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 2003-2010 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/02/going_viking.html Sat, 24 Mar 2012 15:44:06 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2012 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Larry K, the Castle's Junction City/Coast Guard correspondent, sent us this for our delectation this morning. I have no idea what is going on here but I thought you might like it is you haven’t seen it already. Sort of reminds me of what it would be like if the Muppets Danish Chef were in the Army. Flerdy flerdy flerdy fluefer flerdy fluefer flue BAMBAMBAMBAM flerdy fluefer flerdy compound BAMBAMBAMBAM fluefer flue BOOOOOOOOM flerdy yah! Click here - and watch the Dutch Danish (hey, it was early, dammit. I do too know the difference) Army in action in a way... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/02/going_viking.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/02/going_viking.html Thu, 01 Feb 2007 05:58:26 -0600 The driver does look like a woman, and later on towards night she gets some trigger time on the side mounted MG-42. Very nice http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/02/going_viking.html#comment-56110 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/02/going_viking.html#comment-56110 Fri, 02 Feb 2007 07:55:48 -0600 I can read better than speak anything, so if I get the "what happened", they were mortared or, possibly, they were calling in mortars on the position. Except, that big bang at the end looked more like a 500lb jdam. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/02/going_viking.html#comment-56082 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/02/going_viking.html#comment-56082 Thu, 01 Feb 2007 11:47:45 -0600 did know that the Dutch were in the south with you Yanks, the Limeys, and of course, us Canucks).]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/02/going_viking.html#comment-56070 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/02/going_viking.html#comment-56070 Thu, 01 Feb 2007 09:18:27 -0600 i guess those years of watching the Muppet Show finally paid off. i actually understood a bit of what they were saying. they use "6" as a radio call sign to designate the command element, something happened on the "left flank", all the men were OK, and somebody got ordered to hold their position. oh yeah, and i think the driver of the vehicle at 2:58 of that clip is female. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/02/going_viking.html#comment-56069 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/02/going_viking.html#comment-56069 Thu, 01 Feb 2007 09:05:14 -0600 Und-der Inky-Dinky-Doo... BORK BORK BORK Und ear weez have un cheekin. Ear, chicky, chicky chicky.... WOOT! You go guys... get sum Taliban booty! http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/02/going_viking.html#comment-56067 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/02/going_viking.html#comment-56067 Thu, 01 Feb 2007 08:55:12 -0600 The Dutch are from the Netherlands (Holland), the Danish are from Denmark. It's not the same country. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/02/going_viking.html#comment-56066 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/02/going_viking.html#comment-56066 Thu, 01 Feb 2007 08:38:36 -0600 One of the odd things about Czech (at least when I was learning it) is their use of Ahoj, pronounced ahoy, as a standard greeting. Kind of like howdy... But the Czech's own a land locked-country doncha know.... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/02/going_viking.html#comment-56064 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/02/going_viking.html#comment-56064 Thu, 01 Feb 2007 08:22:10 -0600