August 2013 - Argghhh!

The French are just feisty this time of the century, aren't they? 1714... The War of the Spanish Succession and Queen Anne's War... 1814... Waterloo. 1914, WWI... 2013... Malii and now Syria ! France: U.K. vote doesn’t thwart plans to hit Syria The Associated Press Published: August 30, 2013 PARIS — French President Francois Hollande expressed readiness Friday to push ahead with plans to strike Syria for allegedly using chemical weapons despite the British parliament’s rejection...

If I were in that cockpit, there would totally be maps on that dash. And maybe a cuppa joe.

Houston, we have a footed slab.

Last Saturday was a red-lettered day to remember...

BOQ

BOQ

But the French troops liked him well enough. The 9mm MAT49, almost the symbol of the French Para in their post-WWII colonial wars. Folds up compactly, especially useful for jumping, and the grip safety and folding magazine housing made accidental discharges unlikely.