06 June 2011

D+ 24,471

Grab 100 pounds of something, you can use a back pack if you want.

Find a football field.

Stand in the endzone and imagine there's someone in the bleachers at the opposite end with a machine gun who wants to shoot you.

Imagine running from where you are now, to where he is.

Imagine the distance being three times longer.

You do not have to imagine how open and exposed you are because Omaha Beach and a football field have the same level of cover and concealment.
Posted by Angus McThag at 12:38

1 comment:

  1. The Old Man16 June, 2011 11:48

    GREAT analogy. A true story of why we consider those folks the greatest generation.
    Too bloody bad the same adulation is not focused on today's "thin OD line".
    But that's up to us to ensure....

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