tag:www.thedonovan.com,2012://1/tag:www.thedonovan.com,2010://1.11921- 2012-03-24T15:07:28Z Comments for Pride and Grief 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 Movable Type 4.12 tag:www.thedonovan.com,2010://1.11921 2010-02-04T15:00:00Z 2010-02-03T20:56:55Z Pride and Grief A soldier cries during the funeral of Jon Felipe Romero Meneses on February 03, 2010 in Barcelona. Meneses, a Colombian member of the Spanish contingent, was killed in a mine explosion while six other soldiers were injured, after the armoured vehicle they were traveling in struck a powerful mine north of Qala-I-Naw in Badghis province in Afghanistan on February 01, 2010. AFP PHOTO/JOSEP LAGO/AFP/Getty Images Boq Boquisucio http://www.thedonovan.com
A soldier cries during the funeral of Jon Felipe Romero Meneses on February 03, 2010 in Barcelona. Meneses, a Colombian member of the Spanish contingent, was killed in a mine explosion while six other soldiers were injured, after the armoured vehicle they were traveling in struck a powerful mine north of Qala-I-Naw in Badghis province in Afghanistan on February 01, 2010. AFP PHOTO/JOSEP LAGO/AFP/Getty Images

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]]> tag:www.thedonovan.com,2010://1.11921-comment:98398 Comment from Justthisguy on 2010-02-04 Justthisguy http://enemiesofthelibrary.blogspot.com ]]> 2010-02-05T04:44:18Z 2010-02-05T04:44:18Z tag:www.thedonovan.com,2010://1.11921-comment:98371 Comment from bman on 2010-02-04 bman 2010-02-04T20:21:51Z 2010-02-04T20:21:51Z tag:www.thedonovan.com,2010://1.11921-comment:98365 Comment from Kevin on 2010-02-04 Kevin Honor, pride, loss of a comrade in arms, all difficult emotions to keep under control at such a ceremony.

Though, judging by the 'look' he is receiving, I suspect he will stifle it.

I often wondered why the 'look' is not taught at NCO schools, but, I suspect it has to do with experience and generations of previous NCOs who passed it down by example.
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