A fine Canadian welcome

An all-too-typical letter in the Globe and Mail (full text payers only):

Them's fightin' men

GEORGE DUNBAR

March 19, 2008

Toronto -- That was certainly an impressive photo showing the macho, "give 'em hell" style of U.S. Marines as they marched into Afghanistan (Expectations High As Marines Pour Into Kandahar - March 18 [sadly the photo not included]).

I suppose it was those cigars, clamped so firmly by the jaws of the warriors, that was really impressive. Were they emulating Clint Eastwood or Tony Soprano?

More on the Marines arriving here, and links to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit here, here and here (unofficial). Semper Fi!

Damian P.

Posted by markc at March 20, 2008 05:16 PM