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Originally Posted by Homer
Some interesting things can start to happen when you combine guard units into composite divisional battalions and squadrons. Depending on the lineage of the original troops/companies/batteries you could have a unit whose antecedent subunits had squared off against each other. It’d be water under the bridge, but would definitely be a touch of color.
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I had the (dubious) pleasure of serving in a composite battalion, formed by throwing together an active-duty company, half of one state's national guard battalion (including most of the command staff), a company from another state's guard and random individual replacements, all into new composite companies. Let's just say it took a little while for everyone to settle down and get used to working together as a unit  , working out the individual unit pride and attitudes and resentments...
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I love the smell of napalm in the morning. You know, one time we had a hill bombed, for 12 hours. When it was all over, I walked up. We didn't find one of 'em, not one stinkin' body. The smell, you know that gasoline smell, the whole hill. Smelled like... victory. Someday this war's gonna end...
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