Re:Getting Bin Laden: What happened that night in Abbottabad
by bdunbar on Monday August 01, 2011 @11:38AM
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I wouldn't be shocked to learn that most Americans don't know anything about the man, Geronimo.
Soldiers generally know more history than you expect. If they used Geronimo it's likely a top o' the hat to the warrior, not a call back to a hokey movie.
Especially because real soldiers never cry 'Geronimo' when they fall out of airplanes - they're counting the seconds until the chute deploys.
Also - the army especially has taken the Indian warrior thing to heart: helicopters are named after tribes, call signs and etc.
Soldiers generally know more history than you expect. If they used Geronimo it's likely a top o' the hat to the warrior, not a call back to a hokey movie.
Especially because real soldiers never cry 'Geronimo' when they fall out of airplanes - they're counting the seconds until the chute deploys.
Also - the army especially has taken the Indian warrior thing to heart: helicopters are named after tribes, call signs and etc.