DEEJAYKEG Posted March 1, 2013 Member ID: 1238 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 35 Topic Count: 1207 Topics Per Day: 0.22 Content Count: 6083 Content Per Day: 1.08 Reputation: 4985 Achievement Points: 50728 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 11 Joined: 03/12/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 11, 2024 Posted March 1, 2013 A post to provide more information about the Gurkhas who serve in the British Army, following today's brief discussion in the COD5 DM server. We have a special interest in and affection for these brave warriors as they are stationed here when not overseas on operations and our area has a large Nepalese community. The Gurkha's traditional weapon is a long curved knife called a "kukri" and you'll see this in use (though not on an enemy!) in the short Army video I am embedding. "Bravest of the brave, most generous of the generous, never had a country more faithful friends than you” Sir Ralph Turner MC, 3rd Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles, 1931 Who are the Gurkhas? BBC article: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-10782099 About the kukri: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kukri I enjoy Nepalese foods. These are called "Momo" and are little dumplings, a little like ravioli and eaten with a spicy dip: @@djMot @@JohnnyDos @@Marauder-CDN Ayo Gorkhali! TheLastColdBeer, BeerGoat and BigPapaDean 3 Awards
JohnnyDos Posted March 1, 2013 Member ID: 77 Group: Fallen Members Followers: 111 Topic Count: 1018 Topics Per Day: 0.18 Content Count: 7527 Content Per Day: 1.30 Reputation: 9175 Achievement Points: 69486 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 47 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 8, 2020 Posted March 1, 2013 That is some nasty knife there,it'd be good for Big Mean Dean.Thanks for the info DeeJayKeg. BigPapaDean 1
BeerGoat Posted March 2, 2013 Member ID: 2923 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 15 Topic Count: 25 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 1254 Content Per Day: 0.25 Reputation: 297 Achievement Points: 8424 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/24/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: Monday at 01:39 PM Birthday: 03/20/1976 Device: Windows Posted March 2, 2013 I have one. they are grat fro chopping. Awards
Sonovabich Posted March 2, 2013 Member ID: 82 Group: ** Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1535 Topics Per Day: 0.26 Content Count: 5022 Content Per Day: 0.87 Reputation: 5198 Achievement Points: 131537 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 116 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Tuesday at 09:30 AM Device: Windows Posted March 2, 2013 Fine soldiers and long may they serve the British Army, it's just a shame that whichever government we have don't look after them properly. TheLastColdBeer, DEEJAYKEG and Damage_inc- 3
little_old_man Posted March 2, 2013 Member ID: 1194 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 40 Topic Count: 436 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 6692 Content Per Day: 1.19 Reputation: 11691 Achievement Points: 53094 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 76 Joined: 02/27/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 16, 2023 Birthday: 04/15/1960 Posted March 2, 2013 When I was a kid I remember my late uncle telling me stories about his combat experiences in Korea. One of his favorite stories was when he and his unit were on a high ridge facing down several hundred Chinese soldiers who were attempting to overrun their position. He recalled that even though they had the high ground, the Chinese snipers were laying down heavy fire and it was very difficult to raise your head high enough to get a shot off at the advancing enemy. The Gurkha solders were standing out in the open on the edge of the ridge, screaming like mad men and waiving their knives in the air, and the Chinese snipers couldn't seem to hit them. Every time the Chinese would begin to advance up the hill the Gurkha men would run down to kill them. Eventually air support drove back the Chinese, but my uncle always said that had it not been for the bravery of the Gurkhas, the hill would have been lost long before air support had arrived. Sonovabich and DEEJAYKEG 2 Awards
Marauder-CDN Posted March 4, 2013 Member ID: 1777 Group: ++ COD5 Admin Followers: 30 Topic Count: 50 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 414 Content Per Day: 0.08 Reputation: 213 Achievement Points: 2989 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/09/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 28 Device: Windows Posted March 4, 2013 am just not sure what that looks like...but I would try it. Awards
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