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TheOtherSideofKim Front Page —
From Reader Brooks comes this viewpoint of our boys, from a surprising source: “We have shared our daily life with two US units for quite a while - they are the first and fourth companies of a prestigious infantry battalion whose name I will withhold for the sake of military secrecy. To the common man it is a unit just like any other. But we live with them and got to know them, and we henceforth know that we have the honor to live with one of the most renowned units of the US Army...”
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L’anti-américanisme
Neptunus Lex —
Tough to maintain in the field, at least for this representative from l’armée du terre:
Heavily built, fed at the earliest age with Gatorade, proteins and creatine - they are all heads and shoulders taller than us and their muscles remind us of Rambo. Our frames are amusingly skinny to them - we are wimps, even the strongest of us - and because of that they often mistake us for Afghan…
Even if recruits often originate from the hearth of American cities and gang territory, no one here has any goal other than to ...
French Soldier Recruited
Jules Crittenden —
... To admiration for America in Afghanistan, thanks to close contact with L’Soldats Americaine . That’s what it is purported to be, though bits of it look like it might have been charmingly ghostwritten by Steve Martin: “We have shared our daily life with two US units for quite a while - they are the first and fourth companies of a prestigious infantry battalion whose name I will withhold for the sake of military secrecy. To the common man it is a unit just like any other. But we live with them and got to know them, and we henceforth know that we have the honor to live with one ...
French Praise for American Soldiers
The Anchoress —
Via Friend Michael, this must must must read. It will do your heart, soul, sinews, lungs, kidneys and brain good, translated Via:
American Troops in Afghanistan Through the Eyes of French Infantryman
“We have shared our daily life with two US units for quite a while - they are the first and fourth companies of a prestigious infantry battalion whose name I will withhold for the sake of military secrecy. To the common man it is a unit just like any other. But we live with them and got to know them, and we henceforth know that we have ...
A French Soldier’s Tribute To The American Soldiers He Served Beside In Afghanistan
Pat Dollard | Young Americans —
Original French Version For Your Own Translation here.
English version/translation provided by Serendipitous Altruism:
“We have shared our daily life with two US units for quite a while - they are the first and fourth companies of a prestigious infantry battalion whose name I will withhold for the sake of military secrecy. To the common man it is a unit just like any other. But we live with them and got to know them, and we henceforth know that we have the honor to live with one of the most renowned units of the US Army - one ...
I think the French get us...
RIGHTWINGSPARKLE —
This is from a French OMLT infantryman in Afghanistan describing our soldiers: “We have shared our daily life with two US units for quite a while - they are the first and fourth companies of a prestigious infantry battalion whose name I will withhold for the sake of military secrecy. To the common man it is a unit just like any other. But we live with them and got to know them, and we henceforth know that we have the honor to live with one of the most renowned units of the US Army - one that the movies brought to the public as series showing “ordinary soldiers ...
de Tocqueville Nods From on High
Mudville Gazette —
... Don't try to figure out my title, just go read. (And am I the last to discover there were Fench Milbloggers? Merde...) ...
American troops as seen through French eyes
Hyscience —
... about American troops in Afghanistan through the eyes of a French OMLT infantryman. As Liotier points out, here in the US and in France echoes of worldwide hostility against the application of U.S. foreign policy are often heard(especially from the left and it's messiah, president elect Obama), but seldom do we or the French hear from the voices of those who experience first hand how close the French are to the USA. The article should be plastered on every newspaper in America, but it's not the anti-American slant that American media want to write ...
Bits and bobs...
Theo Spark —
Alibhai-Brown's Media Outrage. More bull from 'Terrorist Alibi' Brown. American troops in Afghanistan through the eyes of a French OMLT infantryman. A great article. and a couple of oldies from Jules. Euro giving Uh Thanks
The Council Has Spoken!
The Glittering Eye —
... The winning non-Council post was Serendituous Altruism’s post, “American troops in Afghanistan through the eyes of a French OMLT infantryman”, a translation of a post from a French soldier serving in Afghanistan which, apparently, Freedom Fighter and I both nominated. There was a three-way tie for second place honors among ...
A Perception of American Soldiers
Innocent Bystanders —
A Perception of American Soldiers December 3, 2008 Posted by composmentis in Heroes . trackback This is pretty cool. Comments No comments yet — be the first. message name email url
Watcher's Council Results
Rhymes With Right —
... Winning Non-Council Submissions First place with 2 2/3 points! - Serendituous Altruism - American troops in Afghanistan through the eyes of a French OMLT infantryman Second place with 1 point - (T * ) - Israelly Cool - ...
A French On-the-Ground View of the American Soldier
The Moderate Voice —
... Recently I received from a good friend an essay, translated from French, written by a French infantryman serving with American soldiers in Afghanistan. Jean-Marc Liotier translated the essay under the title “American troops in Afghanistan through the eyes of a French OMLT infantryman.”(I am trying to locate the original essay so that those who speak French can enjoy it in its original form.) ...
