From: micdunn (micdunn@ev1.net)
Date: Tue Jan 21 2003 - 09:06:58 PST
whoops!
-Sarge
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From: "wcvose" <wcvose@cfl.rr.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 10:08 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] England, United Kingdom or Great Britain
> darn right !
>
> Maclean.KH@forces.gc.ca wrote:
> > Well done Sarge...just one observation - the Azores are Portuguese, not
> > Brit.
> > Ken
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: micdunn [mailto:micdunn@ev1.net]
> > Sent: Tuesday, 21 January, 2003 09:37
> > To: mil-veh@mil-veh.org
> > Subject: Re: [MV] England, United Kingdom or Great Britain
> >
> >
> > The proper name for England is England. It occupies about 3/4 of an
island
> > mass. The other 1/4 is occupied by two countries named Scotland and
Wales.
> > All 3 of these countries have their own flags, customs and
idiosyncrasies,
> > however the central government is in London. It is called the British
> > Government. The British government rules Great Britain which includes
the 3
> > countries above plus Northern Ireland. It absolutely does not include
> > Ireland (the south). Great Britain also includes Jersey, Guernsey,
Alderney,
> > Sark, the Scillies, the Isle of Man plus many other islands. The United
> > Kingdom includes all of Great Britain plus any land on the planet that
is
> > still a Crown Protectorate(governed by Great Britain). Right now I can
only
> > think of the Falklands (Malvinas), the Azores and Diego Garcia. I am
sure
> > there are many more but my brain is pretty slow this morning. A list of
> > countries that used to be in the United Kingdom is much longer than
those
> > that still are. Examples are: Hong Kong, South Africa, India, Australia,
> > Canada and of course, the United States.
> > There endeth the history lesson....
> > I am certain that I have made some errors, but to the best of my
> > knowledge...blah blah blah
> > -Sarge
> > PS. Ex Royal Marine, Ex USAF
> > PPS. Lived many years in GB, USA, FRG, Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Bjorn Brandstedt" <super_deuce@hotmail.com>
> > To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 6:42 AM
> > Subject: [MV] England, United Kingdom or Great Britain
> >
> >
> >
> >>Perhaps, one of our overseas friends can give an official explanation to
> >
> > the
> >
> >>proper name of England.
> >>Just curious,
> >>Bjorn
> >>
> >>
> >>
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