...Operation Eagle Claw went down.
RIP, Warriors.
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...Operation Eagle Claw went down.
RIP, Warriors.
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I remember being in my 8th grade science class and the teacher telling us what happened.
It's hard to be a ACLU hating, philosophically Libertarian, socially liberal, fiscally conservative, scientifically grounded, agnostic, porn admiring gun owner who believes in self determination.
Chuck, we miss ya man.
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They sacrificed so we could learn.
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Carter ****ed the whole thing... now we have what we have in the region...
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I remember the pic of the suppressed grease gun in the charred wreckage. I was in 9th grade.
I've *heard* there was more to the op than the public knows about, like shooting-wise.
Last edited by ABNAK; 04-24-17 at 19:04.
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Not sure we can lay blame at his feet, other than waiting too long to go with the military option. From what I understand from an academic POV is every branch of the military wanted to be involved in the effort resulting in a convoluted and overly complex operation.Originally Posted by Digital_Damage
Eventually we got our people back after Reagan was sworn in but I have to wonder what the world might be like if Eagle Claw had been successful.
It's hard to be a ACLU hating, philosophically Libertarian, socially liberal, fiscally conservative, scientifically grounded, agnostic, porn admiring gun owner who believes in self determination.
Chuck, we miss ya man.
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God rest their souls. They were incredibly brave men.
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I was commissioned a 2LT the following month on 16 May 1980.
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IIRC it was because of what happened at Desert One that your former unit was created?
I can't even imagine the chaos that caused not to have the air assets that the US employs today.
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