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September 02, 2004

Gurkhas

"Better to die than be a coward"

The jihadis have forgotten the Gurkhas.

Posted by Ghost of a flea at September 2, 2004 09:17 AM

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He who sows the storm shall reap the wind.

Posted by: Ben at September 2, 2004 10:50 AM

Oh, also:

There's a Nepalis expat organization here in North America that is collecting funds that will be sent over to the families of the murdered workers.

Website here.

It's a group my dad's been involved with for the last twenty years (he's a past president), & so I can tell you that they are legit. I know half the donors on the list personally.

[Nick, if this post is out of line on this site, do feel free to nuke it, with no hard feelings.]

Posted by: Ben at September 2, 2004 02:47 PM

On the contrary, thanks for letting us know about it.

Posted by: Flea at September 2, 2004 02:51 PM

Nick, I missed this post but you are spot on. My Dad has a number of stories about the lads from Nepal in WWII and their knife work. Apparently a few US soldiers were lost to them before someone explained they wore tall boots like the Germans. The Gurkhas figured out who was who in the night by running a finger up from the heel as the person stood unknowing. Short boot meant a friend. Tall boot meant Nazi and the knife.

Posted by: Alan at September 3, 2004 07:15 AM