Call of Booty

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🗓️ 21 May 2024

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Raymond Christian is back with a story that gives whole new meaning to the phrase “rear infantry.”

Thanks, Ray, for sharing this story! Listen to Ray's show “What’s Ray Saying” wherever you get your podcasts.

Produced by John Fecile, original score by Renzo Gorrio, artwork by Teo Ducot

Season 15 - Episode 22

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0:00.0	Snap Studios. Welcome to Snap Judgment, The Call of Booty episode.
0:15.0	My name is Glyn Washington.
0:17.0	And today, longtime Snap Judgment contributor Ray Christian has a tale of army life.
0:24.6	We're loyalty and courage are often put to the test, but this time, the test
0:29.1	in a way that gives a whole new meaning to the term rear infantry.
0:34.0	And since its list, be warned, this story contains descriptions of a dairier,
0:39.0	a rear end, a butt! A butt, dear friends, in harm's way.
0:45.0	Dr Raymond, take it away. I was stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina at the time, home the 82nd Airborne Division
1:02.1	in the United States Army Special Operations Forces.
1:06.0	So it wasn't unusual for there to be a lot of low-flying aircraft in daytime and at night,
1:15.0	night parachute jumps,
1:18.9	camouflage soldiers scurrying around right at the perimeters of the base. So it wasn't uncommon for the Sheriff's Department to get these
1:31.0	calls about
1:34.8	UFO sightings
1:37.8	aliens or bigfoots
1:45.0	things of that nature. So I'm laying in bed after having tossed back a few drinks and poured myself in.
1:50.0	It's Halloween Eve.
1:52.0	When I get this panicky phone call, it's one of my team leaders.
1:58.0	Hey Sarge, there's a problem. I wonder if you could consider coming out.
2:05.0	Okay man, what's the problem? What's going on?
2:08.0	Sergeant, one of the guys has been shot.
2:11.0	Shot? Who's shot?
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