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"Troops of the Queen's Royal Hussars parade through Warwick town centre in England to mark their arrival home from Iraq and Afghanistan, 9 July 09"

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Tis evening on the moorland still,
The starlit wave is still,
Home is the sailor from the sea,
The hunter from the hill.
-A.E. Houseman
 
Royal Marines v pirates

Royal Marines check out suspected pirate vessel, Indian Ocean
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Modern Ghillie Suit Accessory Kit (GSAK)
(The word 'ghillie' is borrowed from Scottish deer stalkers)

"The Ghillie Suit Accessory Kit (GSAK) provides Special Operations Forces Long Range Surveillance Units, and U.S. Marine Corps and Army snipers with various camouflage material components to construct, repair and modify Ghillie Suits that meet unique mission and climatic requirements. Soldiers will custom make each suit to their own specific design and performance requirements."

More - http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/gsak.htm

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Caption-"French Navy handout picture taken off the Somali coast on 04 January 2009 shows members of its force capturing a group of Somali pirates. Concerted efforts in the region by several Navies has meant a drop in the number of ships becoming victims of the pirates. But Somali pirates still hold about 15 ships with more than 200 crew members"
 
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