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Afghanistan
Royal Marine jumps atop grenade -- and lives - Video
2008-07-25
Posted by:GolfBravoUSMC

#9  
And the Martini-Henry Rifle


"And a bayonet, sir, with some guts behind. "
Posted by: Steve   2008-07-25 17:03  

#8  Now there is a man with balls!
Posted by: Icerigger   2008-07-25 15:24  

#7  Very brave indeed.. Kudos Royal Marine..

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warning tiny rant:

To my knowledge CNN has never fully covered the ceremonies for our Highly Decorated American Heroes from Iraq or A-Stan.

Posthumous maybe, so they can beat their
One-Note, BUT live American Heroes from Iraq especially are either NON EXISTENT or Rare As Hen's Teeth./
Posted by: Red Dawg   2008-07-25 13:09  

#6  And the Martini-Henry Rifle
Posted by: .5MT   2008-07-25 12:56  

#5  Balls.
Big ones.
Big enough to come in a dump truck.
Posted by: bigjm-ky   2008-07-25 10:58  

#4  Mealy bags FTW!
Posted by: .5MT   2008-07-25 09:33  

#3  I guessed it from the hill. There was a hill overlooking the Britsh positions. VDH in "Carnage and culture" tells about undefensibleness of the position, of the mediocrity of the two officers in command... and how by making a couple things right tyhey emerged victorious where a twenty times larger troop in a betterr position had been exterminated at Isandlwana.
Posted by: JFM   2008-07-25 08:06  

#2  Yes it is .
Posted by: Mad Eye   2008-07-25 07:51  

#1  Is it a picture from Roorke Drift?
Posted by: JFM   2008-07-25 07:12  

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