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2009-09-07 Down Under

Allies join forces: United for city brawl

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Posted by tipper 2009-09-07 00:45|| || Front Page|| [11129 views ] Top

#1 It was there the blokes allegedly attacked them - sparking the brawl.

Bonus! Urban combat training.

Posted by Woozle Uneter9007 2009-09-07 01:11|| 2009-09-07 01:11|| Front Page Top

#2 FTA: Lt Col. Allen said some 1500 US and Australian defense members had been together for Exercise Talisman Sabre - a combined training activity to help improve both countries' combat readiness and ability to work together.

Looks like the training was successful.

Posted by tipover 2009-09-07 03:02|| 2009-09-07 03:02|| Front Page Top

#3 They were approached by a group who began giving them stick, so they moved to another establishment.
The group kept following them, until eventually the soldiers decided to leave and went to the taxi rank.
It was there the blokes allegedly attacked them - sparking the brawl.

Lower primate behavior. Dogs nipping at the feet of their supposed prey. Someone should write a book about it.

Posted by Procopius2k 2009-09-07 08:04|| 2009-09-07 08:04|| Front Page Top

#4 I hope it makes it to youtube!

Posted by Bill Elmins2500 2009-09-07 08:52|| 2009-09-07 08:52|| Front Page Top

#5 Not enough detail. Is there a special ethnic make-up of the "group" or is group some other social structure.

Second, what sort of idiot starts a fight with Marines?

Posted by 3dc 2009-09-07 12:38|| 2009-09-07 12:38|| Front Page Top

#6 ...My Dad was in the USMC in the 50s, and he was trained by men who had taken part in the Battle Of Melbourne - Marines just back from Guadalcanal versus Aussies just back from (IIRC) New Guinea. Hilarity ensued. Glad to see though everyone is working together these days.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2009-09-07 12:56|| 2009-09-07 12:56|| Front Page Top

#7 Mike was he with the First Division?
It was in Melbourne that the division adopted the Australian folk song "Waltzing Matilda" as its marching song. To this day, 1st Division Marines still ship out to this song

I was talking to an old Digger many moons ago and he told me about a major brawl during the war that lasted a few days. Both sides would break for a few hours and go to the pub and then it would be on again.

Posted by tipper 2009-09-07 13:13|| 2009-09-07 13:13|| Front Page Top

#8 Tipper -

He sure was. I had my facts slightly out of whack, BTW - the Aussies were going to New Guinea, not from.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2009-09-07 18:58|| 2009-09-07 18:58|| Front Page Top

#9 Sounds like the Battle of Brisbane.

Posted by Grunter 2009-09-07 19:10|| 2009-09-07 19:10|| Front Page Top

#10 Sounds like the Battle of Queen Street in Auckland.

Posted by .5MT 2009-09-07 19:28|| 2009-09-07 19:28|| Front Page Top

#11 Ahem, ahem, dare to presume that the central subject [female] in the VOGUE.COM.AU SIDE ADZ was the bone of contention???

You just know "JAG" + "NCIS" TV Shows are in there somewherez.

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