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birdspiritland ([personal profile] birdspiritland) wrote2009-02-07 01:13 pm

Yay for history!

[livejournal.com profile] wyrmul is awesome. Why? Because he introduced me to Fighting Jack Churchill, a soldier who fought throughout World War II armed with a longbow, arrows, and a Claymore. Yes, a Claymore.

Go read about him. It's a short entry, and you won't be disappointed.

Specifically, take a look at the second picture on the page, where he's "leading a training exercise" armed with his sword. He's the one on the far right in the foreground. You can very clearly see the sword that he holds in his right hand if you enlarge the picture.

[identity profile] mnenyver.livejournal.com 2009-02-07 09:32 pm (UTC)(link)
O.O

"Churchill was said to be unhappy with the abrupt end of the war, saying it could have lasted twenty more years if the Americans hadn't intervened."

*snerk*

The bit with the briefcase cracked me up.

[identity profile] tee-moss.livejournal.com 2009-02-07 10:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh my, that is truly awesome. He sounds like someone who should have been in the Black Dossier.