rd ID was promised a deployment of no more than three months' duration OCONUS. True or false?
General Bordinko
August 6th, 2005, 01:40 PM
Im gonna pick it up on payday.

I also said that the review was helpful.
gYmBaG
August 6th, 2005, 04:23 PM
looks good, im going to buy it next friday when i get paid!
SWATJester_os
August 6th, 2005, 06:11 PM
Swat, question: his NPR interview was on the other night, and the announcer's introduction included a statement that the 3rd ID was promised a deployment of no more than three months' duration OCONUS. True or false?

True. They had an entire brigade on planes on the runway at BIAP and they pulled everyone off.
SWATJester_os
August 6th, 2005, 08:45 PM
Yay my two copies have arrived!
gYmBaG
August 7th, 2005, 07:14 AM
Yay my two copies have arrived!
yay one for you and one for me! jk i want to get one soo bad but i dont get paid till next friday, and i have no money :(
SWATJester_os
August 7th, 2005, 06:57 PM
Finished reading it.

I'm mentioned a couple times as "one soldier".

I got confused a couple times because half the names were changed, guess so as to not have to get permission from soldiers being viewed in a negative light. It's mostly just the rangers, and the people involved in the theft incident, but even still.