That Time a Rocket Launcher Almost Killed My SEAL Team in Afghanistan
We examined the Taliban campsite again and did our best to work out exactly what they’d been doing there. It clearly was not a makeshift or impromptu site.
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Brandon Webb, a former Navy SEAL sniper and Naval Special Warfare Sniper Course Manager, is renowned for training some of America's legendary snipers. He is a multiple New York Times Bestselling Author, Entrepreneur, and Speaker. Webb is the Editor-in-Chief of the SOFREP news team, a collective of military journalists.
We examined the Taliban campsite again and did our best to work out exactly what they’d been doing there. It clearly was not a makeshift or impromptu site.
During my time in the Navy SEALs I saw examples of very good and very bad leadership. When it was good, it was life-changing. Bad? Watch out.
I started carefully documenting all his bad behavior, every incident I could think of.
My first shooting test was coming up. No way was this faulty scope going to flush me from sniper school.
As we started setting up, I shone my flashlight on one spot on the ground — and sure enough, there at my feet was a fire pit.
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This piece is dedicated to Carlos Hathcock, the legendary Marine sniper with the 93 confirmed kills in Vietnam.
They talk about it to this day. I’ll tell you what, though, I never lied to the platoon again.
“Modern Warriors” is giving veterans a platform to tell their stories. These stories need to be told and I only hope America has the courage to listen.
It’s time for new leadership in America; this much is clear to me. It’s time to fix the stupid. Let’s just hope we still have people brave enough to take it on.
ALICE pack is the father of the MOLLE system. But as this story tells, it can also be a tool of severe punishment!