tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post8397554308122632880..comments2024-03-28T23:57:50.103-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: The 'death' of a (mechanical) comrade in armsPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-47887454983491843482012-01-03T18:22:22.075-06:002012-01-03T18:22:22.075-06:00The few EOD guys I interacted with generally viewe...The few EOD guys I interacted with generally viewed their robots merely as nifty gadgets. However, I could see such an affection happening. If my platoon could adopt a stay dog that never did us any good, EOD could certainly adopt an exceedingly useful robot.Aphaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14365660054244340375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-16152895153055894002012-01-03T17:18:10.043-06:002012-01-03T17:18:10.043-06:00I am EOD, and I was in Iraq. As far as the previo...I am EOD, and I was in Iraq. As far as the previous poster said, it is true that every bot that goes down in the line of duty means one more family that <i>doesn't</i> get that dreaded knock by officers in class-a's. So, yeah, it's only equipment, but we do get attached. I, personally, have lost 4 bots like that. 4 times that my wife wasn't a widow and my kids weren't orphans. As far as anthropamorphising them, we named them, noticed and recorded their "personalities," and kept track of their service numbers after we passed them on to replacing teams. One time my team member and I married two of them together (it's a long story), and were caught during the ceremony. It did end up getting us both a 4 day pass to Qatar....Raven Prometheushttp://www.ruminationsoftheraven-wolf.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-12017667785862791452012-01-03T09:15:56.869-06:002012-01-03T09:15:56.869-06:00Can't speak to EOD, but one of my fellow air-a...Can't speak to EOD, but one of my fellow air-ambulance pilots treated his plane a lot like that - both the petting and the comments on ancestry and hopes of salvation! He and the King Air had survived some hairy flights and he tended to give credit to the plane. He was a darn good stick so the rest of us pretty much left him alone.<br /><br />LittleRed1Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-59556642064781244542012-01-03T04:19:33.532-06:002012-01-03T04:19:33.532-06:00While not an Iraq/Afghanistan veteran, I am a USAF...While not an Iraq/Afghanistan veteran, I am a USAF veteran who has known and associated with several EOD personnel over the years.<br /><br />While I cannot speak from any sense of authority on the matter, this sounds exactly like something an EOD unit would do, mainly because if the robot wasn't available they would have just lost a live team member.<br /><br />The taking the robot fishing seems a bit much, but who knows, EOD are a very superstitious lot.Lance R. Peakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619320967131771753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-78736136641852033602012-01-02T23:49:16.595-06:002012-01-02T23:49:16.595-06:00Rest in Peace Scooby.
You've done more for Am...Rest in Peace Scooby.<br /><br />You've done more for America than all those OWS morons put together.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com