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Originally Posted by
Surpmil
Fecal impaction.
Knew of a geezer like that locally: stank to high heaven from all the putrefaction. Gut like a drum; last time I saw him he was hobbling about on crutches and probably dead by now.
Had a college roommate whose nickname was Slim - he looked like this guy - 10 steps out of the shower and he would start sweating - his classmates would throw bars of soap at him
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Mark in Rochester
That 37mm AT gun was quite a handy little weapon all thanks to the good sense of providing it with a H.E. shell, unlike the 40mm 2 Pdr. which had better sights but too high a profile and not even a canister round, let alone H.E.
The shop stewards of the Royal Artillery weren't going to have those AT guns getting out of their place by firing H.E. shells, most improper! 
Except of course it was no laughing matter at the time.
Strikingly small trunnion. The gun captain's hand must be on those binoculars somewhere...
Last edited by Surpmil; 01-03-2023 at 02:30 AM.
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I must admit, that when we came to Reggio Calabria for our duty against ‘ndrangheta (the Calabrian Mafia - mission Riace), when we arrived at our assigned quarters, we gave the change to an infantry unit from the deepest South.
We were sharp and trimmed like hell, having ended our summer camp in the high mountains just two weeks earlier, so, when we saw these guys, we were pretty “impressed”.
Starting with a Sergeant Major (three stripes) who had linked two combat belts to fit his monumental belly…
He was way worse than the guys in these pictures.
34a cp., btg. Susa, 3° rgt. Alpini
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He was way worse than the guys in these pictures.
Unfortunately, we had a few too.
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He looks as out of place as I'd feel in that line up, for sure!
Russ
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Gil Boyd
here's our latest recruit
He'd have to be a Herc pilot Gil the Jets just would not be able to take off even with a RATO unit each side!!!!!
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