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    3 June 2021 M14 video of the Day - ouch

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    That could have been worse...
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    In the inevitable enquiry "He won't have a leg to stand on"
    Great and valuable service.......we are allowed to make one mistake when the pressures on!
    'Tonight my men and I have been through hell and back again, but the look on your faces when we let you out of the hall - we'd do it all again tomorrow.' Major Chris Keeble's words to Goose Green villagers on 29th May 1982 - 2 PARA

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    He kept his cool, and cadence. God bless them.

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    Reminds of the time, one of my "troopers" tried to play bad *ss by throwing a M7 bayonet into a tree. The bayonet bounced off the tree an landed into his thigh about an inch and half. Yes they are sharp! Needless to say we did not issue any bayonets after that one.
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    Quote Originally Posted by fjruple View Post
    The bayonet bounced off the tree
    Been there, seen it...
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