And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Sunday, May 10, 2015
Offering bearers from the tomb of Djehuty, who was Overseer of Treasury and of Works during the 18th Dynasty reign of Hatshepsut.
I have no interest in living then and there...but it would be interesting to visit. I'd feel more comfortable visiting with body armor and a cut down M-60, but that's me. I've never had much luck with indigenous peoples in my life -- without a gun and ammo. It doesn't mean that they'd be unfriendly. I prefer to be prepared.
With my luck , the Way-Back machine would land me in the Dakota territory on the Little Big Horn River with a bunch of really ticked off Souix and Cheyennes.
(Footnote: Custer would have been better off if he hadn't left the Gatling Guns behind.)
I truly wish the man would publish it so I could see it again. I've referred to it several times.
I went to Panama City for the Expeditionary Warfare Conference long ago and the Deputy Commander of TRADOC stood there and gave the most marvelous speech I have ever heard. Somehow he wove 3 weapons acquisition/training schemes together. Since I want to leave you curious, I will just describe the two. The first was either Sherman or Sheridan as Commanding General of the Army and one of the two sought to rid the soldier of the need to carry a gutting knife, fighting knife, fillet knife, pocket knife, shovel, etc and just get down to one knife. and he did. The other brought in the breech loading rifle that had one tiny little problem. The army fired a couple of rounds through the barrel and were satisfied.
When Custer was out there at Little Big Horn, can't you see the soldiers trying to pull the melted brass cases out of the breech as they died using a semi entrenching tool instead of a pocket knife
The other threat was of an artillery piece the German/Czech/Austrians invented that could shoot shells over the horizon....and didn't have any means of fire control.
Beautiful - the details on the figurines are amazing - just look at the feet!
ReplyDeleteI know! It shows exactly how they looked and what they wore.
DeleteI have no interest in living then and there...but it would be interesting to visit. I'd feel more comfortable visiting with body armor and a cut down M-60, but that's me. I've never had much luck with indigenous peoples in my life -- without a gun and ammo. It doesn't mean that they'd be unfriendly. I prefer to be prepared.
ReplyDeleteWith my luck , the Way-Back machine would land me in the Dakota territory on the Little Big Horn River with a bunch of really ticked off Souix and Cheyennes.
(Footnote: Custer would have been better off if he hadn't left the Gatling Guns behind.)
Yeah, life was rough, brutish and short, even for the relatively civilized Egyptians of the time.
DeleteSounds like you have some good stories of your interactions with the "indigenous" types.
I traveled to distant lands, met strange and interesting people and killed them.
DeleteLL,
DeleteI truly wish the man would publish it so I could see it again. I've referred to it several times.
I went to Panama City for the Expeditionary Warfare Conference long ago and the Deputy Commander of TRADOC stood there and gave the most marvelous speech I have ever heard. Somehow he wove 3 weapons acquisition/training schemes together. Since I want to leave you curious, I will just describe the two. The first was either Sherman or Sheridan as Commanding General of the Army and one of the two sought to rid the soldier of the need to carry a gutting knife, fighting knife, fillet knife, pocket knife, shovel, etc and just get down to one knife. and he did. The other brought in the breech loading rifle that had one tiny little problem. The army fired a couple of rounds through the barrel and were satisfied.
When Custer was out there at Little Big Horn, can't you see the soldiers trying to pull the melted brass cases out of the breech as they died using a semi entrenching tool instead of a pocket knife
The other threat was of an artillery piece the German/Czech/Austrians invented that could shoot shells over the horizon....and didn't have any means of fire control.