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Roman legionary feats of fitness
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Yes, Gladius Hispanienses, the battalion was the 3rd Bn, 30th regt, 3rd division "The Blue and White Devils".
Colonel Truscott invented a marching pace of 5mph for an hour, then 4 mph for the next. He called it the 'Truscott Trot'.
"dulce et decorum est pro patria mori " - Horace
(It is a sweet and proper thing to die for ones country)

"No son-of-a-bitch ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country" - George C Scott as General George S. Patton
Paul McDonnell-Staff
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Re: Roman legionary feats of fitness - by Peroni - 06-26-2007, 08:02 AM
Re: Roman legionary feats of fitness - by Peroni - 06-26-2007, 08:46 AM
Legionary feats of fitness - by Paullus Scipio - 07-02-2007, 01:51 AM
Re: Roman legionary feats of fitness - by geala - 07-05-2007, 09:23 AM
Re: Roman legionary feats of fitness - by S AUFIDIUS - 07-11-2007, 09:13 PM
Roman Legionary feats - by Paullus Scipio - 07-12-2007, 12:31 AM
Re: Roman legionary feats of fitness - by geala - 07-12-2007, 10:34 AM
Roman legionary feats of fitness - by Paullus Scipio - 07-13-2007, 01:13 AM
Re: Roman legionary feats of fitness - by geala - 07-13-2007, 06:12 AM
Re: Roman legionary feats of fitness - by geala - 08-17-2007, 10:01 AM
Roman Legionary feats - by Paullus Scipio - 08-17-2007, 09:42 PM

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