Inuk's Igloo : The Phun Random Chat Thread!

So have I. Thought thats why i hadnt seen you.

 

Yes, I did. I have been dropping in (lurking) a bit but have found the Igloo empty a lot as well as the server maintenance issue the other day.

 

The Igloo could become more active when The Last Word Game locks

 

That would be nice. :yes_new:

 

Ive been lurking as well. I have picked up bits and pieces here and there. I suppose i kno enuff. Regardless, im not gna be the guy peeling the scabs off.

 

I know someone who lurks sometimes as well

 

Amazing story about that marine corporal. Incredible what determination is capable of.

 

Over here we have http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Militaire_Willems-Orde and was given to captain Marco Kroon. That captain was a special guest of an American general. The only other guests were 2, 3 and 4 star generals. The general that invited the captain and the captain was the only one where the genaral took time for to chat. The Militaire_Willems-Orde is the same as the medal of honor in America. In America you get some status when you get such a medal, here it's not that much

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Kroon

Military William Order
From March 2006 to August 2006 Kroon, while still a lieutenant, was dispatched to the Afghan province of Uruzgan. His job, as platoon commander of the Dutch special forces unit "Viper", was to perform reconnaissance and to map out the area so Task Force Uruzgan could be established. During this period he distinguished himself by performing exceptional deeds during six extremely dangerous actions. These actions were performed during ISAF patrols of the Dutch Viper-unit and an Australian Special Air Service Regiment platoon.

One of these actions was Operation Chitag (13–14 July 2006). During the patrol Kroon encountered a group of Taliban soldiers. In the resulting battle, while heavily outnumbered, he was forced to request air support on his own position by a Lockheed AC-130 gunship aircraft; he ordered his men to take cover and with his Forward Air Controller (FAC) guided the American air attack. At such close quarters, however, it was also a harrowing experience for Kroon and his FAC. Later, his platoon was forced to take cover in an Afghan house and swatted a number of attacks during the night on their position. No men fell under Kroon's command; the resulting Taliban losses were severe.[3] During daylight Kroon and his men emerged to retrieve intelligence from the deceased Taliban soldiers to establish their identity. Kroon straightened his men out after noticing his men's agitation and inclination towards unprofessional behaviour and subsequently ordered the wounded to be treated and the dead to be covered. In an interview, he later said that he understood the behaviour of his men but felt, as a leader, responsible to ensure the platoon acted professionally. His leadership and ability to correct a battle-hardened group of commandos was later commended by his superiors.

These actions and his general behaviour as a leader were the reason both his subordinates and superiors recommended him for the award. After three years of research by the Ministry of Defence, it recommended to Her Majesty Queen Beatrix that Kroon be awarded the Military William Order for his bravery shown during commando actions in Uruzgan. Kroon was made a Knight 4th class of the Military William Order on 29 May 2009 by Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands. It was the first time in 54 years the honour was awarded to an individual.

 

I'm going to rest in the sittin' chair for a while.

 

The captain did feel very strange because he was the only non general in there and the only one were that general had time for

 

Later PM

 

I am out for the night.......laters!

 

Rest easy pm

 

Nite thore good seeing u

 

Later Thore

 

Damn Firefox, took over 1 GB memory

 

Anybody still here?