To: -=[_Super_Secret_Agent_]=-
Gurkha story:
I heard this from a US Marine. In the Falkland War (1982) an Argentine unit was facing a British unit on one side and a Gurkha unit on the other.
The Argentines surrendered to the Brits.
12 posted on
02/15/2005 6:29:35 PM PST by
SaltyJoe
("Social Justice" begins with the unborn child. "Fetus" means "young one".)
To: SaltyJoe
That was a very wise decision. Buenos Aires is a difficult place to enjoy without a head.
78 posted on
02/16/2005 7:14:32 AM PST by
katana
To: SaltyJoe
The story I heard was the Argies were caught between a Gurkha unit and the Scottish Black Watch. The Argies took the easy way out and committed suicide.
On another note the Marine unit I was with did a training op with the Gurkha's in 87. We got our backsides handed to us in a very big way by them.
Semper Fi
134 posted on
02/18/2005 8:15:50 AM PST by
dd5339
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