Coming on in few minutes. Just missed the History of the Green Berets 'cause I was watching that stupid movie Verticle Limit where 5 people die to save 1.

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watching it now on my pc. Excellent!!

mike

I'd give it a 7.5 on a scale of 1-10. I just didn't get the nitro stuff, especially the way they carried it exposed on the back of their pouches. I'd had the stuff wrapped in bubble wrap in the center of the pack, but I really don't know squat about the characteristics of nitro either.

Oh yeah, The Complete History of the Green Berets is coming back on at midnight EST!

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To save time in digging the others out buried in a crevice by an avalanch (sp?). The sister falls through the ice into the crevice and takes two others with her that were on her rope. Then an avalanch covers the top back up again. They're above 26,000 ft and have little time before the three of them die due to lack of oxygen.

Oh yeah, got so side tracked on the Verticle Limit movie I forgot about the Foriegn Legion.

I didn't realize what a messed up history they had. I knew that they were made up from misfits from other countries, but didn't know that the whole reason they were created was to rid France of foriegners. F-ing French!

However, they turned out to be a powerful tool for them.

Then there were the times the Legionaires had to fight Legionaires in WWII. Some were fighting for the French gov't that capitualated to the Germans and the others were fighting for the Frre French Army.

Then they almost had to do it again when France gave up Algiers, stabbing the Legionaires in the back just like they had done in vietnam, at least that's the way the Legionaires saw it. Don't see how the French could have kept control of Vietnam or Algiers personally.

Back to the movie Verticle Limit. LMAO when that one chick came by and said something smart to one of the guides to which he responds to the main character: [b]"Never mind her. She's French-Canadian. Sometimes she can be quite pleasant. Today she's obviously French!"[/b]

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$716 a month? Screw that!

On the other hand, for the misfit that has no other place to turn and makes it in, if he saves it all for the 5 year contract he must sign, that's over $42,000!

Considering that I'm not a misfit, at least not labled one yet, I'll stick to chimney sweeping!

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THE LEGIONNAIRE'S CODE OF HONOR

1. Legionnaire : you are a volunteer serving France faithfully and with honor.

2. Every Legionnaire is your brother-at-arms, irrespective of his nationality, race or creed. You will demonstrate this by an unwavering and straight forward solidarity which must always bind together members of the same family.

3. Respectful of the Legion's traditions, honoring your superiors, discipline and comradeship are your strength, courage and loyalty your virtues.

4. Proud of your status as a legionnaire, you will display this pride, by your turnout, always impeccable, your behavior, ever worthy, though modest, your living-quarters, always tidy.

5. An elite soldier : you will train vigorously, you will maintain your weapons as if it were your most precious possession, you will keep your body in the peak of condition, always fit.

6. A mission once given to you becomes sacred to you, you will accomplish it to the end and at all costs.

7. In combat : you will act without relish of your tasks, or hatred ; you will respect the vanquished enemy and will never abandon neither your wounded nor your dead, nor will you under any circumstances surrender your arms.

Stayed up and watched the Green Berets, found it much more interesting!

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