Joel Struthers

There's going to be a couple hours delay before we had our ride to the, uh, the hotel. And there was all the, uh, it was the army at the time, just all their sections. And I just remember watching and listening to the, the army way, right? Just that, uh, you know, Hey corporal, get the fuck out, you know, whatever, you know, that kind of, you know, and just the similarities, uh,

There's going to be a couple hours delay before we had our ride to the, uh, the hotel. And there was all the, uh, it was the army at the time, just all their sections. And I just remember watching and listening to the, the army way, right? Just that, uh, you know, Hey corporal, get the fuck out, you know, whatever, you know, that kind of, you know, and just the similarities, uh,

There's going to be a couple hours delay before we had our ride to the, uh, the hotel. And there was all the, uh, it was the army at the time, just all their sections. And I just remember watching and listening to the, the army way, right? Just that, uh, you know, Hey corporal, get the fuck out, you know, whatever, you know, that kind of, you know, and just the similarities, uh,

That it's like controlled chaos and anxiety or whatever the word is, you know, you just, you can get the, the private writing or yes, RJ, you know, and just what the fuck you doing? It was just interesting to see the, it's impossible to be right. Whatever you're doing is wrong, but it was more like, you know, it was the similarities, but you know, the differences, but so it was neat.

That it's like controlled chaos and anxiety or whatever the word is, you know, you just, you can get the, the private writing or yes, RJ, you know, and just what the fuck you doing? It was just interesting to see the, it's impossible to be right. Whatever you're doing is wrong, but it was more like, you know, it was the similarities, but you know, the differences, but so it was neat.

That it's like controlled chaos and anxiety or whatever the word is, you know, you just, you can get the, the private writing or yes, RJ, you know, and just what the fuck you doing? It was just interesting to see the, it's impossible to be right. Whatever you're doing is wrong, but it was more like, you know, it was the similarities, but you know, the differences, but so it was neat.

And then, um, so we, We started training between ourselves. You know, this is a long time ago, so I don't remember the duration, but the SBS and the SAS guys taught us the techniques that were needed, and we were issued right off the bat when we got to the Sheraton was the Iraqi-built MP5.

And then, um, so we, We started training between ourselves. You know, this is a long time ago, so I don't remember the duration, but the SBS and the SAS guys taught us the techniques that were needed, and we were issued right off the bat when we got to the Sheraton was the Iraqi-built MP5.

And then, um, so we, We started training between ourselves. You know, this is a long time ago, so I don't remember the duration, but the SBS and the SAS guys taught us the techniques that were needed, and we were issued right off the bat when we got to the Sheraton was the Iraqi-built MP5.

Yeah, so they had, yep. So these were all taken. You guys had obviously cleared some of these bunkers, and there was these Iraqi-stamped MP5s, so they had the ability to, I guess, make them themselves, but they were not your HK-built MP5s. Still nine mil though? Yes. So anyway.

Yeah, so they had, yep. So these were all taken. You guys had obviously cleared some of these bunkers, and there was these Iraqi-stamped MP5s, so they had the ability to, I guess, make them themselves, but they were not your HK-built MP5s. Still nine mil though? Yes. So anyway.

Yeah, so they had, yep. So these were all taken. You guys had obviously cleared some of these bunkers, and there was these Iraqi-stamped MP5s, so they had the ability to, I guess, make them themselves, but they were not your HK-built MP5s. Still nine mil though? Yes. So anyway.

So we, I just remember we're up on the third floor. We got there or whatever the second floor that we had and we're cleaning them, stripping them. And the head SAS guy, his name was Taff while he was a Welsh, right? Big fucker. And in fact, he was, he wrote, he wrote a book. It wasn't, he was in the other detachment, not Bravo 2-0, but he's the one that they went on wheels over the border.

So we, I just remember we're up on the third floor. We got there or whatever the second floor that we had and we're cleaning them, stripping them. And the head SAS guy, his name was Taff while he was a Welsh, right? Big fucker. And in fact, he was, he wrote, he wrote a book. It wasn't, he was in the other detachment, not Bravo 2-0, but he's the one that they went on wheels over the border.

So we, I just remember we're up on the third floor. We got there or whatever the second floor that we had and we're cleaning them, stripping them. And the head SAS guy, his name was Taff while he was a Welsh, right? Big fucker. And in fact, he was, he wrote, he wrote a book. It wasn't, he was in the other detachment, not Bravo 2-0, but he's the one that they went on wheels over the border.

Nice guy, big guy, gentle giant. But I could just see him watching us, right? Trying to figure out who these, and I'm sure me, because you know, the CVs would have come through, right? And they're all expert males. So he understands that they have a level of training. But he was like watching Joel, right? Because the Legionnaire, what does that mean? And then we, we went downstairs and,

Nice guy, big guy, gentle giant. But I could just see him watching us, right? Trying to figure out who these, and I'm sure me, because you know, the CVs would have come through, right? And they're all expert males. So he understands that they have a level of training. But he was like watching Joel, right? Because the Legionnaire, what does that mean? And then we, we went downstairs and,

Nice guy, big guy, gentle giant. But I could just see him watching us, right? Trying to figure out who these, and I'm sure me, because you know, the CVs would have come through, right? And they're all expert males. So he understands that they have a level of training. But he was like watching Joel, right? Because the Legionnaire, what does that mean? And then we, we went downstairs and,

The KBR security was run, they had their own little security run, and it was a gentleman named John Jones, he was ex-Delta, had been on the failed Iranian rescue attempt.

The KBR security was run, they had their own little security run, and it was a gentleman named John Jones, he was ex-Delta, had been on the failed Iranian rescue attempt.