met a couple of squaddies at the pub yesterday

who were in town for today. Really top chaps, but had some awful stories to tell. And they didn't take pleasure in killing people...

They were in FST? or something, responsible for calling in air support and had seen a bit of action by all accounts.

Posted By: Stoopish on November 22nd 2007 at 15:22:07

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City's packed for that parade of the Royal Anglians (General Chat) - Stoopish, Nov 22, 14:56:42
- "by the rivers of babylon................" (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Nov 22, 15:57:16
- Strange set-up of that regiment - mainly from EA, but based in Surrey (General Chat) - Yellalee, Nov 22, 15:00:05
  - Yes, Minister had an episode about that. (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Nov 22, 15:12:53
    - Wonder what Roy Keane would have to say about that? (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, Nov 22, 15:21:42
- What parade ? (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 22, 14:57:07
  - Soldiers have come back (General Chat) - Stoopish, Nov 22, 14:58:52
    - Ah that was why it was all coned off when i drove round there a couple of hours ago (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, Nov 22, 15:00:57
      - If Mr. Romans turns up, nobody shout "Hey, IED!" (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 22, 15:02:44
  - Homecoming from Middle East (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, Nov 22, 14:58:45
    - Aghanistan (n/m) (General Chat) - Commisar_Canary, Nov 23, 08:27:01
    - Oh dear. All hail the mighty conquerers. (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 22, 14:59:55
      - I think it's more like "All hail the people who've been putting their lives on the line (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 22, 15:02:38
        
        Well said Old Git (n/m) (General Chat) - Commisar_Canary, Nov 23, 08:28:04
        
        Aren't they all just hired killers? (n/m) (General Chat) - tudders, Nov 22, 15:04:42
        
        In one sense, I suppose so (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 22, 15:08:12
        
        You are quite right about vulnerability, but at the moment... (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Nov 22, 15:19:27
        
        Tsk (General Chat) - FrettenhamYellaFella, Nov 22, 15:29:40
        
        Fair enough, a fair few thousand civilians were killed during the invasion though. (n/m) (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Nov 22, 15:47:51
        
        did you count them all? (n/m) (General Chat) - Commisar_Canary, Nov 23, 08:29:39
        
        ... (General Chat) - FrettenhamYellaFella, Nov 22, 15:55:24
        
        well said Frettenham YF (n/m) (General Chat) - Commisar_Canary, Nov 23, 08:30:21
        
        What, none of them? (n/m) (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Nov 22, 17:07:22
        
        met a couple of squaddies at the pub yesterday (General Chat) - Stoopish, Nov 22, 15:22:07
        
        But ze Chermans would have made sure those CDs got there though... (n/m) (General Chat) - Stoopish, Nov 22, 15:10:07
        
        Hmmm (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 22, 15:03:44
        
        I saw one protester get thrown in a back of a pig wagon (General Chat) - Stoopish, Nov 22, 15:06:40
        
        freedom of speech for you (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Nov 22, 15:49:09
        
        Protester (General Chat) - FrettenhamYellaFella, Nov 22, 15:26:14
        
        that was it! (n/m) (General Chat) - Stoopish, Nov 22, 15:28:07

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