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Compare and contrast...

By The Armorer on April 17, 2011 | | Comments (4)
These troops...
A U.S. Army soldier From the 2/327th No Slack Battalion, 101st Airborne Division, relieved after a fire fight with the Taliban opens his mouth up towards the sky to taste the snow as it falls in the valley of Barawala Kalet, Kunar province, Afghanistan March 29, 2011. Joint Combat Camera Afghanistan Photo by Pfc. Cameron Boyd

With these embarassments to their unit.  One wonders if the King's Guard has a "drumming out" ceremony, to go with their guardmount ceremony.  If not, perhaps they should develop one.  I'm sure their Colonel-in-Chief is gravely disappointed (but can probably identify with the troop with 2/327 Infantry...)


 

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By MM3 John on April 17, 2011 1:56 PM
I'm confused here.  Where they trying to avoid a drill/exercise, or where they hiding in fear?  If the latter, what exactly was there to fear in Norway this week?  Perhaps I have answered my own question....

Either way it is not exactly behavior you would expect from the King's personal soldiers, is it?

 
By Justthisguy on April 17, 2011 6:24 PM
Those troops reputedly gave a VERY good account of themselves when the Germans arrived in their country. Though only armed with bolt-action rifles, they defeated a larger number of better-armed German troops, giving time for the King and his people to escape.
 
By OldDog on April 17, 2011 10:07 PM
Justthisguy,

That would have been these Guys Fathers or maybe Grandfathers.

Seems it may not be passed down in the Bloodline!
 
By Raptor Chief on April 20, 2011 9:53 AM
If not they can borrow VMI's...