Logue wrote:i would have said that was a british unit if it weren't for the maple leaf on your shoulder in that second pic. that lock looks pretty painful hope you didn't hurt the guy too much
Well, the history of the unit dates back to The Seven years War in 1755 where a man by the name of Robert Rogers raised a Company of Rangers to serve the British Army.The company's official instructions were to reconnoitre enemy positions, obtain information, take prisoners, destroy houses, barns, barracks and boats as well as supply convoys destined for French forts and outposts. The Rangers were not a traditional British unit; instead, they wore a nondescript green uniform and adopted the tactics of their enemy, the Indians. By The American Revolution, Robert Rogers was a Retired British Major and George Washington distrusted him and had him imprisoned for a 2nd time. He escaped and began to openly espouse the British cause. He was commissioned by General Sir William Howe to raise a battalion called the Queen's Rangers from loyalists in New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. Later, the Queen's Loyal Virginia Regiment was absorbed whole.
The unit has been altered, revamped and shook up since then during different conflicts, and is now known as The Queens york Rangers. Interesting fact, the U.S. Rangers draw their History from the same Officer and his men, "Rogers Rangers".
27 battle Honours including Ypres, The Somme, Arras, Vimy, Hill 70, Passchendaele, Amiens, Cambrai and Flanders. We currently have a surprising number of soldiers who have moved onto taskings in such outfits as the Joint Task Force 2 (JTF2), Pathfinders and Airborne Btlns.
So, thinking we're British is only half wrong
As you can see... I'm a Military history nut job, and no I didnt hurt em too bad. He had a sore arm for a bit afterwards due to his persistance and refusal to tap when he should have...but thats the nature of the beast. We're good buddies and go back as far as Basic, so there were no hard feelings.
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