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To: nihil who wrote (49550)	4/24/2000 2:56:00 PM
From: haqihana	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 71178

nihil, After the Marine Corps put you in your proper place, as a news correspondent, I can understand you preferring that a horse receive better treatment. I respect the Corps, as a whole, but you have shown me that some individual ex-marines, deserve no respect whatsoever. So I wasn't a "jarhead". I was trained in combat, went wherever I was sent to do the job, and served my country with equal pride, and sense of duty, as any marine. The Marines are well trained, and accomplished warriors but, so are the Rangers. I would not wish to see, or participate, in hand to hand between the two of them. I would lay my money on a draw. BTW, It was the Army that attacked and wounded John Brown led by officers fresh out of West point, according to the account I read. ~H~

To: nihil who wrote (49550)	4/24/2000 10:04:00 PM
From: JF Quinnelly	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71178

I don't think John Brown was shot, actually- Colonel Lee had the Marines attack the Harper's Ferry armory without rounds in their weapons, as he didn't want to risk having hostages shot by his men. And so the Marines stormed the place with only bayonets and swords. Lewis Washington, George's nephew, was one of the captives held by John Brown. The elderly Lewis Washington yelled to the Marines to forget about saving the hostages, to just get on with the attack and dispatch Brown and his gang as quickly as possible. This amused Lee, who thought it must be a sign that the old revolutionary blood flowed in Lewis as strongly as it had in his uncle.