Talk:Michael D. Steele

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Contents 1 Personal experience with 2 Current life 3 YES 4 Retort follows 5 unsourced comments 6 wondering about before military..

[edit] Personal experience with

If you've never served under COL STEELE, then you don't know him! He kept over 4000 soldiers alive during operation swormer, and I am still here because of his great command. 3/187 RAKKASANS!!!!!. I would rather go to war with him again then anyone else! He is currently a Colonel with the 101st Airborne Division.

[edit] Current life

I was under the impression that Michael Steele was now a member of the 10th Mountain Division, and had reached the rank of Colonel, because of the interview Jason Issacs gave on the special edition 3 disc box set of Black Hawk Down.

Can anyone clarify this? --The Kevin 03:25, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

Okay the information that he is now a Major in the 82nd Airborne Division comes from the external link that is now almost 10 years old. --The Kevin 03:39, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

Colonel Steele is currently the commander of 3rd Brigade (Rakkasans), 101st Airborne Division out of Fort Campbell, Kentucky. The Rakassans were deployed to Iraq in the Fall of 2005 and have recently returned from duty overseas.

[edit] YES

Yes he is, he is also under investagation in iraq for keeping "kill boards" in which you were rewarded for the number of Iraqis you killed. --Robwsc56 18:22, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

Not to be too harsh Robwsc56, but judging from your contemptuous comment, it's rather obvious you have neither the experience nor the stature to malign a man like Colonel Steel.

[edit] Retort follows

A little background in the link (in the comments section) because I have never had much interest in educating know-nothings:

http://blogs.abcnews.com/theworldnewser/2006/08/army_murder_cas.html

If you want to know more about Colonel Steel, talk to the people who served with him. You can find the members and former members of the "Rakassans" on the web. Failing to do this means that you're afraid to face the very people who would have the greatest knowledge of the man - and in the case of such a failure, I suggest you keep your ignorant, cowardly and -ultimately - cheap comments to yourself.

Truly, Rykehaven

[edit] unsourced comments

Should be noted that Gary Brecher recently covered Mr. Steele. I've moved the following from the article to the talk page:

COL Steele is expected to be called to testify in a criminal hearing looking into allegations of unlawful killings by US soldiers of three Iraqis during the raid. It is alleged that COL Steele had given general orders to “kill all military-age males” during operations in the area. COL Steele has signed a statement “invoking his right not to testify” in the case and it is unknown whether he will be compelled to do so.

Gary D. Solis, a former military judge and prosecutor who teaches the law of war at Georgetown University, was quoted in the New York Times that "It is very rare for any commanding officer to refuse to testify at any stage of a court-martial proceeding."

COL Steele has acquired a reputation for ruthlessness during his command in Iraq through such actions as keeping a "kill board" to tally unit kills and even giving out motivational knives to soldiers that increase that tally.

COL Steele is currently represented by a civilian lawyer and has not commented on the allegations alleged in the hearing.

As it needs to be rewritten to read a little less like an anti-war pamphlet. Also, I might add, it could use a source. Or three. Hugs, 66.92.170.227 10:36, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] wondering about before military..

It seems I heard/read somewhere that Steele was a member(offensive lineman?) of the National Champion Georgia Bulldogs football team?(featuring running back Herschel Walker)...could someone tell me if I'm right? I've been researching it in every search engine I can find...thanks!

Yes he was an offensive lineman for GA. and it was during the Herschel Walker era —Preceding unsigned comment added by 210.124.130.133 (talk) 11:46, 29 January 2008 (UTC)