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"In a corner of some foreign field, a gunner sleeps tonight..."
Spindles, just watched a show on the history channel on that, how the Turks were waiting for the British and ANZAC troops to start disembarking from the ships, then machine gun them. One company of 1000 men lost over 500 BEFORE they hit they beach, they were Fuseliers, and they became known as the "6 VC (Victoria Cross) before breakfast" regiment.
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If after I depart this vale you ever remember me and have thought to please my ghost,
forgive some sinner, and wink your eye at some homely girl.
H.L. Mencken
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