FYI, don’t forget that today is the anniversary of the victory at Yorktown. I’ve been merci-ing all the French officers I can find here; as heirs to Lafayette and Rochambeau they deserve honest and unstinting praise.
Fortuitously, our section has been reinforced with the addition of one (1) Major from the Royal Welsh Regiment, who, prior to amalgamation, had been a Royal Welch Fusilier. In addition to an historic bond between the US Marines and the Royal Welch, dating back to the Boxer Rebellion (and what I can only imagine (wistfully!) was a good old fashioned post-victory pillaging), the antecedents of the Royal Welch fought from Lexington and Concord to Yorktown, giving as good as they got. Indeed, our Major L has given me a book on the subject, Fusiliers! , that I can’t wait to read.
