Preoptopus posted:

Requesting Pic of that bad rear end special forces dude holding an adult rifle while wearing a white button up shirt and tie.

Preoptopus posted:

Requesting Pic of that bad rear end special forces dude holding an adult rifle while wearing a white button up shirt and tie.

Mister Speaker posted:

I'm not sure if you're thinking of the same guy, but that sounds like Mike Vining.

Preoptopus posted:

Requesting Pic of that bad rear end special forces dude holding an adult rifle while wearing a white button up shirt and tie.

Carthag Tuek posted:

"adult rifle" as in hes not himself an adult, but a child? check america.com/pictures

Shifty Nipples posted:

Snowglobe of Doom posted:

I'm assuming that was a typo/auto-correct and they meant "assault rifle"

Shifty Nipples posted:

Inceltown posted:

So here is a bit of background on this guy

Shifty Nipples posted:

Carthag Tuek posted:

ahaha ok yeah that makes more sense, sorry


ive seen that pic before, i think hes supposed to be the inspiration for the rear end in a top hat with the glasses in Sicario (dont remember his name)

OwlFancier posted:

Adult rifle as in it's got dick and ball out or adult rifle as opposed to rifles for children?

OwlFancier posted:

Adult rifle as in it's got dick and ball out or adult rifle as opposed to rifles for children?

Inceltown posted:

So here is a bit of background on this guy

fartknocker posted:

His Wikipedia page has a funny picture of him too:



That’s the glasses and expression of an accountant, not a Delta Force commando.

fartknocker posted:

His Wikipedia page has a funny picture of him too:



That’s the glasses and expression of an accountant, not a Delta Force commando.

Pookah posted:

Mike Vining comes across as a person who did his job at the time and isn't particularly interested in talking about it in the aftermath, so not a blowhard windbag.

freeedr posted:

I don’t know man, it does kind of also seem like a “go ahead and try it” face

quote:

Medal of Honor
Rank and organization: Private First Class, United States Army, Medical Detachment, 307th Infantry, 77th Infantry Division.

Place and date: Near Urasoe Mura, Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, April 29, 1945 – May 21, 1945.

Entered service at: Lynchburg, Virginia

Birth: Lynchburg, Virginia

G.O. No.: 97, November 1, 1945.

The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, March 3, 1863, has awarded in the name of The Congress the MEDAL OF HONOR to

PRIVATE FIRST CLASS DESMOND T. DOSS
UNITED STATES ARMY

for service as set forth in the following

Citation: Private First Class Desmond T. Doss, United States Army, Medical Detachment, 307th Infantry, 77th Infantry Division. Near Urasoe-Mura, Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, 29 April – 21 May 1945. He was a company aid man when the 1st Battalion assaulted a jagged escarpment 400 feet high. As our troops gained the summit, a heavy concentration of artillery, mortar and machinegun fire crashed into them, inflicting approximately 75 casualties and driving the others back. Private First Class Doss refused to seek cover and remained in the fire-swept area with the many stricken, carrying them one by one to the edge of the escarpment and there lowering them on a rope-supported litter down the face of a cliff to friendly hands. On 2 May, he exposed himself to heavy rifle and mortar fire in rescuing a wounded man 200 yards forward of the lines on the same escarpment; and two days later he treated four men who had been cut down while assaulting a strongly defended cave, advancing through a shower of grenades to within eight yards of enemy forces in a cave's mouth, where he dressed his comrades' wounds before making four separate trips under fire to evacuate them to safety. On 5 May, he unhesitatingly braved enemy shelling and small arms fire to assist an artillery officer. He applied bandages, moved his patient to a spot that offered protection from small-arms fire and, while artillery and mortar shells fell close by, painstakingly administered plasma. Later that day, when an American was severely wounded by fire from a cave, Private First Class Doss crawled to him where he had fallen 25 feet from the enemy position, rendered aid, and carried him 100 yards to safety while continually exposed to enemy fire. On 21 May, in a night attack on high ground near Shuri, he remained in exposed territory while the rest of his company took cover, fearlessly risking the chance that he would be mistaken for an infiltrating Japanese and giving aid to the injured until he was himself seriously wounded in the legs by the explosion of a grenade. Rather than call another aid man from cover, he cared for his own injuries and waited five hours before litter bearers reached him and started carrying him to cover. The trio was caught in an enemy tank attack and Private First Class Doss, seeing a more critically wounded man nearby, crawled off the litter and directed the bearers to give their first attention to the other man. Awaiting the litter bearers' return, he was again struck, this time suffering a compound fracture of one arm. With magnificent fortitude he bound a rifle stock to his shattered arm as a splint and then crawled 300 yards over rough terrain to the aid station. Through his outstanding bravery and unflinching determination in the face of desperately dangerous conditions Private First Class Doss saved the lives of many soldiers. His name became a symbol throughout the 77th Infantry Division for outstanding gallantry far above and beyond the call of duty

Aramoro posted:

I've never seen the film, Hacksaw Ridge, so no idea if it was good or not.

Aramoro posted:

When I think of bravery at war I always think of this guy

Aramoro posted:

I've never seen the film, Hacksaw Ridge, so no idea if it was good or not.

spechtie posted:

it really, really sucks.

Inceltown posted:

Wanted the dude to get tail slapped in the face so bad.

Hackers film 1995 posted:

falling down prequel lookin good

Rasmus posted:

It really, really, really, sucks.

I felt like I was watching "Simple Jack", the joke movie in "Tropic Thunder".

Blue Footed Booby posted:

It has a >8 average rating on IMDB. My assumption is its chief flaw is reflecting Gibson's politics.