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Re: Dulce et Decorum Est...
SASless
Your post is obviously thoughtful, your style educated and your words most emphatically unminced...nonetheless, you seem to have missed the point.
I was simply trying to say that war, if and when it comes, will be as a result of the failure of more 'civilised' means; that it will be, for better or worse, messy; and to express a gung-ho desire to be able to 'kick some ass' (as Mr Bush might put it) is - whilst being in some ways to the poster's credit, as I said - perhaps not the most creative way of looking at it. Either I didn't put my point very well, or you didn't read it that way: hopefully this will set the record straight.
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Gadget
Your post is obviously thoughtful, your style educated and your words most emphatically unminced...nonetheless, you seem to have missed the point.
I was simply trying to say that war, if and when it comes, will be as a result of the failure of more 'civilised' means; that it will be, for better or worse, messy; and to express a gung-ho desire to be able to 'kick some ass' (as Mr Bush might put it) is - whilst being in some ways to the poster's credit, as I said - perhaps not the most creative way of looking at it. Either I didn't put my point very well, or you didn't read it that way: hopefully this will set the record straight.
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Gadget
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ADUX and Green Bottle 2, I wish you every success with your mission and please come back to us, your family, with everything intact and your heads held high!
Best of luck from the Canadian connection.
Best of luck from the Canadian connection.
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Gadget, KennyR, SASless (and anyone else with a point to make)
Please. please, please do not allow this thread to become another vehicle for bickering (if you have to start a new one). Let's keep this one going in the manner that it was started.
God's speed, safe flying and come home safely chaps (wherever that may be).
Chalkstripe
Please. please, please do not allow this thread to become another vehicle for bickering (if you have to start a new one). Let's keep this one going in the manner that it was started.
God's speed, safe flying and come home safely chaps (wherever that may be).
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Hear - Hear Chalkstripe. Best of luck to all our Service Men & Women. Anyone with any other point to make should start a new theard and not hijack this one.
I'm in the last few days of my Service and sorry not to be a part of the whole thing, but I'm sure you don't need another old fool screwing up your good work. Come home safely, one & all.
I'm in the last few days of my Service and sorry not to be a part of the whole thing, but I'm sure you don't need another old fool screwing up your good work. Come home safely, one & all.
Can't see for the life of me what Gadget said wrong 
Anyway, best wishes to all - lets hope it can be done with minimum casualties on both sides.
Basil
(ex Army & RAF but never been shot at - except by our own 25pdr artillery
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Anyway, best wishes to all - lets hope it can be done with minimum casualties on both sides.
Basil
(ex Army & RAF but never been shot at - except by our own 25pdr artillery
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Basil
Ta muchly - but I for one am going to 'go with the flow' and not further risk this thread degenerating into a slanging match (which was never my intention anyway).
Good luck and God bless in whatever enterprise is to come, guys 'n gals.
Gadget
Ta muchly - but I for one am going to 'go with the flow' and not further risk this thread degenerating into a slanging match (which was never my intention anyway).
Good luck and God bless in whatever enterprise is to come, guys 'n gals.
Gadget
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I apologise to all those who feel that this thread deteriorated. I have to say that I agree. I regret now that I didn't bother to look in on such delicate and heartfelt wishes. Had I done so I would have had my thick pencil out.
This thread is now only to be used for the purpose it was started. Any deviation will be met by a miffed me and the possibility of a ban. Please show some respect.
Please...........people need to air their special thoughts on here. Knowing as they do that their finest might be called upon.
PPP
This thread is now only to be used for the purpose it was started. Any deviation will be met by a miffed me and the possibility of a ban. Please show some respect.
Please...........people need to air their special thoughts on here. Knowing as they do that their finest might be called upon.
PPP
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"A man who has nothing he is willing to fight for, nothing which he cares about more than he does about his own saftey, is a miserable creature who has no chance of being free, unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself".
John Stuart Mill
Good luck and God speed to all those heading East. And thank you for your "exertions".
John Stuart Mill
Good luck and God speed to all those heading East. And thank you for your "exertions".
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My best friend's son is in the 101st. Published news reports indicate they are deploying somewhere (so I'm not violating OPSEC). To Chris and all of the others deployed or deploying: good luck, godspeed, good hunting, come home safe and sound.
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Good luck and Godspeed guys and girls, from one who won't ever be called to go, but who truly appreciates the professionalism and sacrifice of those who will.
Thoughts, prayers, and best wishes go with you.
Regards
RP
Thoughts, prayers, and best wishes go with you.
Regards
RP
