I remember having pulled a copy of Soldier of Fortune (SOF) magazine off the rack in the early 70's. I got in trouble with Mom who saw it and immediately concluded my mind was made up to become a mercenary. I got future issues, but I had to hide them and read them at night by my bedside lamp. Oh, and..."Hey, Mom, I really WAS considering becoming a mercenary one day! So, you weren't far off!" (P.S. I'm glad that never happened, but I was right there (mentally) for a couple years).
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I've always been fascinated by the Rhodesian conflict The whole Rhodesian thing was complete BS, from the beginning. They got used, and then tossed aside in history.
You know, there are still remnants of this conflict which still go on today. There are Russian and German mercenaries who still fly in and launch airstrikes from places like the DRC down into what was once Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe (for the most part)).
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I've always been fascinated by the Rhodesian conflict The whole Rhodesian thing was complete BS, from the beginning. They got used, and then tossed aside in history.
You know, there are still remnants of this conflict which still go on today. There are Russian and German mercenaries who still fly in and launch airstrikes from places like the DRC down into what was once Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe (for the most part)).