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**mikeydesignzinc** · 02-19-2010, 02:02 AM

That is all well and good.
But why would a Marine point blank refuse to use a radio at the Petionville Country Club to try and organise help for a little child that was run over by a water truck?
Just use the radio??
If you ever meet the Royal Marines you would find them courteous at all times. They are trained to represent their country with dignity. Even when they are blowing you bits.

Again, there is no excuse for what happened.

And for any marines out there NEVER point a gun at me unless you intend to use it!

Because it was not his job? Because he was following orders? Because it was a military radio not designated for that use? I do not know. Was not there. But stretch a bit and I am sure that you can see lots of reasons for it.

We all know that the Brits have better manners than us Yanks.

I am sure that many regret the Fall of the Empire and mourn the day that savage Yanks had to take over the Fight for Empire. I know I certainly do.Wish it were still a burden on your tax dollars --- not ours...

But alas... that is just the best that is available...

Also perhaps your armed forces have not been stretched quite so thin for quite so long as ours have....., There are over 13,000 of them now serving under Stop Loss orders...
Stop-loss policy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

And perhaps... although I do not know this ... your Royal Marines are not recruited from the poorest sections of the economy, as the US military is.

Anyway.. they are.. sadly... most of them... just kids.

Would that there were no need for them!

OJALA!

02-19-2010, 02:02 AM	#37
mikeydesignzinc Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 434 Senior Member	That is all well and good. But why would a Marine point blank refuse to use a radio at the Petionville Country Club to try and organise help for a little child that was run over by a water truck? Just use the radio?? If you ever meet the Royal Marines you would find them courteous at all times. They are trained to represent their country with dignity. Even when they are blowing you bits. Again, there is no excuse for what happened. And for any marines out there NEVER point a gun at me unless you intend to use it! Because it was not his job? Because he was following orders? Because it was a military radio not designated for that use? I do not know. Was not there. But stretch a bit and I am sure that you can see lots of reasons for it. We all know that the Brits have better manners than us Yanks. I am sure that many regret the Fall of the Empire and mourn the day that savage Yanks had to take over the Fight for Empire. I know I certainly do.Wish it were still a burden on your tax dollars --- not ours... But alas... that is just the best that is available... Also perhaps your armed forces have not been stretched quite so thin for quite so long as ours have....., There are over 13,000 of them now serving under Stop Loss orders... Stop-loss policy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia And perhaps... although I do not know this ... your Royal Marines are not recruited from the poorest sections of the economy, as the US military is. Anyway.. they are.. sadly... most of them... just kids. Would that there were no need for them! OJALA!
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