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This guy is a modern day Legend

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  • #32
    Pauleta
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,778 ✭✭✭Pauleta


    Zebra3 wrote: »
    Far from it.

    He's just another scummy toerag involved in an illegal war.

    The war in Afghanistan had a UN mandate. You loons seem to call everything that NATO do Illegal.


  • #33
    Zebra3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,299 ✭✭✭✭Zebra3


    Pauleta wrote: »
    The war in Afghanistan had a UN mandate. You loons seem to call everything that NATO do Illegal.

    The invasion of Afghanistan was not backed by the UN and had nothing to do with NATO.

    Oh and nice name calling. How grown up of you. :rolleyes:


  • #34
    Tigger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,701 ✭✭✭✭Tigger


    LondonIrish90 wrote: »
    :confused:

    The last soldier to recieve the Victoria Cross was a black man from the Caribbean.

    that is simply not true


  • #35
    punchdrunk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,357 ✭✭✭punchdrunk


    Tigger wrote: »
    that is simply not true

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnson_Beharry


  • #36
    Pauleta
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,778 ✭✭✭Pauleta


    Zebra3 wrote: »
    The invasion of Afghanistan was not backed by the UN and had nothing to do with NATO.

    Oh and nice name calling. How grown up of you. :rolleyes:

    The UN allows self defence. The United States were attacked by Al Qaeda who were given a free reign by the rulers of Afghanistan. Al Qaeda promised more attacks so they were acting in self defence. If Somebody punches you and threatens to punch again, if you retaliate then you are defending yourself. In terms of NATO, if any NATO member is attacked then it is deemed an attack on all. NATO were fully in their rights to defend themselves against Al Qaeda and The Taliban.


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  • #37
    LondonIrish90
    Closed Accounts Posts: 882 ✭✭✭LondonIrish90


    Tigger wrote: »
    that is simply not true

    EDIT - I have already acknowledged you Nodin. Your point was misunderstood and misrepresented. If you wish to bump the thread, feel free.


  • #38
    Mr. Rager
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,958 ✭✭✭Mr. Rager


    I'm embarrassed that, while I was reading that whole link, the only thing I could think about was Call of Duty :pac:


  • #39
    policarp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,680 ✭✭✭policarp


    Seachmall wrote: »
    What the fuck would you need to do to get the Victoria Cross?!

    Dig her up and ask herself and Albert to come to Ireland...


  • #40
    3rdDegree
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,266 ✭✭✭3rdDegree


    Seachmall wrote: »
    What the fuck would you need to do to get the Victoria Cross?!

    Watch "The Care Bears Movie" 40 times
    Or
    Watch "PS I Love You" once


  • #41
    swordofislam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 641 ✭✭✭swordofislam


    Seachmall wrote: »
    What the fuck would you need to do to get the Victoria Cross?!
    Helps to be an officer.


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  • #42
    Show Time
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,637 ✭✭✭Show Time


    He is one brave man.


  • #43
    Tigger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,701 ✭✭✭✭Tigger


    punchdrunk wrote: »
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnson_Beharry

    second last


  • #44
    Nodin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 46,938 ✭✭✭✭Nodin


    LondonIrish90 wrote: »
    Indeed. Forgive me. The Para who was awarded one posthumously was after Johnson Beharry. Still, it does nothing to dismiss my point. The VC is not awarded depending on the skin colour or nationality of the soldier, only his actions in the face of the enemy.

    I know an Aussie has been awarded a VC too, although I believe they are not linked with the British in any way nowadays, so this award isn't necessary to counter Nodin's point about percieved racism in the process of confirming British awards for bravery.

    Where did I make such a post?


  • #45
    joseph brand
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,540 ✭✭✭joseph brand


    strobe wrote: »
    When will people learn. You just don't fukk with Gurkhas...

    http://xnepali.com/a-gurkha-soldier-who-fought-40-train-robbers-to-be-felicitated-in-the-republic-day-of-india/

    I See, . . . . a MOVIE!!!

    I love that story.


  • #46
    ICE HOUSE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 278 ✭✭ICE HOUSE


    Hard as coffin nails these guys. Great story.


  • #47
    Nodin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 46,938 ✭✭✭✭Nodin


    joseph brand wrote: »
    I See, . . . . a MOVIE!!!

    I love that story.


    ...with Tom Cruise as the plucky Gurkha.


  • #48
    Fukuyama
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,023 ✭✭✭Fukuyama


    An excellent achievement no doubt.

    But how is he a modern day hero?

    Also, the Taliban aren't w@nkers. Most of them aren't anyways. They've made mistakes in the past and harbored terrorists for the money they brought to the most impoverished country in the world. They're an entirely different organisation now - hence the reason the Americans and the British are so eager to hold talks with them and bring them back into the leadership of the country the occupiers are so eager to get out of.

    Just saying.


  • #49
    Glico Man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,376 ✭✭✭Glico Man


    Gurkhas are legendary for those sort of feats. Manic Moran told a few stories about them in a thread a few months back and I saved them to an rtf just for the sheer legendary-ness of them
    Falklands war. Gurkhas are notoriously poor sailors. Something to do with a lack of oceans in Nepal. They were given the best berths on QE2, British media published photos of them sharpening their Kukris on the way South. When they got to the Falklands, the Argentines facing them surrendered without a fight. The only people unhappy about this were the Gurkhas.
    Afghanistan, last year. Gurkhas were told to go find some chap, kill him, and bring back proof that he was dead. In the ensuing battle, bringing back the whole body was considered unfeasible, and the camera was off-line. So this Gurkha whips out his Kukri, lops off the head of the target, and puts it in his backpack. He got into some trouble for that one, but really, you can't blame him for taking his instructions literally.
    WWII. British are looking to mount an airborne operation in Asia, but the Paras are busy in Europe. Seeking volunteers, they figured the Gurkhas would be good for it. They bring the regiment together, and the discussion went something as follows.

    "OK, you all know what an airplane is, right? Here's the deal. We put you into the back of the airplane, fly you to the battlefield, you jump out when you're overhead, and you kill all the Japanese you can find. Who's in?"

    (Muttering and discussion for a few seconds, and about one in three raise their hands)

    Being somewhat disappointed with the response, they call over the senior NCO.

    "What's up, I thought they'd all love to go kill Japanese? Why only a third of you?"
    "Sir, we do, but we are somewhat concerned about jumping out of the airplane."
    "Oh, we'll give you training, people jump out of airplanes all the time."
    "They do, Sir? How many survive? We've seen how high airplanes fly"

    (Mental light bulb goes off)

    "How many of you know what a parachute is...? Nobody? OK, it's this thing you wear that slows you down so that you don't hurt yourself when you land on the ground"

    All the rest of the hands go up.


  • #50
    joseph brand
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,540 ✭✭✭joseph brand


    aaronh007 wrote: »
    Gurkhas are legendary for those sort of feats. Manic Moran told a few stories about them in a thread a few months back and I saved them to an rtf just for the sheer legendary-ness of them

    WWII. British are looking to mount an airborne operation in Asia, but the Paras are busy in Europe. Seeking volunteers, they figured the Gurkhas would be good for it. They bring the regiment together, and the discussion went something as follows.

    "OK, you all know what an airplane is, right? Here's the deal. We put you into the back of the airplane, fly you to the battlefield, you jump out when you're overhead, and you kill all the Japanese you can find. Who's in?"

    (Muttering and discussion for a few seconds, and about one in three raise their hands)

    Being somewhat disappointed with the response, they call over the senior NCO.

    "What's up, I thought they'd all love to go kill Japanese? Why only a third of you?"
    "Sir, we do, but we are somewhat concerned about jumping out of the airplane."
    "Oh, we'll give you training, people jump out of airplanes all the time."
    "They do, Sir? How many survive? We've seen how high airplanes fly"

    (Mental light bulb goes off)

    "How many of you know what a parachute is...? Nobody? OK, it's this thing you wear that slows you down so that you don't hurt yourself when you land on the ground"

    All the rest of the hands go up.

    Hahahaha. Almost Monty Pythonesque


  • #51
    Irish Guitarist
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,736 ✭✭✭Irish Guitarist


    If you kill as many members of the Taliban as possible you're a hero. If you kill a load of American or British soldiers you're a terrorist.


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  • #52
    ArseLtd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 214 ✭✭ArseLtd


    Wow a 30 kill-streak


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