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A fellow instructor, emptying his piece into a vehicle, testing ammunition penetration. This was done strictly for demonstration purposes. Cor Bon DPX handgun ammunition was the only manufacturer of ammunition that actually penetrated, and went through all our target object. This is the round we recommend. And this is the only round I actually carry as duty ammunition for my handgun.

The instructor shown is strictly top drawer in gun handling skills, shot placement, and in problem solving. We need shootists and instructors like him in Afghanistan, Haiti, Iraq, Rhodesia (NO! I will not call it Zimbabwe) Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, and the other areas of conflict today. It is certainly a privelege to work with this caliber of top notch people. He is a superb shootist.

One of the instructors working, with boots on the ground, teaching CQB, to Marines in Iraq. As an instructor, and as a professional soldier, his skills are superlative. He is now working in Afghanistan ...................

Former Special Forces soldier, and myself,  at vehicle defense course, in Oct, 2007. This hard core SF soldier was a member of the selection committee at Camp Mc Call during the 80's and 90's, for the Q course. He was also an operational team member. And he still maintains his gun handling skills. He's more than good. And his honor, devotion to duty, and willingness to prepare for what is coming, separates him from the VBSI&PE  (Victims By Socialist Indoctrination & Public Education) which seem to proliferate in our western society today! Good Shooting, May you always have Victory,  and :

ALL THE WAY! Airborne!
There is a lot that is asked of an instructor. You don't just stand in front of people and spout off a litany of prepared and rehearsed comments. To mentor others, and to give them what you have learned, in order to make them more proficient defenders of our way of life, and of our civilization, is physically and personally demanding. It is draining. Your stamina has to be there. We have to give our all to EVERY gunman, every worrior,  we train, every single day, every single time................................. we stand with them on the line. They're putting their lives on the line, for us, for our civilization, for our children, and for those who cannot defend themselves! Those who sacrifice for others, are the heroes in our society. We pay them to take the risks for the rest of us. They are the shield that serves as our defense. To serve them, and to train them, is an honor, and a priviledge. I shall always give them my all, every single time..................................Rick
A lot of the country in which we are employed, is hazardous, inhospitable, and strains your body. The vista which you view is breath taking, and awe inspiring. But if you are not physically up to the challenge, it can and will threaten your life. In addition to the threat conflict, terrain can be a real killer. The air is pure, the water drinkable right out of the stream.........but the hazards can be invisible. Unless you can see below the surface, can adapt, improvise, and overcome...................you will end up in a body bag, or as a carcass, being fed upon by an animal.............................. REMEMBER, in the back country, PEOPLE ARE FOOD!
Troopers from the 101 ST Abn Division, in Tikrit, Iraq, September, 2006. These guys have just returned from an exhausting patrol outside the perimeter wire, in Tikrit. All made it back to base with no casualties. They have now been rotated back to Ft. Campbell, Ky, and are home. One of them gave me his bush hat. And I wear it on a daily basis! Reminds me of my old Tiger Stripe Boonie Hat I used to wear in LRRP's. It's cut the same way. An MI friend and co-worker said that I gave my era and age away when I wear it the way I do. He said that the only guys who wear their hat the way I do, have been in the grass doing triggger time,  in the 60's and 70's! I guess he's right. These 101ST. ABN guys are all heroes. And we all need to thank for their service. This past year, perimeter and security breaches, have happened, with loss of American life. People were taken out, in their hootches. We called them crack houses. And that is just what they were, delapidated Iraqi quarters, with very little security, inside the perimeter wire. Teaches you not to become complacent about your surroundings........ Your piece neeeds to be by your side at alll times, AND HOT! People with unloaded weapons make me nervous. I run a hot range. And if you work with me, you will have a hot piece on your person. I won't work with unarmed, sacrificial lambs!