Commando Raid at St. Nazaire

 This is one that is all but forgotten yet it is the one which cemented the commando's as an integral part of the British military.

the old fart in the mirror

 

Gung Ho

At the beginning of WW2 the Marines formed an elite fighting unit within an elite fighting unit. Gung Ho became their motto. We tend to refer to an individual who wants to go it alone as being Gung Ho. That is not the case.