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Whoops! British Marines lose bearings, 'invade' Spain
South Florida Sun-Sentinel ^
| February 18 2002
Posted on 02/19/2002 9:20:18 AM PST by nickcarraway
Edited on 09/03/2002 4:49:59 AM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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GIBRALTAR -- The British military apologized Monday for invading Spain over the weekend -- by mistake.
About 20 Royal Marines went slightly off course in an amphibious exercise and stormed a Spanish beach Sunday morning near the British colony of Gibraltar, a British Defense Ministry spokesman said.
Residents of the Spanish border town of La Linea watched in astonishment as the beach filled with combat-ready troops wielding mortar launchers and SA 80 assault rifles, according to Spanish press reports, which said at least 30 troops were involved.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: milgoofs
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To: nickcarraway
"In related news, a spokesman for the French Government said he was dispatching the armed forces to Spain immediately for a surrender drill."
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posted on
02/19/2002 12:01:27 PM PST
by
Jhoffa_
To: tonycavanagh
TOMMY! You got a lot of 'splainin to do!!
To: archy
The squaddies would know something was wrong on date night when nobody shaved their backs.........:o)
Stay Safe !
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posted on
02/19/2002 9:50:36 PM PST
by
Squantos
To: nickcarraway
Nuclear weapons dropped on Spain by the USAF, now the Royal Marines invade it. What next and it now being a NATO member too? On 17 January 1966 a Strategic Air Command B-52G, serial 58-247, had a mid air with the result that 4 B-28 nukes rained down near the village of Palomares in Southern Spain. Two of the weapons high explosives detonated on impact with the ground, one landed near intact and the other fell into the sea.
I work alongside a few Royal Navy personnel and they’ve been having a very enjoyable couple of days poking fun at their Royal Marine counterparts in the building where I work. Hey, the Royal Marines can always claim that the map came from the US National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) and was a bit out of date Chinese Embassy style :o)
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posted on
02/20/2002 11:35:40 AM PST
by
Tommyjo
To: Travis McGee
¡Buen Dios! ¡Los Capas rojas ha aterrizado en nuestra playa!
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posted on
02/20/2002 1:01:20 PM PST
by
archy
To: archy,tonycavanagh,MadIvan
Are those Royal Marines in current uniforms?
To: nickcarraway
difficult to know exactly where you are'' on the poorly marked coastline They'll find things much more clearly marked in Afghanistan.
To: Travis McGee
Are those Royal Marines in current uniforms? Picky,picky....
This any better?
*Bring the flag, lads, and we'll claim this spot of land in the name of the Queen...!*
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posted on
02/20/2002 3:12:33 PM PST
by
archy
To: nickcarraway
At least Spain didn't surrender. Hey Brits, try France!
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