"What Manner of Man " by Sgt. Darnell Bass and James Ogle

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The real deal here, skull cap and all. Drinking beer on the point!

I did look for the book in Chapters the other day, none in store. I am sure it is a interesting read. It takes all kinds to be soldiers, but in the end you still have to conform with society. Sad to see a capable man go down that road.

 

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As a kid, Darnell was a keen and a highly motivated Cadet with the 155 RRR RCACC, and in his Militia days with the RRR, before going off to the Regs, he again was highly motivated, a bit extreme maybe, but I would have considered him more or less serious, level headed, and down the centre of the line in those early days. I wonder what made him tip overall?

If he stayed instead of strayed, I wonder where he would be now? No, I am far from sympathetic for him, and his stupidity, and I never knew him as an adult or really worked with him, but we did know each other through the Mess.


Cheers,

Wes