Quote Originally Posted by Jock Scot View Post
My late uncle used to tell the true story of when he was at an American airbase in the South of England watching the returning B17's coming in from a raid on Berlin. He happened to pass a bomber on the tarmac that was full of bullet holes and one of the crew, a gunner, was walking along the wing having a look see. So my uncle knowing full well where they had been for something to say, asked the gunner where they had been. A puzzled look appeared on the brave man's face and the reply came "....dunno Mac, what's that country called next to France? I will go and ask the Captain---", and he did!
One of my favourite "Willie & Joe" cartoons by the late Bill Maudlin shows a group of GI's arguing -- the caption says, "You Irishmen would have lost this war without allies like Texas and Russia!"

T.