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Old 25th May 2006, 20:04
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Originally Posted by Washington_Irving
It means you get you have a bloody big p1ss-up. Do you need a better reason?
What kind of unit do you come from where you need a reason?

Originally Posted by Washington_Irving
Not entirely sure 300,000 casualties sustained as part of an utterly pointless war is something to "celebrate"
So the German army marching into France was not very relevant to European stability?

Incidentally, I've drunk to a number of 'departed' colleagues in memory. But you missed my point - why not put the effort into a memorial of the major sacrifices instead of ALL these big 90th dos?

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