[BenLurkin]

"ONE MORE TIME - From left, Staff Sgt. Alfredo Lozano and Sgts. Peter Mavropoulos and Doug Duhaime are three of the original National Guard soldiers deployed along with the first Guard unit from the Antelope Valley in Operation Iraqi Freedom." DENNIS ANDERSON/Valley Press

[BenLurkin]

God bless the 40th Infantry Division and all of CARNG.

[r9etb]

Oh. AV = Antelope Valley.

I thought the Guard had an entire unit manned by Audio-Visual geeks. "General, we're ready to show your PowerPoint presentation...."

;-)

[Young Werther]

The 300 Spartans were not a myth but a fighting force that stopped the Persians at the Battle of Thermopylae.

Our military reserve units have been and are successful because they study the tactics from the battles of the past.

The marathon race at the modern Olympics pays homage to the fabled run of the Greek soldier Pheidippides, a messenger from the Battle of Marathon to Athens.

Military war stories are the basis for many truths and beliefs, (Go Col North!)

[CA Conservative]

AV troops? Antivirus? Audio-visual?

[gedeon3]

"Greek myth"

God bless our troops. Having said that, the battle of 'termopilas' was no myth. It was defended by 300 spartans, and 700 tespians.