Soldier calls parents during gun fight

Groundhog · 05-06-2008, 08:58 PM

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23658881-2,00.html

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Soldier calls parents during gun fight

A SOLDIER'S parents listened in horror after he accidentally called them during a fierce gun battle and left a message that ended abruptly with a voice shouting "Incoming!".

Stephen Phillips, 22, and other US soldiers were battling insurgents in Afghanistan when his phone was pressed against his Humvee and redialed the number of his parents in the small town of Otis, Oregon.

Mr Phillip's mother Sandie Petee and her husband, Jeff Petee came home later to find the chilling three-minute message on their answering machine, Oregon's KP-TV reported.

"His friend died a year ago in Iraq and I'm thinking, 'Oh my God, this may be the last time I hear my son's voice on the phone,'" Mrs Petee told KP-TV.

The television station also spoke to Phillip's brother John Petee who posted the voice mail on YouTube.

Because my name starts with A I often get calls from folks who didn't lock the keypad on their mobiles, but I can honestly say I've never had a call like this one...

Would be a scary thing to listen to if you were the parents.

Logan · 05-06-2008, 09:03 PM

Not to make light of the situation, but I plan on using this with my parents as a "it could've been worse" for the time I accidentally called them insanely drunk when I was younger and I thought I was talking to a friend.

JediKooter · 05-06-2008, 09:27 PM

I bet the roaming charges are crazy.

korme · 05-06-2008, 09:54 PM

that's pretty disturbing

Pumpy Tudors · 05-06-2008, 09:58 PM

Honestly, I never would've guessed that these guys brought their cell phones with them into battle.

JimboJ · 05-06-2008, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Pumpy Tudors

Honestly, I never would've guessed that these guys brought their cell phones with them into battle.

Yeah I would think that would be a big no-no. The enemy has to have equipment to detect the location of soldiers by their cell phone signals.

Groundhog · 05-06-2008, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Pumpy Tudors

Honestly, I never would've guessed that these guys brought their cell phones with them into battle.

That was the first thought to enter my mind, too.

Raiders Army · 05-06-2008, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Groundhog

Would be a scary thing to listen to if you were the parents.

I would yell at him for calling during a firefight.

#1: His buddies depend on him and he's letting him down.
#2: If his focus is on calling mommy and daddy, he deserved to be killed.

Call later, but expend all your resources fighting.

Maple Leafs · 05-06-2008, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Raiders Army

#2: If his focus is on calling mommy and daddy, he deserved to be killed.

Didn't make it nine words into the article, did we?

EagleFan · 05-06-2008, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Raiders Army

I would yell at him for calling during a firefight.

#1: His buddies depend on him and he's letting him down.
#2: If his focus is on calling mommy and daddy, he deserved to be killed.

Call later, but expend all your resources fighting.

I believe what will follow is earned....

Scoobz0202 · 05-06-2008, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Maple Leafs

Didn't make it nine words into the article, did we?

Awesome.

Raiders Army · 05-07-2008, 06:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Maple Leafs

Didn't make it nine words into the article, did we?

ah...no

QuikSand · 05-07-2008, 07:08 AM

Read later, but expend all your resources griping.

Subby · 05-07-2008, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Raiders Army

I would yell at him for calling during a firefight.

#1: His buddies depend on him and he's letting him down.
#2: If his focus is on calling mommy and daddy, he deserved to be killed.

Call later, but expend all your resources fighting.

"I'm not sure I agree with you a hundred percent on your police work, there, Lou."

KWhit · 05-07-2008, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Raiders Army

I would yell at him for calling during a firefight.

#1: His buddies depend on him and he's letting him down.
#2: If his focus is on calling mommy and daddy, he deserved to be killed.

Call later, but expend all your resources fighting.

Deserved to be killed? Nice.

Raiders Army · 05-07-2008, 09:11 AM

Yeah, I was stupid.

Crim · 05-07-2008, 08:19 PM

Okee, boys and girls, get offa RA, so he jumped at the headline, most of us have done the same at some point.

(btw Subby already won, anyway)

05-06-2008, 09:27 PM	#3
JediKooter Coordinator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: San Diego via Sausalito via San Jose via San Diego	I bet the roaming charges are crazy. __________________ I'm no longer a Chargers fan, they are dead to me Coming this summer to a movie theater near you: The Adventures of Jedikooter: Part 4

05-06-2008, 09:58 PM	#5
Pumpy Tudors Bounty Hunter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Pittsburgh, PA	Honestly, I never would've guessed that these guys brought their cell phones with them into battle. __________________ No, I am not Batman, and I will not repair your food processor.

05-06-2008, 09:03 PM	#2
Logan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: NYC	Not to make light of the situation, but I plan on using this with my parents as a "it could've been worse" for the time I accidentally called them insanely drunk when I was younger and I thought I was talking to a friend.

05-06-2008, 09:54 PM	#4
korme Go Reds Join Date: May 2001 Location: Bloodbuzz Ohio	that's pretty disturbing

05-07-2008, 07:08 AM	#13
QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	Read later, but expend all your resources griping.

05-07-2008, 09:11 AM	#16
Raiders Army Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Black Hole	Yeah, I was stupid.

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