[Loch-ruadh] FW: US MARINES

[Julie Self]

Love it!
Gwenllian


>From: Cantley_Tim at emc.com
>Reply-To: loch-ruadh at ansteorra.org
>To: loch-ruadh at ansteorra.org
>Subject: [Loch-ruadh] FW: US MARINES
>Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2001 10:23:16 -0500
>
>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.
> >
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > 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.
> >
> >
> >
> > 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
> >
> > top, the Marine ran over the other side of the hill. The squad followed,
> > and
> >
> > 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.
> >
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > The bloodthirsty soldiers followed. For many minutes there were horrific
> > screams and dust flying in the air. It continued and continued.
> >
> >
> > Finally, one lone Taliban soldier came crawling back to the commander,
>all
> >
> > 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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