Dear Gareth and Family,
Thank you for your service!!! I sincerely mean that. What a beautiful wife and child to leave behind.(gotta be tough) I appreciate your sacrifice and theirs. I am a barber, in Milwaukee, WI. I give "High&Tight's to the Recruiting Major here and weekly a Master Gunnery Sergeant(23 years). About 2 years ago, I travelled to see the Change of Command.. A snow storm was coming thru, and I ended up driving thru it. I wanted my daughter(15) to experience it. We drove thru white-out conditions, to get there. I love these Marines!!! I know your Army, and I love you, too. As my weekly, US Marine, recruiter said, "you don't want an, Atheiest(sp) in your foxhole." What a tough job!!
I understand the difficulty.
It's one thing to talk a young man into joining..... another to convince his family!!!(ect....)

The Welsh and English 'thing' has to be set to the side, with the Middle Eastern stuff.
I am a 5' 0", 95# Welsh woman . Quick and Strong.... also a very good marksman.
As an American, I am Welsh, Dutch, Italian,French, English>this my fathers' side. Russian, Polish, and????>mothers'. And my daughter has Native American Indian and Hungarian,besides.

Try watching the Olympics and "Root, for a Country!" Hah!!!!

The Native American Indians, believed that they were the center of the universe, where ever they were.. .

Stand in the middle of a circle,,,, and as you turn,, so does your perception.

Once again, thank you for your service, jmd

"ok, I NEED to learn Spanish "

Si, mucho gusto, mi hermano! She's 51, an architect(?), has twin 20-year-old daughters, is descended from Welsh people in Argentina and likes Welsh food and music (I think that's what that last bit was!).

Good to "see" you, Gareth!

Shwmae gareth...are you back from wherever now?
Still hoping for that marching band for the Eisteddfod.
Got the thing booked at at last....sorting out insurance and stuff...today and tomorrow.

Shwmae Gareth.....judgement day in the hardest welshman comp in 4 days time.....looks like owain glyndwr is a runaway winner..

Here's a cartoon of someone I made up some time ago. He's called Quentin Whistleton Thynne ( Col Rtd ). You may recognise the character as someone between Terry Thomas and Lional Jeffries.
Best

Ian

Here you are Gar. Best
Ian

R Lee Ermey was his name.

Don't mind if I do. Remember now it's a caricature NOT A PORTRAIT. Some people get very tetchy if they don't end up looking - as you said - like Dolph Lundgren.