[Loch-ruadh] FW: US MARINES

[Cantley_Tim at emc.com]

A slight twist on the Scots versus the English army.



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> A Taliban Army platoon was on patrol when the commander noticed a lone
> Marine
> standing on a hilltop in their area.
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> The commander told two of his soldiers to go take out the Marine, so they
> dropped their packs and promptly ran as fast as they could toward him.
> Just
> before they got to the top, the Marine ran over the other side of the
> hill.
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> The two soldiers followed. For the next few minutes there were bloody
> screams
> and dust flying in the air. Then as quick as it had started, it stopped
> and
> the Marine came up on the hilltop. He brushed off his cammies,
> straightened
> his cover, crossed his arms and stood there looking at the Taliban
> soldiers.
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> The infuriated commander called for a squad to go get the Marine. They
> promptly ran as fast as they could toward him. Just before they got to the
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> top, the Marine ran over the other side of the hill. The squad followed,
> and
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> for the next few minutes there were bloody screams and dust flying in the
> air. Then as quick as it had started, it stopped and the Marine came up on
>
> the hilltop. Brushed off his cammies, straightened his cover, crossed his
> arms and stood there looking at the Taliban soldiers once again.
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>
> The commander was really hot now. He ordered the rest of his platoon to
> attack the Marine. Determined that  Taliban soldiers were far superior to
> one
> lone Marine, they had blood in their eyes as they ran up the hill.    Just
>
> before they got to the top, the Marine ran over the other side of the
> hill.
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> The bloodthirsty soldiers followed. For many minutes there were horrific
> screams and dust flying in the air. It continued and continued.
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> Finally, one lone Taliban soldier came crawling back to the commander, all
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> bloody and beat about the head and shoulders. His uniform was torn, cuts
> were
> all over his body. The commander asked for a report. The lone soldier,
> trying
> to catch his breath, replied in a forceful and trembling voice:
> "Sir,...run,...it's a trick. There are TWO of them!!"
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