Today's Photos - Tuesday, September 15th, 2009

[VAMAN]

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - Firefighters take part in the 'More Firefighters Not Less Rally' at Parliament House on September 15, 2009 in Melbourne, Australia. The rally, organised by the United Firefighters Union and the CFA, is in response to a joint UFU and CFA Board of Reference ruling which found that 24 CFA fire stations need to be upgraded. The Victorian Premier John Brumby named 52 danger spots in the State for the coming fire season, with fire stations that need extra fire fighters featuring in 34 of these 52 hot spots.http://i29.tinypic.com/24e2hc2.jpg

Special force policemen take an oath to ensure public safety during celebrations for the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China in Xi'an, Shaanxi province September 15, 2009. About 14,000 policemen took part in the oath ceremony, local media reported. (*******)http://i28.tinypic.com/2je934w.jpg
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An Afghan boy looks on as German ISAF soldiers prepare a temporary camp to overnight during a long term patrol in the mountainous region of Feyzabad, east of Kunduz, Afghanistan, Monday, Sept. 14, 2009. (AP / Anja Niedringhaus)http://i28.tinypic.com/2u3w9z8.jpg

A German ISAF soldier shows Afghan children pictures on his camera during a long term patrol with his unit in the mountainous region of Feyzabad, east of Kunduz, Afghanistan, Monday, Sept. 14, 2009. (AP / Anja Niedringhaus)http://i29.tinypic.com/34si4ae.jpg

An Afghan boy looks on as German ISAF soldiers arrive to prepare a temporary overnight camp during a long term patrol in the mountainous region of Feyzabad, east of Kunduz, Afghanistan, Monday, Sept. 14, 2009. (AP / Anja Niedringhaus)http://i28.tinypic.com/25yx75w.jpg

Afghan children look on as German ISAF soldiers and Afghan police officers prepare a temporary overnight camp during a long term patrol in the mountainous region of Feyzabad, east of Kunduz, Afghanistan, Monday, Sept. 14, 2009. (AP / Anja Niedringhaus)http://i31.tinypic.com/vpc0a0.jpg

A German ISAF soldier shows his dog tag, his soldiers' identification tag, with his lucky charms attached during a long term patrol with his unit in the mountainous region of Feyzabad, east of Kunduz, Afghanistan, Monday, Sept. 14, 2009. His godfather gave him the angel before leaving for Afghanistan. (AP / Anja Niedringhaus)

[goat89]

^Touching gesture from gramps.
Nice pics today! Thx!

[big_les]

Wow, German ID tags haven't changed since WW2!

[Kenny86]

Yes, they have. WW2 tags are smaller and round.

These ones are more oval.

[futurepilot2004]

Wow, German ID tags haven't changed since WW2!

Arent the British ones basically the same as well?

[big_les]

Yes, they have. WW2 tags are smaller and round.

These ones are more oval.

Round, you say?

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Not any smaller either from what I've seen.

As for British ones, WW2 were compressed asbestos, like the WW1 versions (though metal in tropical climates I think). They were also two different shapes (and colours), now they're round.

Just thought it was interesting, no point to make.

[VAMAN]

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South Korean honor guards hold flags during a ceremony in Incheon, west of Seoul, on September 15, 2009 to mark the 59th anniversary of a US-led amphibious landing operation during the 1950-53 Korean War. The United States and 15 other countries fought for South Korea during the Korean War under the United Nations flag.

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Turkish veterans with their national flag, attend a ceremony in Incheon, west of Seoul, on September 15, 2009 to mark the 59th anniversary of a US-led amphibious landing operation during the 1950-53 Korean War.

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South Korean veterans salute the nation flag during a ceremony in Incheon, west of Seoul, on September 15, 2009 to mark the 59th anniversary of a US-led amphibious landing operation during the 1950-53 Korean War.

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South Korean Marine Corps soldiers hold flowers in front of the statue of late US Army General Douglas MacArthur in Incheon, west of Seoul, on September 15, 2009 to mark the 59th anniversary of a US-led amphibious landing operation during the 1950-53 Korean War.

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The Korean War veterans and their family members attend a ceremony in Incheon, west of Seoul, on September 15, 2009 to mark the 59th anniversary of a US-led amphibious landing operation during the 1950-53 Korean War. The United States and 15 other countries fought for South Korea during the Korean War under the United Nations flag.

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Medics check the body temperature of South Korean veterans before they participate in the anniversary of the U.S.-led United Nations troops' landing operation in Incheon during the 1950-1953 Korean War, at a memorial in Incheon, west of Seoul September 15, 2009. According to local media, 7,576 South Koreans have been confirmed to have been infected with the influenza A (H1N1) virus as of September 10 and seven people died from it until Tuesday. (*******)

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Rescue workers carry a mock victim out of a subway station during a fire drill in a moving train, in Seoul September 15, 2009. (*******)

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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - Italian President Giorgio Napolitano and South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak walk towards a guard of honour during a welcoming ceremony held at the presidential Blue House on September 14, 2009 in Seoul, South Korea. Italy and South Korea met to discuss economic exchanges and to strengthen bilateral relationships in trade, culture and diplomacy.

[Facaletz]

nice photos ,and thx for the info

[Yoram777]

First pictures of the parade on Prinsjesdag in the Netherlands.



Prinsjesdag (English: Day of the Prince's)
The day on which the reigning monarch of the Netherlands addresses a joint session of the Dutch Senate and House of Representatives in the Ridderzaal or Hall of Knights in The Hague.
The Speech from the Throne sets out the main features of government policy for the coming parliamentary session.



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EDIT: pictures from 2009

[Emibro]

First pictures of the parade on Prinsjesdag in the Netherlands.



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Always nice to see old uniforms and new weapons, love that mix...

Any info on the unit in green?

E*

[Yoram777]

Always nice to see old uniforms and new weapons, love that mix...

Any info on the unit in green?

E*

Garderegiment Grenadiers en Jagers (Grenadiers' and Huntsmen's Guards Regiment)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenadiers%27_and_Huntsmen%27s_Guard_Regiment

Their website is in Dutch only:
http://www.garderegimentgrenadiersenjagers.nl/index.html

[Fante da mar]

Although I rarely dispense compliments to the Brits, they are in my opinion the only ones who really make it look great, inpeccable.


Always nice to see old uniforms and new weapons, love that mix...

Any info on the unit in green?

E*

[Emibro]

Although I rarely dispense compliments to the Brits, they are in my opinion the only ones who really make it look great, inpeccable.


Well, also the Dutch, Danish, Swedes and Norges have a good taste for Full Dress & Ceremonial uniforms...

E*

[Ronguild]

Although I rarely dispense compliments to the Brits, they are in my opinion the only ones who really make it look great, inpeccable.

Err, Yes ... In that case these troopers are dutch, not british.

[big_les]

Exactly. Think about it...

[sp2c]

Garderegiment Grenadiers en Jagers (Grenadiers' and Huntsmen's Guards Regiment)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenadiers%27_and_Huntsmen%27s_Guard_Regiment

Their website is in Dutch only:
http://www.garderegimentgrenadiersenjagers.nl/index.html


btw, sorry about the pictures, I just found out those are from 2006 :roll:
For now I can only find either really small or copywrited pictures from 2009 so maybe tomorrow..

Jagers to be exact, grenadiers look different :D
edit: erm ... first photo (in the black with the big hats) would be the grenadiers I think?

but I'm not entire sure
Limburgse Jagers look similar but with a different thingy on the beret I think

[Yoram777]

Jagers to be exact, grenadiers look different :D

but I'm not entire sure
Limburgse Jagers look similar but with a different thingy on the beret I think

Yes but the Garderegiment Grenadiers en Jagers includes both of them.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenadiers%27_and_Huntsmen%27s_Guard_Regiment

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[Eagle The Lightning]

It is with deepest regret that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the death of Kingsman Jason Dunn-Bridgeman from 2nd Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment in southern Afghanistan on 13 September 2009.http://i31.tinypic.com/2r5d92g.jpg

Kingsman Jason Dunn-Bridgeman
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Rest in peace.


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[Buck James Rogers]

rest in peace soldier

[BearInBunnySuit]

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Ceremony to mark the 59th anniversary of the Inchon Landing, credited with turning the tide of war in favor of the U.S.-led forces against North Korea/China. The United States and 15 other countries fought for South Korea during the Korean War under the United Nations flag.

[sp2c]

Yes but the Garderegiment Grenadiers en Jagers includes both of them.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenadiers%27_and_Huntsmen%27s_Guard_Regiment

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true :D

but they look different which was the point ;)

[He219]

Nice pix everybody!
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Belgian Defense Minister Pieter De Crem (L) and his Croatian counterpart Branko Vukelic look at the new Croatian Army's assault rifle before holding talks in Zagreb on September 14, 2009. De Crem arrived for an official two-day visit to Croatia.http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/3075/610xz.jpg
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Canadian Sgt.-Maj. Ivan Plante of Victoriaville, Quebec peers from behind an armoured vehicle after gunfire broke out at the scene of a roadside bomb explosion that wounded an Afghan National Army soldier in the Panjwai district of Kandahar province, September 14, 2009.http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/6931/610xae.jpg

Sgt.-Maj. Ivan Plante of Victoriaville, Quebec scans for insurgents after gunfire broke out at the scene of a roadside bomb explosion that wounded an Afghan National Army soldier in the Panjwai district of Kandahar province, September 14, 2009.http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/6922/610xpo.jpg

Canadian soldiers rush to the rooftop of an outpost moments after a nearby roadside bomb explosion wounded an Afghan National Army soldier in the Panjwai district of Kandahar province, September 14, 2009.http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/5586/610xbb.jpg
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Pakistani army troops fix their artillery on Taliban's stronghold of Piochar in Pakistani troubled Swat Valley on Monday, Sept. 14, 2009. In recent weeks, the army has reported an increasing flow of insurgents voluntarily surrendering, official saidhttp://img36.imageshack.us/img36/7695/610xrw.jpg

Pakistan Army soldiers present masked men whom the army said are suicide attackers, for the media in Taliban's stronghold of Piochar in Pakistani troubled Swat Valley on Monday, Sept. 14, 2009. In recent weeks, the army has reported an increasing flow of insurgents voluntarily surrendering, official said.http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/1971/610xhl.jpg

Soldiers are seen while patrolling in Mingora, located in Pakistan's Swat Valley about 260 km (161 miles) northwest of Islamabad on September 15, 2009. Security forces killed three militants during a search in the Swat valley, northwest of Islamabad, the military said. The army launched an offensive in April to clear out militants who had taken over the former tourist valley.http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/108/610xrn.jpg

Members of a private militia comprised of local residents to nab Taliban militants, listen to their commander in Taliban's stronghold of Piochar in Pakistani troubled Swat Valley on Monday, Sept. 14, 2009. In recent weeks, the army has reported an increasing flow of insurgents voluntarily surrendering, official said.http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/6651/610xvk.jpg

Members of a private militia comprises of local residents to nab Taliban militants, vow to wage war against militants in Taliban's stronghold of Piochar in Pakistani troubled Swat Valley on Monday, Sept. 14, 2009. In recent weeks, the army has reported an increasing flow of insurgents voluntarily surrendering, official said.http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/6131/610xbp.jpg

Afghan women and a child walk past Italian ISAF soldiers standing guard during the stone lying ceremony of a primary school in Herat, Afghanistan, Monday, Sept. 14, 2009.http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/6770/610xue.jpg

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An Afghan man and a boy listen to music on earphones from an iPod given from German ISAF soldiers during a long term patrol in Yaftal e Sofla, in the moutainious region of Feyzabad, east of Kunduz, Afghanistan, early morning Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009.http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/5467/610xou.jpg

Afghan girls queue to have their nails colored by a female U.S. soldier who joined German ISAF soldiers during a long-term patrol in Yaftal e Sofla, in the mountainous region of Feyzabad, east of Kunduz, Afghanistan, early morning Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009.http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/4155/610xco.jpg
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Specialist Jonathan "Tito" Taylor leans against a rock wall as an Iraqi girl overlooks his shoulder in Salman Pak, near Baghdad, September 12, 2009. U.S. and Iraqi forces conducted a patrol to address any concerns local residents may have and to assess the area's security, U.S. army said. Picture taken September 12, 2009.http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/732/610xwy.jpg

1st Lieutenant Jeffrey Wismann speaks with an Iraqi boy during a combined foot patrol in Salman Pak, near Baghdad, September 12, 2009. Iraq army soldiers and U.S. paratroopers conducted the routine patrol in one of the town's neighbourhoods in order to assess any concerns local residents had and to check on the area's security, the U.S. army said. Picture taken September 12, 2009.http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/1740/610xyo.jpg

Hungarian Army engineers bridge a pontoon to transport a cannon across the River Danube during a military exercise near Ercsi, Hungary, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009. "Direction of Action 2009" is the largest annual exercise of the Hungarian Army where troops practice mostly cross river combat actions around the Danube.http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/3122/610xxd.jpg
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A Russian made BTR-80 armored personnel carrier of the Hungarian Army swims across the River Danube during a military exercise near Ercsi, Hungary, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009. "Direction of Action 2009" is the largest annual exercise of the Hungarian Army where troops practice mostly cross river combat actions around the Danube.http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/968/610xhj.jpg

Croatian special forces personnel participate in joint military exercises near the southern Croatian town of Udbina on September 15, 2009. Around 1500 soldiers from ten countries participate in the two-week military exercise named �Jackal Stone� under the European and US command.http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/6291/610xsg.jpg

A Croatian special forces SWAT team storm a bus during joint military exercises near the southern Croatian town of Udbina on September 15, 2009. Around 1500 soldiers from ten countries participate in the two-week military exercise named �Jackal Stone� under the European and US command.http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/258/610xua.jpg

A Croatian special forces soldier aims his rifle during joint military exercises near the southern Croatian town of Udbina on September 15, 2009. Around 1500 soldiers from ten countries participate in the two-week military exercise named �Jackal Stone� under the European and US command.http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/3043/610xjd.jpg

Personnel of Poland's and Lithuania's special forces descend from a helicopter during joint military exercises near the southern Croatian town of Udbina on September 15, 2009. Around 1500 soldiers from ten countries participate in the two-week military exercise named �Jackal Stone� under the European and US command.http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/7120/610xoi.jpg

Special forces personnel from (From L) Hungary, Macedonia , Romania, Croatia, Ukraine, Poland and Sweden listen to a briefing during joint military exercises near the southern Croatian town of Udbina on September 15, 2009. Around 1500 soldiers from ten countries participate in the two-week military exercise named �Jackal Stone� under the European and US command.http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/3947/610xv.jpg

South Korean Marine Corps soldiers hold flowers in front of the statue of late US Army General Douglas MacArthur in Incheon, west of Seoul, on September 15, 2009 to mark the 59th anniversary of a US-led amphibious landing operation during the 1950-53 Korean War. The United States and 15 other countries fought for South Korea during the Korean War under the United Nations flag.

[flanker7]

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That's a strange arrangement for the guns. Maybe even dangerus. I guess made necessary due to the terain?

[He219]

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Brig. Gen. Michael RePass, U.S. Army Special Forces, presents a flag to Robert Lobosco, the father of Staff Sgt. Andrew Thomas Lobosco, 29, of Somverville, N.J. , during burial services at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. , Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009. Lobosco died Aug. 22, in Yakhchal, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit.http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/8307/610xdw.jpg RiP

The U.S. Army at Fort Carson, Colo. , released this photo on Sept. 14, 2009, of Sgt. 1st Class Duane A. Thornsbury, 30, of Bridgeport, W. Va. , who died Sept. 12 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group, Fort Carson, Colo. The circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation.
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Mourners console each other at the funeral of Private Kevin Elliott near Dundee in Scotland September 15, 2009. Private Elliott was killed in an explosion in Helmand province in Afghanistan on August 31. Barry Delainey (C), a civilian, was Private Elliott's best friend. Delainey and Elliott had a pact that when one of them died the other would attend the funeral wearing a dress, an official army source said.
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The monument of World War II Soviet Union Heroes is seen splashed with red paint in Bucharest September 12, 2009. The Russian Foreign Ministry sent an official protest note to the Romanian authorities after the statue, part of a WWII cemetery and memorial compound in Romania's capital was vandalized by people yet unknown.http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/9228/610xiu.jpg
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A municipality worker cleans the monument of World War II Soviet Union Heroes after it was splashed with red paint in Bucharest September 12, 2009. The Russian Foreign Ministry sent an official protest note to the Romanian authorities after the statue, part of a WWII cemetery and memorial compound in Romania's capital was vandalized by people yet unknown.http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/7858/610xmy.jpg
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Former Soviet special forces commando member Konstantin Nikulin (L), 42, speaks with his lawyers on September 14, 2009 in Vilnius Regional Court. The court ruled on September 14 that Nikulin would be tried for the 1991 killing of seven border guards in Medininkai, Lithuania, despite defense arguments that the applicable statute of limitations had passed, saying the request was unreasonble because the statute limitation would pass on July 31, 2011 -- 20 years after the crime was committed. After the ruling, the court adjourned the case until September 17 due to several dozens procedural requests by Nikulin's defense. Nikulin, who denies he was present at the crime scene but acknowledged he was in Lithuania in July 1991, risks a life sentence.

[He219]

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Pakistani police officials examine ammunition allegedly dumped by the suspects in Karachi, Pakistan Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009. Three burqa-clad men tried to attack a major oil terminal in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi but were foiled by security forces, police said.
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Armed policemen patrol the overcrowded Jakarta train station on September 15, 2009 as Indonesians living in the capital begin their exodus to their home provinces to celebrate Eid al-Fitr end of Ramadan holidays in the world's most populous Muslim country. More than 20 million people are expected to leave cities to join their relatives for the festivity. Authorities increased security around main land, air and sea transport terminal.
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Extra police agents in black suits escort the Netherlands' Queen Beatrix to parliament in a horse drawn carriage for her annual address to the nation in The Hague, Netherlands, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009. Extra security agents and physical barriers were placed along the carriage's route after seven bystanders were killed in April when an unemployed loner drove his car at a bus carrying the royal family in a failed attack.
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Indian Border Security Force (BSF) personnel pose with 2 kg of confiscated heroin at a press conference at a BSF camp near the India-Pakistan Wagah Border on September 14, 2009. The narcotics were allegedly smuggled into the country from neighbouring Pakistan, officials said.

[VAMAN]

Nice updates.

[Fante da mar]

I wanted to point out that although very nice other European cerimonial and guard regiments are not as impeccable, sharp in every detail as the British ones are.

Alternatively I much prefer the US Old Guard or the US Marines Drill Team.


Err, Yes ... In that case these troopers are dutch, not british.

[khalifah]

RIP to all the fallen,

Its a testement to the character of the British Soldier, when a friend upholds such a promise:|

[tluassa]

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since when exactly is India in the "Flecktarn" business ?

[goat89]

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Was a little insulted initially as I thought it was a protester, but read the quotes. Bloody good friend he is... anything for an old mate.

[T-5 Killer]

Was a little insulted initially as I thought it was a protester, but read the quotes. Bloody good friend he is... anything for an old mate.

+1 I had the same reaction. RIP Kevin Elliott :( . Now that is a good friend right there.

[dredger14]

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since when exactly is India in the "Flecktarn" business ?

That is the new digital camo of the Border security Force--BSF(paramilitary border security force--not army), the difference between it and the Wehrmacht's desert pattern flecktarn is minor, but the Indian pattern has no "flecks". This is the army's new hyperstealth pattern http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?p=4015185&highlight=hyperstealth#post4015185
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[He219]

Thanks for the info dredger ..

.. the difference between it and the Wehrmacht's desert pattern flecktarn is minor
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It's Bundeswehr mate, besides - it looks more like the Danish T/99 (http://www2.ttcn.ne.jp/camouflage/image/danish_army_desert_issue.jpg) desert tarn ..

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he coffin of Black Watch soldier Kevin Elliot is carried from St Mary's Church on September 15, 2009 in Dundee, Scotland. Private Elliot was killed last month during a rocket attack in the Babaji district of Helmand in Afghanistan.http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/1842/610xgj.jpg
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Black Watch firing party pay their respects with a gun salute to fallen comrade Kevin Elliot at Barnhill Cemetery on September 15, 2009 in Dundee, Scotland. Private Elliot was killed last month during a rocket attack in the Babaji district of Helmand in Afghanistan.http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/108/610xrn.jpg
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Mourners gather at Barnhill Cemetery for the funeral of Black Watch soldier Kevin Elliot on September 15, 2009 in Dundee, Scotland. Private Elliot was killed last month during a rocket attack in the Babaji district of Helmand in Afghanistan.http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/7189/610xmc.jpg
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[facundo]

Friends Patrol France is in Argentina

Today made a flyby of the country capital

I have pictures but here there are lots

http://www.simplementevolar.com/SMF/index.php?topic=2345.60

I like this photo

http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt317/DarioDelfino/DSC09842.jpg

With the Alpha Jet E flew 3 AT-63 Pampa

Of these I like this photo

http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz113/Sebasfb/_DSC0862.jpg

[dredger14]

Thanks for the info dredger ..

:lol:

It's Bundeswehr mate, besides - it looks more like the Danish

Shucks!! Guess the WW2 germans made a lasting impression on me, I knew they were called the Bundeswehr now.p-)

[tluassa]

That is the new digital camo of the Border security Force--BSF(paramilitary border security force--not army), the difference between it and the Wehrmacht's desert pattern flecktarn is minor, but the Indian pattern has no "flecks". This is the army's new hyperstealth pattern http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?p=4015185&highlight=hyperstealth#post4015185
post#1012

Thx for the quick info !

[tluassa]

Shucks!! Guess the WW2 germans made a lasting impression on me, I knew they were called the Bundeswehr now.p-)

Originally (1955 !) , "Bundeswehr" is the German short form of "Bundesdeutsche-Wehrmacht" ^^ :)

Literally, it makes perfect sense. (in German "Wehr" simply means "defense" - we also call our Firebrigades "Feuerwehr"... )

PS:

http://media.bwehr.de/Redaktionen/50jahre/mgfa/01/12_ndw305_6_300k.wmv

[546]

RiP RiP

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That's one true friend right there. RIP to the fallen :(

[dredger14]

Originally (1955 !) , "Bundeswehr" is the German short form of "Bundesdeutsche-Wehrmacht" ^^ :)

Literally, it makes perfect sense. (in German "Wehr" simply means "defense" - we also call our Firebrigades "Feuerwehr"... )

PS:

http://media.bwehr.de/Redaktionen/50jahre/mgfa/01/12_ndw305_6_300k.wmv

I thought Bundes= Federal(as in Bundesliga) and Wehr= defence force.

[dredger14]

Thanks for the info dredger ..

:lol:

It's Bundeswehr mate, besides - it looks more like the Danish T/99 (http://www2.ttcn.ne.jp/camouflage/image/danish_army_desert_issue.jpg) desert tarn ..

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RiP

Good Lord!! talk about different cultures, friend or not, if someone pulled something like this during a cremation, the deceased persons relatives would have lynched that guy, the ultimate insult/ disgrace is to mock the dead.

That being said RIP to the dead and god bless that poor friend.

[JJC]

Good Lord!! talk about different cultures, friend or not, if someone pulled something like this during a cremation, the deceased persons relatives would have lynched that guy, the ultimate insult/ disgrace is to mock the dead.

That being said RIP to the dead and god bless that poor friend.
Yep, really does show how our cultures and norms differ so much. I can understand their situation, but no one would allow such a thing with in my circles even for the same reason.

Rest In Peace to the fallen Soldier and my best wishes to his friend. To fulfill an unusual promise like this is a true testament of what a loyal friendship is.

[StuRat]

Good Lord!! talk about different cultures, friend or not, if someone pulled something like this during a cremation, the deceased persons relatives would have lynched that guy, the ultimate insult/ disgrace is to mock the dead.

That being said RIP to the dead and god bless that poor friend.

The relatives were forewarned about it. http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,26081206-401,00.html


That's a strange arrangement for the guns. Maybe even dangerus. I guess made necessary due to the terain?

No offense to them, but their gun drill looks a bit dangerous too.

[wild_wild_wes]

That is the new digital camo of the Border security Force--BSF(paramilitary border security force--not army), the difference between it and the Wehrmacht's desert pattern flecktarn is minor, but the Indian pattern has no "flecks". This is the army's new hyperstealth pattern http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?p=4015185&highlight=hyperstealth#post4015185
post#1012

Doesn't look anything like the cammo jacket in post#1012.

[Dean1962]

That's a strange arrangement for the guns. Maybe even dangerus. I guess made necessary due to the terain?

Well, from the facts that there is no ammo apparent, that there are too many guys standing around looking, and that the trails are not dug in, (the guns have not been fired) I would suggest that this is a training exercise.

[dredger14]

Doesn't look anything like the cammo jacket in post#1012.

It isn't
This one- BSF(desert digital 3 colour) traditional w/ shoulder straps
post#1012- Indian Army new pattern hyperstealth pattern based on the traditional jungle fern but with lighter colours, not yet spotted in the field. No shoulder straps, just like the modern pattern ACU, MARPAT.

[Karaahmetoglu]

Rest In Peace, to all the fallen heroes.

[bdique]

Well, from the facts that there is no ammo apparent, that there are too many guys standing around looking, and that the trails are not dug in, (the guns have not been fired) I would suggest that this is a training exercise.

i was thinking it might be a PR op...clustering like that isn't a good tactical move...also if the guns start firing the crew would go deaf fast...

[VAMAN]

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U.S. Vice President Joe Biden arrives in Baghdad September 15, 2009. Biden arrived in Iraq on an unannounced visit on Tuesday to keep up U.S. pressure on Iraq's leaders to reach political compromises on thorny issues as U.S. combat troops prepare to go home. (******* / Ross Colvin)

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The US Vice President Joe Biden sits ahead of his meeting with the top US commander in Iraq Gen. Ray Odierno, left, and US Ambassador to Iraq Christopher Hill in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009. Four mortar shells landed in the Green Zone as Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Iraq Tuesday on a previously unannounced mission to help the country resolve its differences ahead of America's military withdrawal. (AP)http://i32.tinypic.com/zkqpsh.jpg

Members of the Israeli air force embrace during the funeral of Capt. Assaf Ramon, killed in an air crash Sunday, at a cemetery near the northern Israeli city of Nahalal, Monday, Sept. 14. 2009. Capt. Assaf Ramon, the son of an Israeli astronaut who died in the space shuttle Columbia disaster six years ago was killed Sunday when his F-16 warplane crashed on a routine training flight, the Israeli military said. (AP / Dan Balilty)http://i32.tinypic.com/15yc9if.jpg

Two people walk in the rain towards a group of soldiers during a military ceremony in Mexico City Monday, Sept, 14, 2009. Hundreds of Mexican troops paraded in front of Mexico's President Felipe Calderon Monday, as part of a graduation ceremony for cadets, and in honor of Mexico's independence festivities. (AP / Gregory Bull)http://i32.tinypic.com/js0rit.jpg
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Picture taken on September 14, 2009 shows Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin examining a rifle during a visit to a weapons manufacturing facility in Tula. Putin made a routine working visit to the town and surrounding region. (AFP / RIA NOVOSTI / POOL / ALEXEY DRUZHININ)http://i32.tinypic.com/15dm1jd.jpg

A military diver of the reconnaissance unit jumps from a helicopter into the waters of the River Danube during exercises near Ercsi, some 40 kms south of Budapest on September 15, 2008. The excersises, dubbed 'Deployment Direction 2009', were the largest scale tactical exercise to date by the Hungarian defence forces of the NATO Force. (Attila Kisbenedek / AFP / ***** Images)http://i30.tinypic.com/ohu4is.jpg

A Fokker 100 performs a forced landing at the airport of Stuttgart, Germany, 14 September 2009. The Fokker 100 with Franz Muentefering, chairman of the Social Democrats (SPD), aboard was en route from Berlin to Stuttgart, one of the passengers and a stewardess were lightly injured. (EPA / Klaus Bilaniuk)http://i30.tinypic.com/mujq8o.jpg

A Kashmiri transporter holds a placard reading "In the midst of oppression and tyranny, Jihad is our slogan", amidst tear gas smoke during a protest in Srinagar, India on Monday, Sept. 14. Police fired tear gas shells and used colored water cannons to disperse protesters demanding release of their salaries withheld for many months in the region, officials said. (AP / Mukhtar Khan)

[big_les]

Yep, really does show how our cultures and norms differ so much. I can understand their situation, but no one would allow such a thing with in my circles even for the same reason.

Rest In Peace to the fallen Soldier and my best wishes to his friend. To fulfill an unusual promise like this is a true testament of what a loyal friendship is.

To be frank, it's very unusual even for the UK. You'd be politely escorted from the cemetary/kicked to death here too. This was a one-off thing cleared in advance with all concerned, clearly with the best of intentions. Even then, plenty of cemeteries/crematoria would take issue with it.

[sp2c]

To be frank, it's very unusual even for the UK. You'd be politely escorted from the cemetary/kicked to death here too. This was a one-off thing cleared in advance with all concerned, clearly with the best of intentions. Even then, plenty of cemeteries/crematoria would take issue with it.

true

they were probably not the only group of mourners around