Saturday, November 22, 2008
A View of Our Soldiers from a French Soldier
Passed along to me by my brother....this is really a wonderful ode to the greatest fighting force in the world.
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The Fish: The fish is a "coat of arms" for the blog, symbolizing three formative influences in the life of the blog founder. The first is his experience at the University of Virginia--symbolized most importantly by the fish itself, or a caricature of a "Wahoo", the fish we have acquired as an informal nickname. Additionally there is the sword, the sword of a Cavalier. It is not wielded in a threatening manner, as this is a civil blog. But it is there, should it be needed. Thirdly, there is the influence of 21 years in the Navy--symbolized by the anchor on the Wahoo's fin (and again, the sword) . Finally, there is the bowler, tuxedo, and monocle, symbols of a refined, intellectual conservatism, or what I seek to encourage here.
The Policy: I take FULL responsibility for what I write. I will not be held responsible for the content of my comments section--as long as it is civil and passes my own inscrutable sniff tests, it will appear. If the comment offends you, that is on you.
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6 comments:
Like most of your readers, I've always admired those who serve and protect our nation.
But to paraphrase our future First Lady, for the first time in my life, I am proud of the French.
As a former Marine I had always felt justified in my haughty disdain for other service members.
But, through the years I have had the honor of working very closely with the fine members of our Army, Air Force and Navy and with maturity came the realization that each of our services in their own way are the worlds best at performing their unique mission.
While I am most appreciative of the glowing remarks from a french citizen, I must admit to a certain amount of glee when during the first Gulf War a unit of the French Foreign Legion got lost in the desert along the boarder between Iraq and Saudi Arabia and had to be found and rescued by a unit of the United States Marine Corps. Needless to say I road my French colleagues mercilessly for months afterward.
I read the piece attributed to a French Soldier yesterday. Is it legit? It smells suspicious.....
Smoothfur, glad you have come to see the light.
Joe H
Which brother?
Brother Tom.
Here is what I would envision a reciprocal BLOG post would be from a US soldier:
"Working with a platoon of French guys. Bunch of skinny dudes -- it is too easy to 100-mph tape them into their cots. Or grab them in a headlock and give them noogies. But they take it well. Plus their rations include wine. And maybe I can hook-up with one of their sisters. Yeah, they're OK."
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