Maltese soldiers recalled from Greece after clash with civilians

joe pace

Mar 19th 2010, 11:53

Is-Suldati u il- pulizija huma l-unici impjegati tal-gvern 7 t'ijiem fil-gimgha. Il-bqila kull impjegat iehor huwa impjeagat 6 t'ijiem fil-gimgha allavolja jahdmu shift inkluz il-hadd. Ghalhekk anke fil-frank taghom iridu jgibu rispett l-uniformi.

Bernice Farrugia

Mar 19th 2010, 11:28

I think you should know the real version before you comment such things on these soldiers. i think everyone should have a bit of free time, they can't work 24 hrs, can't these soldiers have a bit of social life? i think they were in away place and i think they defented them self and our country. i say a big well done to the soldiers.

Raymond Hinton

Mar 19th 2010, 10:11

All this goes to prove, if you mess with the AFM then your going to get hurt ! you have some of the most proffessional and well disciplined soldiers anywhere in the world !
This is just one incident, when i was in Germany in the 70`s, like Mr Forte say`s, fights happened all the time, i think its all to do with testosterone and the desire of young males to mark their territory, let em scrap, they may be killed in the line of duty tomorrow !

John Micallef

Mar 18th 2010, 21:17

Mela jew niftahru li suldat u puluzija huwa xoghol 24hrs, ghalhekk jghamlu 25 servizz u jirtiraw. U filli nuzawh bil- kontra biex nidefendu ruhna li ma kienux xoghol.

Jista xi hadd jghidli liema verzjoni hija it-tajba pls?

Nikber u nithghallem

G. Mangion

Mar 18th 2010, 17:36

Yes Mr Forte, that was in the past as well said by you.

By the way, I too used to to sell chewing gum and cigarettes to the sailors at at strada stretta and, yes not like today Just looking at it makes me very sad indeed, btw maybe we both know each other also, but any way good luck mate.

g.c.Forte

Mar 18th 2010, 13:49

@ G. Mangion........If you read my comment again you find that I was commenting at the past,or some 40 years ago. Still if you understood me other way, I say sorry.Today the world has been changed, and a fight can start even if somebody looks at you twice. Strada Stretta was worst than Banzunetta. I use to sell chewing gum and cigarettes to the sailors. There was very good business by that time, not like today . @ Julian Caruana, it`s been a long time, but if my memory are still good I remember that nickname. I am sorry to hear that he passed away. If somebody had to write a book of what we have passed from, while serving in Germany, I tell you that he will never finish it. Good and bad things we done. But we were still youngsters.

Pamela Hansen

Mar 18th 2010, 11:55

We need to no more about this.
It must have been very serious (not a pub brawl) for the soldiers to be recalled back.
They will probably be deployed on road blocks now to give them something to do!

Julian Caruana

Mar 18th 2010, 11:23

Dear Mr G.C.Forte.

My late uncle Pawlu Chetcuti ( patrakk )from Balzan served in Germany and he had countless stories about fights between maltese soldiers and germans or english. As a child I loved listening to these stories and a s a grown up these stories go down very well with a couple of beers..

After all I guess it is part of being in the army?? well, ones needs to practise fighting every now and then!!! LOL

g.c.Forte

Mar 18th 2010, 08:10

It is not a big deal................When soldiers,sailors,marines and all other foreign forces, were serving here in Malta, fights in Valletta was the order of the day..............When we use to serve in Germany, way back in the sixties, we use to have a fight nearly every week. 90 % of the incidents native women will be the cause.

M Cassar

Mar 18th 2010, 07:36

http://www.frontex.europa.eu/newsroom/news_releases/art78.html
Seems like they had trouble with greek bouncers.

M Cassar

Mar 18th 2010, 02:00

Is this due to Lisbon Treaty? ..where troops from one country can be used in another country...utter madness. Highly dangerous scenario. now imagine if we went protesting and foreign troops controlled us..how would you feel?