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Cunuckgaucho

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  1. No. 10119 Rifleman Tulbahadur Pun, 6th Gurkha Rifles, Indian Army. In Burma on 23 June 1944, a Battalion of the 6th Gurkha Rifles was ordered to attack the Railway Bridge at Mogaung. Immediately the attack developed the enemy opened concentrated and sustained cross fire at close range from a position known as the Red House and from a strong bunker position two hundred yards to the left of it. The cross fire was so intense that both the leading platoons of 'B' Company, one of which was Rifleman Tulbahadur Pun's, were pinned to the ground and the whole of his Section was wiped out with the exception of himself, the Section commander and one other man. The Section commander immediately led the remaining two men in a charge on the Red House but was at once badly wounded. Rifleman Tulbahadur Pun and his remaining companion continued the charge, but the latter too was immediately wounded. Rifleman Tulbahadur Pun then seized the Bren Gun, and firing from the hip as he went, continued the charge on this heavily bunkered position alone, in the face of the most shattering concentration of automatic fire, directed straight at him. With the dawn coming up behind him, he presented a perfect target to the Japanese. He had to move for thirty yards over open ground, ankle deep in mud, through shell holes and over fallen trees. Despite these overwhelming odds, he reached the Red House and closed with the Japanese occupants. He killed three and put five more to flight and captured two light machine guns and much ammunition. He then gave accurate supporting fire from the bunker to the remainder of his platoon which enabled them to reach their objective. His outstanding courage and superb gallantry in the face of odds which meant almost certain death were most inspiring to all ranks and beyond praise. Fast forward to 2010 His grandson On the evening of the day in question [17 September 2010], Sergeant Pun was one of four men left in the southern compound because the platoon had pushed out a patrol to dominate the road to the east in readiness for the next day’s parliamentary elections. All were taking turns to man a single sangar position on the roof in the centre of the compound. Sergeant Pun was on duty when he heard a clinking noise to the south of the checkpoint: "I thought at first maybe it was a cow," he said, "but my suspicions soon built up, and I saw Taliban digging to lay down an IED in front of our gate". Sergeant Pun had the presence of mind to gather up two radios, which would enable him to both speak to his commander and to call in artillery support, his personal weapon, and a general-purpose machine gun. Realising that he was about to be attacked, he quickly informed his commander on one of the radios and launched a grenade at the enemy. Sergeant Pun single-handedly fought off an enemy attack on his lightly manned position. In the dark he tackled the enemy head-on as he moved around his position to fend off the attack from three sides, killing three assailants and causing the others to flee. In doing so he saved the lives of his three comrades and prevented the position from being overrun. Sergeant Pun couldn’t know how many Taliban were attempting to overcome his position, but he sought them out from all angles despite the danger, consistently moving towards them to reach the best position of attack: "I thought there might have been around 20 to 30, but later locals told me it was probably about 15. The firing went on continually for about 17 minutes", said Sergeant Pun. "At first I was a bit scared, and I thought definitely they are going to kill me. But as soon as I started firing, that feeling went away".
  2. Had a discussion with person who didn't see a need for guns and thought banning them would be the perfect answer to preventing gun crimes. They argued that only the police and military required guns. I then asked if guns are banned why would the police need guns. " why to protect themselves from gangsters from guns" to which I asked "If gun bans are enacted and police still need guns to protect from criminals with guns, aren't you saying gun bans don't work?" I got a blank look and an "oh" , sadly They'll probably continue to support gun bans as it has no effect on their lives( or so they think)
  3. Might I suggest a Beachin Tactical Sling Some examples If you have a colour combo in mind but don't see it just ask.
  4. Another great result
  5. Same here but at least here they colour the money so we can play monopoly as it becomes worthless
  6. Switch to metric and it only weighs 6.8
  7. There's really no excuse for that type of on line inventory control in this day and age.
  8. Looking forward to being there to see that
  9. This one always cracks me up watching the people in the background
  10. Can't argue that. Here's another one to check out Here she is with Leo
  11. You have to work on your sales pitch... This is a unique one of a kind custom built stainless steel bolt catch so for you my friend and only you today I'll give it away for a mere $90.
  12. Sadly it also shows how badly things have become 'cause you'd never get that film made today.
  13. Keep these stories coming, it's important we recognize and remember the heros
  14. How can you not love a good ol' Canadian boy?
  15. crossing bananas of the shopping list for the forseeable future 🍌 Thanks but no need still burnt into the back of my eyeballs 😱 Play your cards right and he'll comp you a dance
  16. I try my best to help Yep feelin' the love all the way out here on the left coast Asking for a friend but are those sprinkles on top or stripper glitter... I only ask I mean my friend is only asking after seeing the SHOTSHOW lapdance video 😲
  17. Take away from the link is BC is a state now but moree imortantly listed some matches. Guess I better get my $hit together and get out there.
  18. Can you imagine if we were still using 56K dial up modems You could have gone out for dinner, caught a sho, stopped off for ice cream and still been home before it finished downloading.
  19. Something tells me I should consider a bullpup shotgun... 'cause why not
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