Never thought I'd live long enough.....
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Le Mans Master
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Never thought I'd live long enough.....
....to see the day when U.S. troops are placed under Canadian command. :D
http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2002/03/13/canadatroops020313
http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2002/03/13/canadatroops020313
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Re: Never thought I'd live long enough..... (67HEAVEN)
Yeah it IS kind of 'crack in the wall'...I don't recall the details, but somewhere in the American military past they lost a large number of troops in battle under foreign (I think maybe British) command, and since then it's been an almost iron-clad policy that US Forces will not serve in combat under foreign command. Something like their navy ships all being 'dry'. That one, I believe, dates back to either the American Revolution or the War of 1812, when an American ship (or fleet) lost a naval enagagement, owing at least in part, to the drunkenness of the crew...
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Le Mans Master
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Re: Never thought I'd live long enough..... (JohnZ)
John,
I think this is the first time I've seen you stray from your very informative technical posts.... :eek: Yahoo!!! :cheers: :D
This has gotta be worth a few bonus stars for me, right George????
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I think this is the first time I've seen you stray from your very informative technical posts.... :eek: Yahoo!!! :cheers: :D
This has gotta be worth a few bonus stars for me, right George????
:blueangel:
