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Bill Farkas wrote:
>
> In lugnet.general, William A. Swanberg writes:
> > Having also been "in an armed conflict on foreign soil" (in fact, I was in
> > the middle of Iraq with the 1st Cav while the Marines were still sailing
> > back and forth in the Arabian Gulf playing decoy, but I digress),
>
> This is an incredibly ridiculous statement. While the Army Airborne were the
> first troops on the ground (with M16's only), everyone knows that the Marines,
> thanks to the maritime prepositioning system, were the first fully equipped
> armed contingent prepared to do precise and extensive harm. • <snip>
> I appreciate your pride in your unit
> and branch of service but, again, everyone knows the truth about who the top of
> the food chain is.
lugnet.off-topic.military-bluster?
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