We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2007 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2004/02/small_mortars_part_1_the_japanese_knee_mortar.html Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2008 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Okay, lets face it. If you are an infantryman, life sucks. It sucks because your own guys make fun of you (as long as there is room to run). When they get sloppy they accidentally kill and maim you. The pay ain’t that great, and living under canvas or in muddy holes just isn’t all that much fun. (These are many of the reasons I was an artilleryman, lending dignity to what was otherwise a vulgar brawl). Add to that the crappy food, full of sand, smothered in flies (mmmmm, protein!), and living in filth with nasty, inadequate clothing (while... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2004/02/small_mortars_part_1_the_japanese_knee_mortar.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2004/02/small_mortars_part_1_the_japanese_knee_mortar.html Tue, 03 Feb 2004 19:06:46 -0600