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Well, dang, I guess I have to lay off bashing the French for a while…

I was making my usual rounds today and stopped by The Castle, where I found this wonderful tidbit. I’m sorry to say that the only real interaction I had with the French was when a pair of Foriegn Legion officers came with us to the field once as observers. They seemed to have something of…

I was making my usual rounds today and stopped by The Castle, where I found this wonderful tidbit. I’m sorry to say that the only real interaction I had with the French was when a pair of Foriegn Legion officers came with us to the field once as observers. They seemed to have something of an attitude, no so much against Americans, but rather against enlisted and noncommissioned personnel. The author of this piece seems to have his priorities straight.

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  1. virgil xenophon

    xbrad–

    Go back to Lex’s place and read my comments on it and tell me what you think
    posted either here or there–I’d be interested.

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  2. Vmaximus

    Thanks X, I had misses this one. That is one great article.

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  4. John of Argghhh!

    Castle Argghhh! gleefully providing content to XBrad for free! ;^ )

    And you score the link from Aaron. TANJ!

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