Please leave a message after the gun shot

**Ska Wars** · May 8th, 2008, 04:23 PM

A US couple checking their answering machine heard a frightening three-minute recording of their son caught in a battle in Afghanistan. Stephen Phillips, 22, was fighting insurgents when his mobile phone was pressed, causing it to dial his parent's number in Otis, Oregon.

Most of the sounds were gunfire, but swearing and shouts of "more ammo!" and "incoming!" could also be heard. Nobody was wounded or killed in Mr Phillips' unit during the battle.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7389933.stm

Reminds me of the txt message from the Kosovan conflict that read something like "Cant talk, gun fight."

**Rob** · May 8th, 2008, 04:33 PM

When he was played back the message, he said was embarrassed by all the swearing.

"He said, 'Don't let Grandma hear it'," Mrs Petee said.

This was my favourite part lol

**Cheeto** · May 8th, 2008, 06:02 PM

Yeah that's gonna keep them up at night. I'd be curious to hear it, though. An actual firefight instead of something from a movie.

Hate to imagine his bill, though. Or the embarassment on his face afterwards when he finds his phone is on and connected.

**Burris** · May 8th, 2008, 07:34 PM

He probably has a GSM cell phone and just popped in an Afghan wireless SIM.

**Invig** · May 10th, 2008, 06:34 AM

If hes in the US military this story is complete BS.

**CrazyTalk** · May 10th, 2008, 08:51 AM

i think i saw that video on youtube yesterday. well not really a video, more of an audio thing

edit: here's what i was talking about, maybe not relating to the link posted?

**Ska Wars** · May 10th, 2008, 11:22 AM

Originally Posted by Invig

If hes in the US military this story is complete BS.

Care to enlighten us?

**Invig** · May 10th, 2008, 01:13 PM

Originally Posted by Ska Wars

Originally Posted by Invig

If hes in the US military this story is complete BS.

Care to enlighten us?

Having a cell phone in country will get you in a lot of trouble. Its like sneaking in alcohol only the punishment would be a hell of a lot worse. If someone uses a cell phone on base its gonna get traced back to the owner. Maybe on a small FOB someone could get away with it but I doubt it.

That and guys over here actually make fake messages like that so they look like a bad ass.

But then again you cant ignore Joe's enginuity, so theres always a chance it was real. However its an extremely slim one at that.

**Bismarck** · May 11th, 2008, 02:30 AM

I heard the message on a news site. You hear automatic weapons fire repeatedly, they shout things to each other now and then. It doesn't sound nearly as chaotic as an action movie, but you could get a sense of how scared everyone was.

Edit: That Youtube thing CrazyTalk posted is the recording I heard.