Incident with cannon at Army after game

[RUBubba]

Sorry for the late post on this, but did anyone else see the two cadets trying to control the cannon as it rolled downhill after the game?

The gun rolled over one cadet's leg and I have a feeling it broke his leg. Ambulance was there in a matter or minutes.

I hope the kid is ok and the injury does not sidetrack his military career. I do have to question the thought process of trying to handle that gun on those hills without using a vehicle to pull it. With the number of people lined up to get the shuttle busses, it could have been REALLY bad had the gun turned the other direction.
I'm sure the two cadets were just following orders.

 

[srru86]

I did not see the accident but came upon it as they loaded the poor guy in the blood bus. Hope he is OK.

When I was in ROTC there was a lot of pressure to go to Airborne School. I had no natural predilection toward jumping out of airplanes, but a combination of peer pressure and drinking the kool aid lead me to think I should give it a try. But before applying I asked my ROTC instructor what happens if I get banged up? He said if you don't heal up and pass the Physical Readiness test you lose your scholarship. At that point my wallet overtook my machismo and I said thanks but no thanks. I enjoyed my time with the Mechanized "heavy" outfits.

 

[RUich]

drinking the kool aid lead me to think I should give it a try

I would have to be drinking something a hell of a lot stronger than Kool Aid to jump out of a plane. :scream:

 

[saran]

Sorry for the late post on this, but did anyone else see the two cadets trying to control the cannon as it rolled downhill after the game?

The gun rolled over one cadet's leg and I have a feeling it broke his leg. .. I do have to question the thought process of trying to handle that gun on those hills without using a vehicle to pull it.
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I've seen the "bus hill" (behind north end zone) claim a lot of victims. Between the holes on the sides of the walks, and the rubble near the bottom, people will often go down. Only real injury I saw though was an elderly lady from Northwestern who was whisked away after hurting her knee stumbling in some scree. Certainly anything heavyish with wheels would need some caution on the hills.. I recall once going down a hill with a wheelbarrow full of concrete that almost got away. It can be harder to control than it seems

 

[RU Husky]

Why didn't our mascot run over to help? Geesh, what a cretin. No respect at all to our fallen warrior manning the howitzer.

srru- that picture brought back some memories. I was an officer in a SP155mm battery in Vietnam in 1969 and the rear door of the APC which served as our mobile FDC malfunctioned, broke loose from its cable and landed on my left foot. I was fortunate that I was able to move quickly enough out of the way and it was only a glancing blow. No major broken bones to speak of but my foot swelled so bad that I had to go bootless- during the rainy season for over a week until the swelling came down. So whenever I see a picture of a M 113, or any of its variants, I still get the goosebumps.

 

[Blitz8RUCrazy]

I would have to be drinking something a hell of a lot stronger than Kool Aid to jump out of a plane. :scream:

cocaine

 

[m1ipabrams]

I would have to be drinking something a hell of a lot stronger than Kool Aid to jump out of a plane. :scream:

Actually Airborne school was one of my favorite experiences in the military. Got to go during winter break of my senior year at RU. Though going as a Cadet kind of stunk. We were in the middle of jump week(3rd week of the course) when the air war started for the first gulf war, so they only had C130s for us to jump out of. I hate heights, but the experience was still incredible and I loved every second of the jump(once I got out of the plane).