John Ashbrook
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Uh, yeah. It was our cow. It was six. You know what I mean? But they'd finally start to let the gloves come off. You know, I think like, I think we were, we were throttled, uh,
uh a lot through a lot of stuff but i feel like through the zarkawi days no one gave a shit how we were getting it done you know what i mean so how long were you over there or how many deployments do you have uh i think i got 10 and then like i got a bunch of like the surge and the stay lates and shit like went back and back yeah 10 deployments yeah and then uh as a sar major i i spent a lot of time there but it didn't really count as a deployment i was back and forth
uh a lot through a lot of stuff but i feel like through the zarkawi days no one gave a shit how we were getting it done you know what i mean so how long were you over there or how many deployments do you have uh i think i got 10 and then like i got a bunch of like the surge and the stay lates and shit like went back and back yeah 10 deployments yeah and then uh as a sar major i i spent a lot of time there but it didn't really count as a deployment i was back and forth
uh a lot through a lot of stuff but i feel like through the zarkawi days no one gave a shit how we were getting it done you know what i mean so how long were you over there or how many deployments do you have uh i think i got 10 and then like i got a bunch of like the surge and the stay lates and shit like went back and back yeah 10 deployments yeah and then uh as a sar major i i spent a lot of time there but it didn't really count as a deployment i was back and forth
I don't know.
I don't know.
I don't know.
Or did you fight all the way to the end of the... No, I was a SAR major. I retired in 11.
Or did you fight all the way to the end of the... No, I was a SAR major. I retired in 11.
Or did you fight all the way to the end of the... No, I was a SAR major. I retired in 11.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Oh, man, you're only young so long, you know? But I'll tell you what, with stem cells and shit, I could have stayed another 10 years if modern science was hitting.
Oh, man, you're only young so long, you know? But I'll tell you what, with stem cells and shit, I could have stayed another 10 years if modern science was hitting.
Oh, man, you're only young so long, you know? But I'll tell you what, with stem cells and shit, I could have stayed another 10 years if modern science was hitting.
I mean, why be ashamed of... Trying your best, no matter what that is, I think. Right? Mm-hmm. And I think that's really what it boils down to. I mean, yeah, I could be ashamed. Did a lot of people die? Yeah, a lot of people died. Why would you be ashamed? Did some of the wrong people die? Sure. You know what I mean? Did innocent people die? Sure. But, like, this is war.
I mean, why be ashamed of... Trying your best, no matter what that is, I think. Right? Mm-hmm. And I think that's really what it boils down to. I mean, yeah, I could be ashamed. Did a lot of people die? Yeah, a lot of people died. Why would you be ashamed? Did some of the wrong people die? Sure. You know what I mean? Did innocent people die? Sure. But, like, this is war.
I mean, why be ashamed of... Trying your best, no matter what that is, I think. Right? Mm-hmm. And I think that's really what it boils down to. I mean, yeah, I could be ashamed. Did a lot of people die? Yeah, a lot of people died. Why would you be ashamed? Did some of the wrong people die? Sure. You know what I mean? Did innocent people die? Sure. But, like, this is war.
And essentially war is you kill the bad guy and break his shit so he can't use that shit against you.