Veteran with three confirmed kills still gets ass kicked in bar fight
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — A former 82nd Airborne soldier was savagely beaten in a bar fight this weekend, despite having multiple confirmed kills from his last Afghanistan deployment, sources confirmed today.
According to officials, John Mitchell was not only involved in dozens of gunfights while serving in Afghanistan, but was also credited with getting the first kill in his battalion after emptying an entire 30 round magazine at enemy muzzle flashes more than 200 meters from his position.
“We were really impressed. I mean I’ve never killed anyone,” said Pfc. Mark Thompson, a former member of Mitchell’s fire team. “The guy was clearly a bad ass. And who’s going to question someone like that when he tells you about combat?”
Since the deployment, Mitchell has routinely prefaced advice and opinions to senior officers and NCOs with "as a close combat veteran with several confirmed kills," according to officials.
Unfortunately for Mitchell, that skill set did not protect him Saturday when he took …
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