Sykorsky Posted March 15, 2014 Member ID: 3380 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 22 Topic Count: 63 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 376 Content Per Day: 0.09 Reputation: 171 Achievement Points: 3170 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/15/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 4, 2018 Birthday: 08/18/1965 Share Posted March 15, 2014 (edited) May 27, 1995 - During the siege of Sarajevo, the French Marine infantrymen from the 3rd RIMA led a bayonet charge to regain the Vrbanja bridge against the Serbs. Had they failed to do so, the Serbs could have taken the city.Extracted from the French TV report "Infrarouge - Que sont nos soldats devenus?" available in YouTube (close caption version) This is the truth and the way it is (if you ever been under fire)... respect to all liberty soldiers... It's been a long time, but all of our foreign democratic troops should see that. Especially those who strikes without knowing what they strike (USAF, RAF, ARMEE DE L'AIR). I'm an Airborne retired soldier, been in bosnia as well, and i regret i couldn't take part, for honour and for what it changed that war. Pray for those who falled. Those are heroes. http://youtu.be/PAPox1A3F6U Edited March 15, 2014 by Sykorsky DEEJAYKEG and loaderXI 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
LordOfChaos Posted March 15, 2014 Member ID: 3174 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 100 Topic Count: 78 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 2162 Content Per Day: 0.48 Reputation: 1645 Achievement Points: 17423 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 02/03/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 27, 2017 Birthday: 07/24/1957 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Facebook? really? no thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sykorsky Posted March 15, 2014 Member ID: 3380 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 22 Topic Count: 63 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 376 Content Per Day: 0.09 Reputation: 171 Achievement Points: 3170 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/15/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 4, 2018 Birthday: 08/18/1965 Author Share Posted March 15, 2014 (edited) i don't give a damn about facebook, look at it, and pray for all the fallen... Is there any us marines that can say they did the same thing, or even more, have done the same thing, except on Omaha beach??? Watch it first and then post something that's relevent. thx Edited March 15, 2014 by Sykorsky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Olive Posted March 15, 2014 Member ID: 69 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 50 Topic Count: 227 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 2660 Content Per Day: 0.50 Reputation: 4123 Achievement Points: 22968 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 19 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Tuesday at 02:49 PM Birthday: 05/07/1965 Device: Windows Share Posted March 15, 2014 Very interesting Sykorsky Here's another link if you don't have facebook : DEEJAYKEG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Bama Posted March 15, 2014 Member ID: 19 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 101 Topic Count: 318 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 4444 Content Per Day: 0.83 Reputation: 2763 Achievement Points: 29399 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 7 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 11 Birthday: 02/29/1968 Device: iPhone Share Posted March 15, 2014 Those French troops showed great bravery and self sacrifice in taking that bridge that day to secure safety for the people of Sarajevo. You are right to be proud of their service. However, to say that other men and women, of other countries, have not done the same is a faux pas. Many brave men and women from many nations have knowingly charged into the face of certain death for a cause, often a cause that is not their own, to secure the freedom and safety of innocents. I agree with your point that many nations today do not understand the true nature of a fight that is intimate such as this battle was. There would certainly be less conflict if it were all hand to hand. Let's not stain the accomplishment of these French troops with petty bickering of who has done more for a cause. Give them the honor they are due, among the past heroes of all nations who have stood against tyranny and secured a better future for those who cannot secure it themselves. loaderXI, KingStinger!, Olive and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
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