Did You Know??? Military Factoids

[rotc boy]

wow, never knew most of that stuff

 

[chewie_nz]

"Following a massive naval bombardment, 35,000 U.S. and Canadian troops stormed ashore at Kiska, in the Aleutian Islands. Twenty-one troops were killed in the firefight. It would have been worse if there had been any Japanese soldiers on the island"

i think it was churchill who said;

"i'd rather have a battalion of the enemy in front than a battalion of americans behind"

 

[rotc boy]

i think it was churchill who said;

"i'd rather have a battalion of the enemy in front than a battalion of americans behind"

whatever, we saved englands a** in WW2 :rambo:

 

[Locke]

uh oh, lets not start.
save ur chest beating for another time and place, PLEASE

 

[beardo]

Following a massive naval bombardment, 35,000 U.S. and Canadian troops stormed ashore at Kiska, in the Aleutian Islands. Twenty-one troops were killed in the firefight. It would have been worse if there had been any Japanese soldiers on the island.

lol

In WWII British civvies gave blood almost everyday, and because of a lack of food, a vote was instituted by parliament to use the excess blood as ''black pudding''....the vote was unsuccessful by 3 votes :shock:

 

[Cross54]

why was the monkey awarded the medal.