So so so so so wicked.
Reading that made me feel proud 🙂
for people that didn't read the whole article.. theres some crazy points..
<< But their talent for concealment nearly cost them their lives at the muzzles of an Apache helicopter that came in, guns blazing, chasing an enemy target just beyond them.
Lying prone in their British desert fatigues with padded elbows, front torsos and legs, they were almost invisible against the dry valley floor.
They heard the sound, looked back, saw the dirt spitting up in two rows - and rolled.
The pilot must have seen them at the last moment because the strafing stopped less than a metre from their position.
Their biggest concern, it seemed, was that their coveted .50-calibre sniper rifles almost got hit. "I don't know how the .50 didn't get hit," said Alex. "We laughed after that. You gotta." >>
And the part about the 50kg backpack hustlin' @ 3500ft.. woah. 🙂
Awesome read.