03-17-2008, 06:45
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St. Crispin's Day Speech
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RokCbPi3SUg
I thought many of you QP's and other combat vets would enjoy this short video.
A very moving rendition of part Shakespeare's "Band of Brothers" speech, which, imo, is one of the finest pieces of poetry ever written on the bonds formed under fire.
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03-17-2008, 09:13
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The text has been posted on PS.com at least four times, and I never get tired of it.
One of the finest pieces of prose I have ever read, and truly a tribute to those who serve with their brothers in arms.
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03-17-2008, 09:39
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I think a lot of you may know this already, but I think its funny enough to bear mentioning.
The St Crispin's Day speech is delivered before Shakespeare's version of the Battle of Agincourt, which was between England and France during the 100 Years War. Agincourt is especially remembered for the impact made by English yeoman archers and how their massed, accurate fire helped upset a French army that was superior in armored knights.
During the Hundred Years War, English archers did such damage that when they were captured, the French would cut off their index and middle fingers so they could no longer draw a long bow.
Thats why, to this day, the V-sign with your index and middle finger with the back of your hand to the recipient is a gesture of defiance. In essence, the Brit version of the middle finger.
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03-17-2008, 14:44
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Quote:
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Agincourt is especially remembered for the impact made by English yeoman archers and how their massed, accurate fire helped upset a French army that was superior in armored knights.
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That, plus narrow terrain that negate both the superior numbers of the French and the ability of their cavalry to turn a flank, and a freshly plowed and muddy field that greatly reduced mobility.
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03-17-2008, 14:55
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Quote:
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That, plus narrow terrain that negate both the superior numbers of the French and the ability of their cavalry to turn a flank, and a freshly plowed and muddy field that greatly reduced mobility.
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Damn those engineers and their obstacles!
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"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat." - President Theodore Roosevelt, 1910
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03-17-2008, 19:38
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Quote:
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Damn those engineers and their obstacles!
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Yeah, but kudos for the CG that knew enough to cover his obstacles with fires!  (Not an original thought anywhere.  )
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03-17-2008, 21:48
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I remember seeing a really good History Channel show on Agincourt. If you ever run across it you should check it out.
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