Posted on 07/27/2022 10:37:54 PM PDT by McGruff
Collectors across the country are seeking pieces of shrapnel, bits of bombs and even the uniforms of dead Russians. It’s part of an urge to feel more directly connected to the cause.
When Ihor Sumliennyi, a young environmental activist, arrived at the site of a recent missile strike, the rubble had barely stopped smoking.
Police officers guarded the street. People who had lived in the smashed apartment building stared in disbelief, some making the sign of the cross next to him. He started poking around.
And then, bam! His eyes lit up. Right in front of him, lying near the sidewalk, was exactly what he was looking for: a mangled chunk of shrapnel, a piece of the actual Russian cruise missile that had slammed into the building.
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There’s an old story from the Falklands War. Supposedly an Argentine unit found out the UK troops opposite them were Gurkhas. All the Argies fled to the rear.
They were smart to have fled. Gurkhas are fearless warriors and they never recover from it. I’ve read about heroic things they have done after leaving military service. Good people and great warriors.
Known for their Kukhari and they are just as fierce with battle weapons.
Several times I thought I wanted to own a Kukhari, but decided there is a lot to be learned in order to use it. The mind is the most powerful weapon.
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