Camp Gannon??? - Democratic Underground

Jara sang

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Tue May-10-05 07:54 AM
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Camp Gannon???

http://www.aljazeera.com/cgi-bin/news_service/middle_east_full_story.asp?service_id=8480

I was just scanning lunaville and found this:

On Monday night, rebels launched a counterattack 5 miles from U.S. Camp Gannon in Qaim, said U.S. Marine Capt. Jeffrey Pool.

Need to find out the origin of that name. This is beyond contempt. Anybody know how you can find out the naming process for Marine Corps FOBs?

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City of Mills

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Tue May-10-05 07:57 AM
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1. OMG!

Nah, couldn't be....could it? :shrug:

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bryant69

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Tue May-10-05 07:59 AM
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2. Well there might be a first step

Confirming that said camp actually is named Gannon. Then you might confirm that it is named after that Gannon. If step a and step b pan out than it's time to get outraged.

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MADem

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Tue May-10-05 08:11 AM
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6. The USMC wants nothing to do with that asshole

He's a fake Marine. Never mind the gay stuff, he pretended to be something he wasn't. Not smart on his part.

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Jara sang

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Tue May-10-05 11:41 AM
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8. I thought Gannon really was in the Corp. n/t

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MADem

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Tue May-10-05 08:11 AM
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7. Dupe, sorry, tricky mouse

Edited on Tue May-10-05 08:12 AM by MADem

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MADem

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Tue May-10-05 08:04 AM
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3. It is named for Captain Rick Gannon, USMC

Edited on Tue May-10-05 08:10 AM by MADem

...who died trying to save a couple of his fellow Marines.

No Guckert gate there.

On edit: found a link about the guy it was named for, for those who might not take my word for it: http://www.fallenheroesmemorial.com/oif/profiles/gannoniirichardj.html

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unhappycamper

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Tue May-10-05 08:05 AM
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4. here ya go

<snip>
Marines in Husaybah have been forced to hunker down in defensive positions. Their base, Camp Gannon, is named for Capt. Rick Gannon who died April 17, 2004. . .
<snip>

Link:
http://www.williambowles.info/gispecial/2005/gi_3b5.pdf

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12345

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Tue May-10-05 08:06 AM
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5. Do you think its similar to George I and his propensity for naming

things after Barbara? (sort of kidding)

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Minstrel Boy

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Tue May-10-05 11:45 AM
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9. It had been named "Camp Guckert,"

but CENTCOM found "Camp Gannon" easier to pronounce.

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coffeenap

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Tue May-10-05 11:47 AM
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10. LOL

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