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Post by "Hunk" Papa on Jun 15, 2012 15:30:54 GMT -6
Hunk: That post has nothing whatsoever to do with the other board. It was an expression borrowed from my late mother in law, meaning that I spoke first without thnking. I should have realized that the name of the area in question was not accurate. Chuck, my apologies. As your post followed one which made such a reference, I added two and two and made five. Hunk
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Post by quincannon on Jun 15, 2012 15:48:38 GMT -6
No harm done. No offense taken.
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Post by "Hunk" Papa on Jun 15, 2012 15:50:23 GMT -6
1) Hunk, what do you think of the part where Martini met Benteen. Q. Tell what you saw going back? A. After I started from Gen. Custer to go back, I travelled 5 or 600 yards perhaps 3/4 of a mile. I got on the same ridge where General Custer saw the village the first time. On going back over that ridge I looked down into the bottom, and I saw Major Reno's battalion was engaged. I paid no further attention to it, but went forward on my business. Then I went on to the edge of the stream and about 3 or 400 yards above the creek where we watered our horses, I met Capt. Benteen. Was Benteen watering his horses for a second time that afternoon? he had already watered his mounts at the morass why water them again, surly once you have watered your mounts and heard gun fire you are in a state of alert, why stop again when you are in a combat zone. 2) Well this Irish went down fighting against the world champs; they are out of the Tournament now, so they might as well cheer England on, in the same way the Welsh and Scottish do. Ian. 1) Ian, I don't think Martini's reference to watering here has anything to do with Benteen. He is merely referring to where Custer watered his horses before the climb to the bluffs. In fact Benteen did water his horses twice. Once at the 'morass' and a second time near the Lone Tepee when Knipe met up with him and said that the Captain was watering his horses when he, Knipe, saw him. It is further confirmed by Private Morris, who, in a letter to C.T. Brady dated 21 September 1904, “Benteen, arriving about an hour later, came up as slow as though he were going to a funeral. By this statement I do not desire to reflect in any way upon him; he was simply in no hurry; and Muller [Jan Moller, of H troop], who occupied an adjoining cot to mine in the hospital at Fort Abraham Lincoln, told me that they walked all the way, and that they heard the heavy firing while they were watering their horses.” Nobody could have have heard any heavy firing from the morass, as it was too far away and in any case, there was no fighting going on at the time. 2) So England have won a match, but let's not get overexcited! Hunk
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Post by wild on Jun 15, 2012 17:31:49 GMT -6
Dark Cloud If Ireland wasn't going to fight in the war, why did it need arms? How and when could it pay for them? Wouldn't Allied forces get first call on arms? Ireland worked with Germany before in WWI, might again in the new one. To repell/delay a German parachute landing. In world war 1 Germany armed anyone who could be a nuisance to the Brits.In fact it sent far more arms to the Loyalists than got through to the Republicans. We actually had one fighter squadron.It was called the "windfall" squadron because it was made up of crashed RAF Hurricanes,repaired and pressed into service.
Ian We play the Aussies in a sort of footy/gaelic football match every two years.Our lads hold their own and the score is about even but the Aussies are professionals,fitter and better conditioned.Some games are virtual bloodbaths.
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