To The Unknown Bottom
US Navy cadets pay their monumental respects.
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The Few, The Proud: A Jarhead memoir of the First Gulf War
The mythology, the dogtag dogma, the cult of masculinity and most of all the haircut, set US Marines apart. Mark Simpson on a memoir of the First Gulf War. (Independent on Sunday 23/03/2003) It may seem odd that the United States Marine Corps, the elite fourth branch of the US… Read More »The Few, The Proud: A Jarhead memoir of the First Gulf War
Whip Me With An Xmas tree – An Invigorating Visit to the Banya
Mark Simpson visits a Russian sauna or ‘banya’ in Tallinn, Estonia and gets an eye-wateringly good seeing to. (Out magazine, Feb 2007) “You like to get beat again?” asks the gruff, naked former Red Army soldier. “I do very gently this time.” Sweating profusely, I turn my back to him and he begins… Read More »Whip Me With An Xmas tree – An Invigorating Visit to the Banya