American Sniper: the Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History (2012)
“Military History /**/ 4 Five Minutes to Live DUNE BUGGIES AND MUD DON’T MIX Geared up and strapped in, I sat vibrating in the gunner’s chair of the DPV shortly after nightfall March 20, 2003, as an Air Force MH-53 lifted off the runway in Kuwait. The vehicle had been loaded into the rear of the PAVE-Low aircraft, and we were en route toward the mission we’d spent the past several weeks rehearsing. The waiting was about to come to an end; Operation Iraqi Freedom was underway.
My war was finally ...here.
I was sweating, and not just with excitement. Not knowing exactly what Saddam might have in store, we’d been ordered to wear full MOPP gear (“Mission Oriented Protective Posture,” or spacesuits to some). The suits protect against chemical attacks, but they’re about as comfortable as rubber pajamas, and the gas mask that comes with them is twice as bad.
“Feet wet!” said someone over the radio.
I checked my guns. They were ready, including the 50. All I had to do was pull back the charging handle and load.MoreLess
My war was finally ...here.
I was sweating, and not just with excitement. Not knowing exactly what Saddam might have in store, we’d been ordered to wear full MOPP gear (“Mission Oriented Protective Posture,” or spacesuits to some). The suits protect against chemical attacks, but they’re about as comfortable as rubber pajamas, and the gas mask that comes with them is twice as bad.
“Feet wet!” said someone over the radio.
I checked my guns. They were ready, including the 50. All I had to do was pull back the charging handle and load.MoreLess
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