Responding to the Marines' arriving at Kandahar

Further to this post, there's this charming letter in the Globe and Mail (full text payers only):

Them's fightin' men

GEORGE DUNBAR

March 19, 2008

Toronto -- That was certainly an impressive photo showing the macho, "give 'em hell" style of U.S. Marines as they marched into Afghanistan (Expectations High As Marines Pour Into Kandahar - March 18 [sadly the photo not included]).

I suppose it was those cigars, clamped so firmly by the jaws of the warriors, that was really impressive. Were they emulating Clint Eastwood or Tony Soprano?

A fine Canadian welcome. Links for the 24th MEU are here, here and here (unofficial). Semper Fi!