OT -- Military Animal Identification

[simonmark6]

No, just traditional.

The link between the Royal Welch Fusiliers and the Marines was quite strong for a long time, Sousa wrote two marches for them, Number Two has an echo of Men of Harlech in it, I'd give my left nut for a look at the score but the swine in the museum reckon it's too precious to pull out of storage.

[jester]

Uh, the Marines still fall under the Navy Branch, and they also exchange greetings on the anniversary of the boxer rebellion, it is a simple greeting that is something like "still manning the wall" or "holding the wall." which refers to those were the only two units to hold their positions on the walls when the Boxers and later imperial chinese troops attacked.