To those who aren't the corner of 8th & I streets in Washington, DC is the
location of The United States Marine Corp Headquarters. it was the one
location in the War of 1812 the British couldn't conquer when they attacked
and burned the White House.
( I'm just a Navy Brat!!)
James Shanks
The Line Below is my Ham Radio Callsign
n1vbn@bit-net.com
The line below is my Ham Radio Packet Address
N1VBN @ WB1DSW.NH.USA.NOAM
-----Original Message-----
From: Ron <rojoha@mediaone.net>
To: Military Vehicles Mailing List <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Date: Thursday, November 16, 2000 11:38 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] revocation of independence ;-)
>Gavin old chap:
> Whilst it be true ya'll tore up the Capital and caused a few fire sales
>on that ONE occasion, ya'll had the common sense to leave Eighth and I
>alone... or else the Kaiser would have been worrying about not pissing off
>the AMERICAN colony across the Channel in the early 20th century. Not even
>God could have saved the British Empire from a small band of some really
>pissed off Marines. Or was it professional courtesy ? ;-)
>
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