30 September 2005

M1A1 Abrams

The mount of the US Army. A fearsome behemoth. This vehicle and many like it formed the spearhead of the armoured drives in the stunning capture of Baghdad. Two amazing thunder runs later, the brutal Iraqi regime fell, sparing the city from a bloodbath. If there had been a siege and a block to block war in the city streets, the city would have been razed and the casualty toll to the civilians and combatants would have been horrendous.

The thunder runs were a brilliant stroke of improvision by the ground commanders.

This is a tribute to the brave fighting men in Iraq.

"welcome to a life that knows goodbye
welcome to a mind that dares to wonder why
welcome to the world behind your eyes
welcome to goodbye
welcome"
'Welcome to Goodbye' Rotersand

7 comments:

Merv Kwok said...

i am so loving this tank. definitely the best main battle tank in the world

sin said...

hi, shall just reply you on your latest posts intead of digging up the old post.

I'm extremely busy with marking, setting papers, and dealing with NPCC logistics and admin...and a lot other miscellaneous nitty-gritty things.

Small scale works can be very good too..

Chuang Shyue Chou said...

Sin, may I know what you teach? Yes, it seems that my friends who are teachers are preoccupied with marking, setting papers too.

Chuang Shyue Chou said...

Merv, tanks are your friends! Reach out there and hug a tank, man!

Chuang Shyue Chou said...

Failing that, hug a garbage truck as a substitute! They have the mass! Heehee.

sin said...

I teach English and Art at secondary school....

Chuang Shyue Chou said...

Ahh...