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2008-07-25 Afghanistan

Royal Marine jumps atop grenade -- and lives - Video

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2008-07-25 03:56|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Is it a picture from Roorke Drift?

Posted by JFM">JFM 2008-07-25 07:12|| 2008-07-25 07:12|| Front Page Top

#2 Yes it is .

Posted by Mad Eye 2008-07-25 07:51|| 2008-07-25 07:51|| Front Page Top

#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">JFM 2008-07-25 08:06|| 2008-07-25 08:06|| Front Page Top

#4 Mealy bags FTW!

Posted by .5MT 2008-07-25 09:33|| www.cybernations.net]">[www.cybernations.net] 2008-07-25 09:33|| Front Page Top

#5 Balls.
Big ones.
Big enough to come in a dump truck.

Posted by bigjm-ky 2008-07-25 10:58|| 2008-07-25 10:58|| Front Page Top

#6 And the Martini-Henry Rifle

Posted by .5MT 2008-07-25 12:56|| www.cybernations.net]">[www.cybernations.net] 2008-07-25 12:56|| Front Page Top

#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">Red Dawg 2008-07-25 13:09|| Red Dawg]">[Red Dawg] 2008-07-25 13:09|| Front Page Top

#8 Now there is a man with balls!

Posted by Icerigger 2008-07-25 15:24|| coonlakebeach.com]">[coonlakebeach.com] 2008-07-25 15:24|| Front Page Top

#9
And the Martini-Henry Rifle

"And a bayonet, sir, with some guts behind. "

Posted by Steve 2008-07-25 17:03|| 2008-07-25 17:03|| Front Page Top

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