michael parris heuberger
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Hi. I will have to ask him. He is now Homeland Security. He is 55 or 56 now.
Russia and Ukraine
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Bumblebee
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His name doesn't ring any bells but I worked with a lot of people over the years and sometimes I can't even remember the names of guys who went through my team.
We primarily worked closer with SEALs, Delta, Rangers and Marine Force Recon people but we also worked with a few conventional forces as well here and there..
........and I can't remember the names of any of the people we worked with......I'm bad with names....now faces I remember...
Bumblebee
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Crazy how that happens....
Some people can remember names so easily.....one of our former Chief of Defense Staff (commanding general) was like that....he would meet someone once and even if he doesn't see them again for years, he remembers their name......
Someone who I recognize will walk up to me and say "Hi Bill" and for the life of me I can't remember their name and feel like a heel....
Bumblebee
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I was at the grocery store this morning and the guy who takes care of the bread section was there with his son who was hanging out with him and helping a bit...
This son is a former Canadian soldier and is part of the international brigade fighting in Ukraine...I talked to him for well over an hour about how things are there......
They absolutely love Zelenskyy......he visits them and goes into the trenches and always treats them with the utmost respect often thanking them for being there......he said they had a couple Russian POWs they were taking to the HQ and when they saw Zelenskyy they begged him to let them fight for him against Russia, one of them kissed Zelenskyy's hand and he said he has never seen something like that before so was kind of shocked.....
He also said most of the Russians are poorly trained and equipped.....they've captured some wearing clothes taken off the dead who were transported back to Russia, there was still blood stains on some of it.....and they were wearing armor vests with cardboard or wood in it because they didn't have anymore ceramic plates....most if not all the Russians and North Koreans they have captured were all hungry, some of them hadn't had anything to eat for days, he said they ate everything they gave them and were looking for more....
One guy they captured was lost from his unit for a week or more and stumbled into their trench lines, he had no ammo, and said he was only given one magazine when he got off the truck.
He said they were a bit worried when they heard North Korea has joined the fight but the first firefight they had with them, they killed and captured an entire battalion pretty quickly....they had Russian officers leading them.....they had no medics and very little support and supply capabilities......and none of them wanted to be there....at all......most denounced their loyalty to North Korea and were more than content if they never went back.....He said they took them to a detention area and they have never seen a TV before so the guards put them in a room where there are TVs and there's not one peep out of them...
They brought in a bunch of X Boxes and he said it is like babysitting toddlers.....except these ones make their beds, clean up after themselves and all want to fight for Ukraine......he said it's a really weird thing to see....
He heads back over soon and hopes the ceasefire happens but none of them trust anything that comes out of Putin's mouth so are ready to keep on fighting if they have to....
He said I should go over and join them as there are a few old retired guys there and a quite a few former special forces guys who formed a unit on their own. I laughed and said no thank you.....
This son is a former Canadian soldier and is part of the international brigade fighting in Ukraine...I talked to him for well over an hour about how things are there......
They absolutely love Zelenskyy......he visits them and goes into the trenches and always treats them with the utmost respect often thanking them for being there......he said they had a couple Russian POWs they were taking to the HQ and when they saw Zelenskyy they begged him to let them fight for him against Russia, one of them kissed Zelenskyy's hand and he said he has never seen something like that before so was kind of shocked.....
He also said most of the Russians are poorly trained and equipped.....they've captured some wearing clothes taken off the dead who were transported back to Russia, there was still blood stains on some of it.....and they were wearing armor vests with cardboard or wood in it because they didn't have anymore ceramic plates....most if not all the Russians and North Koreans they have captured were all hungry, some of them hadn't had anything to eat for days, he said they ate everything they gave them and were looking for more....
One guy they captured was lost from his unit for a week or more and stumbled into their trench lines, he had no ammo, and said he was only given one magazine when he got off the truck.
He said they were a bit worried when they heard North Korea has joined the fight but the first firefight they had with them, they killed and captured an entire battalion pretty quickly....they had Russian officers leading them.....they had no medics and very little support and supply capabilities......and none of them wanted to be there....at all......most denounced their loyalty to North Korea and were more than content if they never went back.....He said they took them to a detention area and they have never seen a TV before so the guards put them in a room where there are TVs and there's not one peep out of them...
They brought in a bunch of X Boxes and he said it is like babysitting toddlers.....except these ones make their beds, clean up after themselves and all want to fight for Ukraine......he said it's a really weird thing to see....
He heads back over soon and hopes the ceasefire happens but none of them trust anything that comes out of Putin's mouth so are ready to keep on fighting if they have to....
He said I should go over and join them as there are a few old retired guys there and a quite a few former special forces guys who formed a unit on their own. I laughed and said no thank you.....
Red05
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Wow, thanks for informative, boots on the ground first hand input.
Red05
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No coincidence
Right after the phone call with Putin, Trump cancels the search for missing Ukrainian children, probably absolving Putin of much guilt. The more details leaked, the less this watered down ceasefire looks like a good outcome for Ukraine.
Shame on me for expecting more and shame on President Trump period.
Right after the phone call with Putin, Trump cancels the search for missing Ukrainian children, probably absolving Putin of much guilt. The more details leaked, the less this watered down ceasefire looks like a good outcome for Ukraine.
Shame on me for expecting more and shame on President Trump period.
Red05
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How short a memory
From the White House:
“ The blood and treasure that both Ukraine and Russia have been spending in this war would be better spent on the needs of their people."
Notice the omission that Putin and Russia started it. Illegally.
Later in the article:
"This conflict should never have started and should have been ended long ago with sincere and good faith peace efforts”
No crap. Can you slather on a little more BS?
Time for responsibility to take over from posturing and partisanship. Putin is having a tea party to discuss the fate of a nation. Time to stop talking about a “great talk” and actually say something.
From the White House:
“ The blood and treasure that both Ukraine and Russia have been spending in this war would be better spent on the needs of their people."
Notice the omission that Putin and Russia started it. Illegally.
Later in the article:
"This conflict should never have started and should have been ended long ago with sincere and good faith peace efforts”
No crap. Can you slather on a little more BS?
Time for responsibility to take over from posturing and partisanship. Putin is having a tea party to discuss the fate of a nation. Time to stop talking about a “great talk” and actually say something.
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