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01-23-2013, 12:35 PM #13Regular 1st Stringer
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01-23-2013, 12:48 PM #15Regular 1st Stringer
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01-23-2013, 02:11 PM #16Regular 1st Stringer
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Re: Mangii: Ravens copied Pat's strategy
Eric Bogle wrote a great song about that battle: And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda. "...and when I looked at the place where me legs used to be/ I never knew there was worse things than dyin'...
Here's a great version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFCekeoSTwg
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01-23-2013, 02:43 PM #17Pro Bowl Poster
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Re: Mangii: Ravens copied Pat's strategy
Aussie_Raven I knew about Gallipoli long before the movie came out (but I'm also an old Fart). Did you know that even with the Turks holding the high ground from the very beginning they still suffered more casualties than the Aussies did (still doesn't remove the fact that the landings were a disaster).
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Re: Mangii: Ravens copied Pat's strategy
Self appointed Ravens SuperFan in the southern hemisphere/New Zealand.
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01-23-2013, 06:51 PM #19On The Practice Squad
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Re: Mangii: Ravens copied Pat's strategy
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Re: Mangii: Ravens copied Pat's strategy
Haha just razzin you mate.
BTW, what are your plans for Superbowl Monday? Not sure what state/territory you'r on, but from what I understand it'll be around 10:30am your side (if you're NSW)?
Had to take the day off work - could not miss this day (did the same for the AFCCG).Self appointed Ravens SuperFan in the southern hemisphere/New Zealand.
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Re: Mangii: Ravens copied Pat's strategy
Yea it was called D-Day, Operation Overlord and was very similar with 2 major differences.
1 - We won that battle but with heavy casualties about 10,000. Even the GErmans kept saying how can they keep coming. They keep coming and coming. The irony was the Germans
really believed God was on their side and it was even inscribed on their belt buckles in
German. The Longest Day movie brought out that point.
2 - They landed on the right beach.
The bad part came with our paratroopers dropped behind the lines, the 101st Airborne suffered 50% casualties. MOst of them were dead before they hit the ground. The LOngest Day aldo bears that out. The drops were made off target too so that might have been similar to your battle.
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_many_people_died_on_D-DayLast edited by AirFlacco; 01-23-2013 at 09:32 PM.
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Re: Mangii: Ravens copied Pat's strategy
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Re: Mangii: Ravens copied Pat's strategy
Yes. It was a worse up hill fight than the Little Round Top at Gettysburgh.
High ground will win it every time plus the friendly fire.
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01-23-2013, 10:02 PM #24On The Practice Squad
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