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So we go on this foot patrol right, about three four days ago. I was following my Company Commander, so I was basically second in command. It was pretty cool to finally be put in that leadership position.
As we were walking, about an hour into it, we ended up patroling through this small neighborhood with cows, dogs, farmers and everything else. Well, we passed a sleeping dog. I thought it was dead. So I was like.." Hm." Then I seen it breathing so it was all good. As soon as I stepped away to continue on, a dog barked, woke up the sleeping one, and then as I turned around, four more were advancing on my position. The CO was aways up there by now and the rest of the patrol was moving up to my position. The lead dog of the pack, started to charge me and I yelled at it to make it go away but he didn't. He started to bite at me, and if anyone knows how dogs are out in Iraq, they are dirty, unclean, most of them are sick and have some sort of crazy disease...so I was like.." Shit. This is fucked up, I have to shoot this fucker." So as he started in on me, I clicked the selector lever on my rifle from SAFE to SEMI and I was like, " Fuck. One last chance, mutherfucker or you're getting it." well, I took a step back and he kept coming with his bites and shit like that, si I aimed at his head..but he was darting around so much that when I shot, it hit him in the hind leg. He dropped like a rock and the other dogs bailed.
Blood was shooting everywhere and the dog actually peed on himself. I guess I would too If I got shot. He was digging at the wound, rolling around yelping, actually a pretty sad sight seeing as how much I love dogs, I didn't want to do it. The other dogs rushed him and started attacking him and then another shot rang out and it was one of my Sergeants I work with trying to hit him in the head to put him out for good. He got him in the spine and the dog just kind of flopped over as the other dogs bailed again. I swear, tears were coming out of the dogs face as he layed there, shivering, staring at me. I was heart broken and the neighbors were pissed. But..if I didn't shoot him, he may have bitten me and I could have been fucked up.
Anyway. Alot of the other soldiers post up on a dirt mound and blast dogs 100m out. I'm kind of against that, but our command wants the dogs dead. For the simple reason that they carry diseases out the ass. Its sad, but this country is poor and they haven't even medicine for themselves, let alone a dog.
Anyway. I had nightmares about that dog the other night, LOL. It was nuts. I dreamt the dog was in my room barking at me and I couldn't find my rifle.
Well alright. I need food and some sleep. Keep it real, folks.
As we were walking, about an hour into it, we ended up patroling through this small neighborhood with cows, dogs, farmers and everything else. Well, we passed a sleeping dog. I thought it was dead. So I was like.." Hm." Then I seen it breathing so it was all good. As soon as I stepped away to continue on, a dog barked, woke up the sleeping one, and then as I turned around, four more were advancing on my position. The CO was aways up there by now and the rest of the patrol was moving up to my position. The lead dog of the pack, started to charge me and I yelled at it to make it go away but he didn't. He started to bite at me, and if anyone knows how dogs are out in Iraq, they are dirty, unclean, most of them are sick and have some sort of crazy disease...so I was like.." Shit. This is fucked up, I have to shoot this fucker." So as he started in on me, I clicked the selector lever on my rifle from SAFE to SEMI and I was like, " Fuck. One last chance, mutherfucker or you're getting it." well, I took a step back and he kept coming with his bites and shit like that, si I aimed at his head..but he was darting around so much that when I shot, it hit him in the hind leg. He dropped like a rock and the other dogs bailed.
Blood was shooting everywhere and the dog actually peed on himself. I guess I would too If I got shot. He was digging at the wound, rolling around yelping, actually a pretty sad sight seeing as how much I love dogs, I didn't want to do it. The other dogs rushed him and started attacking him and then another shot rang out and it was one of my Sergeants I work with trying to hit him in the head to put him out for good. He got him in the spine and the dog just kind of flopped over as the other dogs bailed again. I swear, tears were coming out of the dogs face as he layed there, shivering, staring at me. I was heart broken and the neighbors were pissed. But..if I didn't shoot him, he may have bitten me and I could have been fucked up.
Anyway. Alot of the other soldiers post up on a dirt mound and blast dogs 100m out. I'm kind of against that, but our command wants the dogs dead. For the simple reason that they carry diseases out the ass. Its sad, but this country is poor and they haven't even medicine for themselves, let alone a dog.
Anyway. I had nightmares about that dog the other night, LOL. It was nuts. I dreamt the dog was in my room barking at me and I couldn't find my rifle.
Well alright. I need food and some sleep. Keep it real, folks.