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03-30-2011, 01:31 AM
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OT recent Gurkha heroics
Having never seen service/action, I dont know how brave or foolish or both this may be
 Safe link to British MOD story.http://www.army.mod.uk/news/23796.aspx 
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03-30-2011, 05:00 AM
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In all honesty, normal standards of courage/foolhardiness just don't apply to Ghurkas. They have always shown a willingnes to go above and beyond that is rare in Western troops, it's a cultural thing in many ways.
Back in world war 2 Ghurkas did some pretty amazing things. 26 VC's (the highest British award for valour in combat) have been awarded to Ghurka regiments.
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03-30-2011, 06:14 AM
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This guy is a victim of political correctness gone mad.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/ar...-God-side.html
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03-30-2011, 07:30 AM
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03-30-2011, 09:26 AM
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Don't worry about this guy. He'll be fine - possibly fined but when the dust settles he'll probably get a promotion. And I mean that seriously. Any money.
This is the problem with the media being too closely involved. People are too soft these days, but not these men! I once played a Gurkha character to honour their courage. And I don't have the exact title with me at the moment but I recently read an updated history of the Gurkhas that covers up to modern times including the disbanded battalions and operations in the middle east. An excellant read.
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03-30-2011, 09:32 AM
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03-30-2011, 05:22 PM
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03-30-2011, 06:45 PM
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03-31-2011, 10:09 AM
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"and every man must stand behind the men behind the wire"
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03-31-2011, 05:00 PM
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the best course of action when all is against you is to slow down and think critically about the situation. this way you are not blindly rushing into an ambush and your mind is doing something useful rather than getting you killed.
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03-31-2011, 07:21 PM
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03-31-2011, 10:37 PM
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the best course of action when all is against you is to slow down and think critically about the situation. this way you are not blindly rushing into an ambush and your mind is doing something useful rather than getting you killed.
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04-01-2011, 03:03 AM
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The simple fact is he didn't actualy break Queen's regulations or any of the varied laws for mistreatment of prisoners as the bugger was dead prior to decapitation. Despite what the governemnt likes to think, the army itself is very protective of the Ghurkas.
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04-01-2011, 03:46 AM
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