I was in Vietnam, and I fucking loved it!
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One day, many many years ago, I had a few shots of whiskey with my grandfather and we shot the shit. I'd never had a real conversation with him before. I knew his past, but not from his mouth.
I asked him about WWII and his experience.
He started going off about his time in France.
All the French women he had.
So many women.
My grandmother probably wouldn't have approved, but he definitely had fun.
Be gnarly if you visited France and see someone who looks exactly like your dad or granddad.
Mon cousin?
Les Cousins Dangereux
I fucking KNEW this would be the next comment lol you beat me to it
I like the way they think
That reminds my of the quote by "Mad" Jack Churchill on the end of the Second World War: “If it wasn’t for those damn Yanks, we could have kept the war going another 10 years!”
He was apparently a good leader, being promoted to Colonel, and clearly enjoyed his war. He's credited with the only confirmed kill with a long bow in the war, wore and used a Claybeg style sword and, on more than one occasion lead the charge in to battle whilst playing his bagpipes and hurling grenades.
In short, he well and truly earned his moniker.
did he not go on to pioneer surfing?
It looks like he pretty much invented surfing tidal bores on rivers, rather than surfing in general, and did it on a board he'd made himself.
I quite like knowing there were and are people like that about, even if you probably shouldn't look too closely at their politics. Knowing the spirit of adventure is alive and well gives me a little hope that things will turn out ok, and laughing at their bizarre antics is always a bit of a boost.
Sounds like he might have been a wee bit of a psychopath. I wonder what they'd have found if they dug up his cellar when he died.
Possibly, but if you read about the rest of his life it seems like he just really enjoyed adventure, and, in common with many others, saw war as a thrilling, life-or-death, adventure.
saw war as a thrilling, life-or-death, adventure.
That just sounds like psychopath-lite...
I think 'mad as a sack full of badgers' might be a more appropriate fit, but I can see the psychopath accusation, although he seems to mostly not cared about his own safety rather than displayed an unusual level of psycopathy for a soilder. If you read about the rest of his life it looks like hus feeling of invulnerability continued.
I can almost guarantee this is a parody bit or letter from Viz.
Every issue is peppered with little gems like this and the styling looks right
Came here to say the same. I am 99% sure it’s Viz
It’s 100% a Viz scan from the 90s.
It's just weird how he did all of that in the 1960's
Stormed Ypres and had a glass of wine. Bloody cracking!
Literally how my mum talks about the troubles in Northern Ireland
The whole community really supported each other, all the he families came together to help each other make something special out of a bad situation. Mostly we made ANFO and molotovs, but sometimes pie and roast beef.
It's more like "Oh yeah, it was great craic. I was in this shop when an incendiary went off" "We got to have soldiers around for Christmas dinner!" "Sometimes I'd be playing in the garden and there'd be a soldier taking position behind our garden wall"
This is a great analogy for anectotal evidence ("I had a great time") vs empirical evidence (millions died, i.e. did not have a great time)
This is, um... well it's less fun than a meme. If you were ever curious about the Bosnian War, this is a firsthand account by a journalist who was there.
Always look on the bright side of life 😙🎵
First thing that popped into my head too, whistling and all.
If you have ever asked yourself how a sociopath thinks, this is how.
I also enjoy shooting Nazis, am I a sociopath?
Few years ago I'd probably say yes, because after all - you're still enjoying killing humans
But then Russia invaded Ukraine.
I recommend for people here to read "Happy Odyssey" which are the memoirs of Lieutenant-General Sir Adrian Carton De Wiart. That guy is the closest thing of a true Space Marine to ever appear in human military History. He loved both world war, cutting its own injured fingers to not be send back home.