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I will not hide. I will not be deterred nor will I be intimidated from my performing my duty, I am a Canadian Soldier. -
She's so cute!
all it needs is some Hello Kitty stickers!
which reminds me... one of the female PCs in my old group wore a pair of panties with 'Hello Kitty' right over her... well, kitty. And a matching tee-shirt that had Hello Kitty with a heavy machinegun and the words "I have the P*$$Y, So I make the rules"Fuck being a hero. Do you know what you get for being a hero? Nothing! You get shot at. You get a little pat on the back, blah blah blah, attaboy! You get divorced... Your wife can't remember your last name, your kids don't want to talk to you... You get to eat a lot of meals by yourself. Trust me kid, nobody wants to be that guy. I do this because there is nobody else to do it right now. Believe me if there was somebody else to do it, I would let them do it. There's not, so I'm doing it.Comment
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You have that right.. and now they can vote, and still not get a drink in lots of places... I waited 21 years for my first LEGAL drink.. had it all figured out too... trouble was I was 10000 miles away and sitting in a stinking (literally) rice paddy when I turned 21... such is life. It was over eight months before I got to hobble into a bar and order a beer.Originally posted by pmulcahy11b View PostComment
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Australian soldiers can vote, go to war and drink beer at 18. Possibly all on the same day if they are (un) lucky.sigpic "It is better to be feared than loved" - Nicolo MachiavelliComment
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Speaking of child solders, came across this one in "The Armies of U.S. Grant" by James Arnold....
By the 19th of May, 1863, Grant's army had completely invested Vicksburg. The speed of his advance astonished his enemies. Having recently seen how easily his men had assaulted well-manned works on the Big Black River, he thought that an immediate hard push would capture the city. Accordingly, Grant ordered a general assault for 2 p.m. His main effort went in against a Confederate works called the Stockade Redan, which blocked one of the principal roads leading into Vicksburg. Blair's Division of Sherman's Corps drew the assignment of assaulting the Stockade Redan. A narrow, winding road---aptly named Graveyard Road---led to the Redan. The brigade of Kirby Smith would lead the assault, up either side of Graveyard Road . The precipitous slopes were littered with stumps and fallen trees made it impossible to maintain any order. Three times Kirby Smith halted his brigade to dress ranks, under heavy fire. Pinned down, he sent a courier to Sherman to request reinforcements. The brigade of Giles Smith was ordered forward to support Kirby Smith's attack.
Giles Smith left one regiment to provide covering fire and took his four remaining regiments into a hollow that led up to the Stockade Redan. In spite of the covering fire, the defenders poured a punishing fire onto the attackers who paused briefly behind an embankment to catch their breath after the difficult climb. Then Smith ordered his men forward again. The 1st Battalion, 13th U.S. Infantry (the only regular infantry then serving with Grant) crossed the rise and immediately ran into a deadly crossfire of infantry and artillery. The captain commanding fell mortally wounded, but still cheered his men forward as he lay dying. A shot through the head killed the Color Sergeant. Another soldier picked up the fallen Color and he too fell dead. In quick succession, five Color-bearers were hit and killed or wounded. The regulars pressed on and went to ground within 25 yards of the Stockade Redan, unable to advance any further. Another captain seized the Color and ran ahead to plant the flag on the redan's exterior slope. A bullet hit the flagstaff and carried away one of his fingers.
This torn standard marked the farthest advance of the day. Unable to go forward, unwilling to retreat, the regulars held their position throughout the afternoon. When the regulars ran out of ammunition, brave volunteers searched the cartridge boxes of the dead and wounded to replenish. The regulars particularly admired the efforts of Musician Orion Howe. Howe dashed across the fire-swept ground to collect cartridges and bring them to the firing line. He then volunteered to go to the rear to bring up a reserve supply. He ran along Graveyard Road, was struck by a bullet in the leg, but continued on to Sherman's headquarters to tell the general that the men needed ammunition. Seeing blood dripping from the boy's leg, Sherman asked what was the matter. Howe replied, "They shot me in my leg, sir, but I can go to the hospital. Send the cartridges right away." Sherman promised him he would arrange it. As Howe limped off, he turned to shout out "Caliber 54!", the unusual caliber required by his regiment's Austrian rifles. For his exploits on 19 May, 1863, Musician Orion Howe, aged fourteen, was awarded the Medal of Honor.The reason that the American Army does so well in wartime, is that war is chaos, and the American Army practices chaos on a daily basis.Comment
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For useful insights into child soldiers try:
* Blood Diamond (film)
* King's Shilling (Mike Lunnon Wood)
both feature African child soldiers.Comment
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