Five Sets of Brothers in One US Military Battalion

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Source: [url]http://afghanistan.blogs.cnn.com/2011/02/08/a-real-life-band-of-brothers/?hpt=C1[/url]

[quote]Daniel and Joshua Beans don't spend a lot of time together and don't have much in common. But these brothers share a bond only troops who've marched into battle can fully understand. Three years ago, Daniel, a Marine corporal, and Joshua, a Marine lance corporal, patrolled the streets of Ramadi, Iraq, together as part of the same infantry unit.
“We were lucky enough to be in the same platoon," Daniel said. “We both traded out being turret gunners and drivers for our respective vehicles.”
After returning home, the Beans brothers said they felt there was still more work to do.

“Both of us feel like we have something we owe to our country,” Daniel said. “And we have the means to repay it with our service.”
The brothers started looking for another Marine Reserve unit preparing to deploy. They wanted to fight the war in Afghanistan, and that's when they volunteered for the 1st Battalion, 23rd Regiment known as the “Lone Star Battalion.”[/quote]
Good story. Click the link if this isn't tl;dr, the story goes on.

[BurningPride]

Ahhh, heroes. Something I will never have the guts to be.

[faze]

[QUOTE=BurningPride;27938350]Ahhh, heroes. Something I will never have the guts to be.[/QUOTE]
Well said sir.

[The mouse]

[img]http://www.imfdb.org/images/thumb/a/ac/Saving_Private_Ryan_poster.jpg/350px-Saving_Private_Ryan_poster.jpg[/img]

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[QUOTE=The mouse;27938415][img_thumb]http://www.imfdb.org/images/thumb/a/ac/Saving_Private_Ryan_poster.jpg/350px-Saving_Private_Ryan_poster.jpg[/img_thumb][/QUOTE]
Five [B]sets[/B] of brothers, not five brothers. (Your pic doesn't seem to be loading, but the link looks like you're referencing Saving Private Ryan).

[Mr. Someguy]

They can choose where they are assigned?

I heard that signing up for as a mechanic isn't even guaranteed to get you that position.

[faze]

[QUOTE=Mr. Someguy;27938819]They can choose where they are assigned?

I heard that signing up for as a mechanic isn't even guaranteed to get you that position.[/QUOTE]
No you can't, it's a lie. My dad joined the army under that lie in the 80's. He got stuck in Worst Korea for two years. The recruiters tell you that you get to pick, and yes you do get to choose...but it never gets fulfilled.

[Megafan]

[QUOTE=faze;27938858][B]Worst Korea[/B][/QUOTE]

It is called South Korea.