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"Not Us. We're Not Going."

The most heart-wrenching story you’re liable to read all week — and maybe all year — is this tale of bravery and "mutiny," from Army Times. Here’s a snippet. Do yourself a favor, and read every last word. But when Strickland returned from a mission, he learned 2nd Platoon had failed to roll. “A scheduled […]

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The most heart-wrenching story you're liable to read all week -- and maybe all year -- is this tale of bravery and "mutiny," from Army Times. Here's a snippet. Do yourself a favor, and read every last word.

But when Strickland returned from a mission, he learned 2nd Platoon had failed to roll.

“A scheduled patrol is a direct order from me,” Strickland said.

“‘They’re not coming,’” Strickland said he was told. “So I called the platoon sergeant and talked to him. ‘Remind your guys: These are some of the things that could happen if they refuse to go out.’ I was irritated they were thumbing their noses. I was determined to get them down there.”

...He didn’t know 2nd Platoon had gathered for a meeting and determined they could no longer function professionally in Adhamiya — that several platoon members were afraid their anger could set loose a massacre.

“We said, ‘No.’ If you make us go there, we’re going to light up everything,” DeNardi said. “There’s a thousand platoons. Not us. We’re not going.”

(High five: PC)