[Let's Roll]

Col. Timothy Collins is my kind of soldier. For anyone who hasn't read his well-known charge to his troops here is the link:

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/waroniraq/articles/3919271?

[katze]

Another possibility--the Brits, most other military, wear their rank differently than US officers; unless COL Collins was wearing an "eagle", perhaps the major didn't recognize his rank, and once he knew was too dumb to keep his mouth shut.