Comments on: Sergeant Paul “Scruff” Mcgough

By: swordpentrumpet.com » Deeds not Words

swordpentrumpet.com » Deeds not Words — Sun, 28 Jan 2007 23:26:23 +0000

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By: Robert Payton

Robert Payton — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 11:59:08 +0000

I always remember seeing a piece of news footage on Channel 4 (UK)showing a member of the British Special Forces standing with a huge machine gun firing over the ramparts at Mazar-i-Sharif, seemingly oblivious to anything but his mission. American troops came along and tapped him on his shoulder as if to say, ‘come on we need to go’ as a helicopter hovered overhead. He just kept firing. The other soldiers just seemed in awe at what he was doing. He is a true hero and a fantastic advertisement that the British Special Forces are the best in the world. I was so sorry to see his obituary in the Telegraph and wish his unit and family all the best for the future. Men like him make me proud to be British.

By: cpw

cpw — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 10:43:42 +0000

As one of five other trainees on the same paramotor flying course as Paul, it was a privilege to have met him.

By: Forest

Forest — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 01:24:06 +0000

Paul was my brother-in-law. We are all very proud of his courage and modesty.

Thanks hist-ed

Thanks also Hucbald, DANEgerus and Allen for your kind words as well as ‘America’s North Shore Journal’. Allen, thankyou for your concern, I am pleased to tell you his family is being well looked after. Thank you, and all the best to all of you.

By: Allen Khodabash

Allen Khodabash — Sun, 25 Jun 2006 03:27:40 +0000

God bless Scruff Mcgough, and I hope some way will be found to look after his family as well.

By: DANEgerus

DANEgerus — Sat, 24 Jun 2006 17:53:00 +0000

Congrats on the NRO link…

You earned it.

By: Hucbald

Hucbald — Sat, 24 Jun 2006 09:00:46 +0000

My father was an Air Commando in the USAF, and was in the USAAF in WW II. I am familiar with the breed: Men of honor who do their duty without respect to their own well being. Stupifyingly, they have no qualms about it, while us grandstanders wince in utter disbelief. Shame they don’t mint more MEN like that these days. Tics me off, it does. I’m NOT one of those MEN, for the record. I’m just one of the musicians they keep free to do my Lord’s calling.

God Bless “Scruff” McGough. There would be no “Western Civilization” without him and his bretheren.

Personally, I love ‘em. We’ll celebrate our ultimate victory in the hereafter.

Geo

By: hist_ed

hist_ed — Sat, 24 Jun 2006 07:16:05 +0000