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To: cardinal4

> Pretty gripping, too. It seems the war was not the cakewalk most seem to remember it as..

A mate of mine as a RN veteran of the Falklands War. He seldom talks about it, and whenever he does he never describes it as a cake-walk.


3 posted on 04/12/2008 10:51:15 PM PDT by DieHard the Hunter (Is mise an ceann-cinnidh. Cha ghéill mi do dhuine. Fàg am bealach.)
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To: DieHard the Hunter

Yes, its a common misconception that this war was easy. One of the more common injuries was broken ankles from all the rocks. Walking and fighting with a broken ankle until you can rest must have been awful..


4 posted on 04/13/2008 1:16:13 AM PDT by cardinal4 (Do I need a Sarcasm tag?)
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