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.
Monday, March 3, 2025
British battery of 3.7in anti-aircraft guns firing at Nazi warplanes during the Blitz, 1940.
My first manager in my engineering career sat through the Battle of Britain as a boy in London. The only thing he ever said about it was a grim reminder that everything comes down out of the sky. Artillery, shell casings bullets, airplanes, bodies, and body parts. He had seen some things. He really helped me learn to keep my cool when things were going wrong.
With all the the bombers and fighters we put up over Europe in WWII, mostly armed with .50 BMGs, I've often wondered how often someone on the ground got beaned by an empty cartridge case.
After landing on Mindanao, Dad's unit was taking fire from a Naval gun the Japs had in the mountains. Some Marine Corsairs were flying over strafing it. One of the .50 cal empties clanged off his helmet. So, yes, it happened.
My first manager in my engineering career sat through the Battle of Britain as a boy in London. The only thing he ever said about it was a grim reminder that everything comes down out of the sky. Artillery, shell casings bullets, airplanes, bodies, and body parts. He had seen some things. He really helped me learn to keep my cool when things were going wrong.
ReplyDeleteWith all the the bombers and fighters we put up over Europe in WWII, mostly armed with .50 BMGs, I've often wondered how often someone on the ground got beaned by an empty cartridge case.
ReplyDeleteMakes you wonder if the US and England will be on the same side in the next war
ReplyDeleteWe kicked their poofy asses twice - may be time for a reminder.
DeleteUncle Zip, but this time they're caliphate soldiers.
DeleteAsk the Spanish how hard it is to clean out an infestation of Moors.
After landing on Mindanao, Dad's unit was taking fire from a Naval gun the Japs had in the mountains. Some Marine Corsairs were flying over strafing it. One of the .50 cal empties clanged off his helmet. So, yes, it happened.
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