col Tim Collins

[charvell]

This man was an inspiration when i was out in iraq, word got round about this speech.

[charvell]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpdeNcH1H8A

Forgot to add the link

[yoshie]

Great motivational speech. I just struggle sometimes to except that in conflict/business situation that speeches like that heartfelt as apposed to simpley designed to get people to fall into line.

This speech describes what it feels like to follow and then feel let down.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akm3n...eature=related

[charvell]

very good, iraq was an odd war

[John h]

I found Peter De la Billiere could do a good talk ! Sorry 'Sir PDLB' forgot he got knighted

[puddlesurfer]

Great Speech - I was never in the military but I'm proud of all of our 'boys' and hearing a speach like that makes you realise what great people we have in our armed forces.

[flounderbout]

This man was an inspiration when i was out in iraq, word got round about this speech.

Completely agree - I remeber that about the same time a US General gave a speech on some carrier or other. All I remember of it was the words "It's Hammer Time!" (it wasn't much longer). What a tool. The contrast between the two was telling, and really exemplified the difference in attitude between the US and British forces at the time.

[hellmett]

Re

Top Bloke, he was great friend with a collegue of mine who was killed in Iraq when he was doing his resettlement.

Unfortunately never got to meet him as he was GS and I was HS.

Faugh A Ballagh

RIP C/Sgt Chris McDonald

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg...GRid=35303839&

[John h]

Norman Schwarzkopf, Colin Powell,General Sir Mike Jackson, the list goes on but Tim Collins is/was something special Sandy Woodward couldtalk a glass eye to sleep

[Sancho]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpdeNcH1H8A

Forgot to add the link

I like the comment below about how obviously staged it is and then the abuse that comment gets