That was kinda the point. It worked 60 years ago, and the US Military still uses the Marines in the same way even though the situations have changed. Not to mention whenever there is an expectation of heavy fighting, with little cover and an expectation of high casualties send in the Marines. "The First to Fight".
-----Original Message----- From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 07, 2005 8:08 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Keyboards and dishwashers In those places there was nothing but the middle. In most others you do have a couple of other options. larry On 10/7/05, Ken Ketsdever <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It worked on Iwo Jima, Saipan, Guam, Okinawa ... > > -----Original Message----- > From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, October 07, 2005 7:50 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Keyboards and dishwashers > > who was playing soldier, at the time I supposedly was one. Mind you > none of that particular part of my training had anything to do with > stuff I later had to do while on deployment to Cyprus. It only had a > bit to do with the stuff when I was assigned to Canadian units with > NATO. > > That was when I was introduced to the matra of the US Marines > > "Hey Diddle Diddle, Straight Up the Middle." > > larry > > On 10/7/05, Vivec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ummm... > > 0_0 > > doesn't anyone use those cute little PAINTBALL guns anymore for > > running through the bushes and playing soldier! > > > > ^_^ > > > > On 10/5/05, Larry C. Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > that's a big machine gun. > > > > > > I'm more used to sterlings and similar 9mm smg's. They're much > easier > > > to carry when you're running through with bushes. > > > > > > larry > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Stay Ahead of Hackers - Download ZoneAlarm Pro http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=65 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:176418 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
