Disobey a direct order???

[normiss 906]

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While I fully understand why he did what he did...I'm somewhat surprised it went all the way up the hill given the two soldiers clearly and admittedly ignored a direct order.

[normiss 906]

ooops...that story didn't cover it.
This one does

[JohnRich 4]

Oo-rah!

It sounds to me like the officers from whom they were requesting permission to help, were not on the scene, but rather were giving orders by radio. On the other hand, an officer in the thick of the fight was asking for help, by radio. And I would give priority to someone in the thick of the fight over a desk-jockey sitting comfortably somewhere else. Good for him for exercising individual initiative and saving many lives. Even if it hadn't worked at well for him, it was his personal choice, and he knew he could die by making that choice, and did it anyway.

[StreetScooby 5]

Didn't the higher ups get severe reprimands for not allowing backup fire?

We are all engines of karma

[Niki1 2]

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Didn't the higher ups get severe reprimands for not allowing backup fire?

Reprimands for "higher-ups"? When was the last time you saw that happen?

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[shropshire 0]

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Didn't the higher ups get severe reprimands for not allowing backup fire?

Reprimands for "higher-ups"? When was the last time you saw that happen?

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