"Soldats, songez que, du haut de ces pyramides, quarante siècles vous contemplent." •
So said Napoleon I to the Army of Egypt on 21st July 1798 before the Battle of the Pyramids little knowing that 200 years later un soldat of a different Army would stand on the same spot saying "Regardez ma chemise de polo" and going on to advocate buying such from RSARS Stores, then wondering from what distant parts they have been displayed!
Adrian, M1LCR proudly sports his whilst on a recent holiday.
• "Think of it, soldiers; from the summit of these pyramids, forty centuries look down upon you."
(The 'Geezer at Giza' line has already been done! See http://www.winforce.org.uk/MMARS/g3fxp-4.htm WINFORCE UK)Photographs © 2003 M1LCR
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