Re: Arma virumque cano [was Re: Hurtgen forest]

From: Scottie Bowman <rbowman@indigo.ie>
Date: Sun Aug 11 2002 - 03:46:47 EDT

    Robbie is, of course, quite right. There's a vital difference
    between longing to GO & satisfaction at HAVING GONE.
    For the true enthusiast, after all, there's always a war
    somewhere. I can offer, I suppose, one teeny extenuation.
    The month of Suez & Hungary, I was given the choice between
    a good job in Canada & a short commission in the RAF.
    Prompted by dreams of glory (& a rather glamorous uniform)
    I had no difficulty in choosing the latter.

    What unbelievably marvellous romps we had. Lots of people
    killed, loads of funny flying, tall tales at the bar, sporting nights
    in the hospital Mess .... Four years of it. Dammit, it felt just like
    The Dawn Patrol.

    But no. War it wasn't.

    Scottie B.

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