In the Army Now - The joy of the Armed ForcesI've never been a soldier. I was an air cadet once, but that mostly involved sitting in a mouldy hut learning about aeroplane engines with the hint that one day we might go flying.
Yet, anyone who has spent time defending their nation, or at least drinking bromide-laced-tea for their nation, must have stories to tell. Tell them now.
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chthonic, Thu 23 Mar 2006, 18:26)
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My family had a great time in the early 40'sMy grandad was (like most of his generation) a soldier in WWII, in fact a captain no less, and he was actually in the bunker with all the senior officers, including General Montgomery waiting for the order to advance. After days of waiting...the radio crackles into life...
All the officers lean forward...
...pulses racing...
...I expect you could have heard a pin drop...
..."Congratulations from HQ to Captain Gravity on the birth of his beautiful baby girl!"
Cue a slightly embarrassed "Oh erm, sorry gentlemen..." from my grandad.
Other stories of his include seeing a german soldier being stoned and beaten to death by a group of famine-stricken concentration camp survivors, and then having to give them food.
Also bumping into his brother randomly in a hospital in africa.
Also one of my great uncles managed to escape the clutches of the 3rd Reich in a rubbish bag...they didn't bayonette ALL of their trash luckily...
Probably more, but I expect you've had enough, and the FBI are after me for supplying counterfeit food...
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Extinct Jesus Dossier "...I think it counteracts Hitler's magic...", Thu 23 Mar 2006, 22:51,
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