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I like Jake's explanation best:
It's clearly a picture of a Houyhnhnm 'cowboy' (for lack of a better word) mounted on his trusty Yahoo steed...Probably rounding up those wild Yahoos seen in the background.
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I'm just taking a stab in the dark. However, in WW1 and WW2 the mountain divisions would use mules to carry in thier smaller howitzers in areas where jeeps couldn't drive. If you have a mule that gave birth or was injured I could see where the troops might carry it to bring it along.
As I said, a total guess.
Posted by: Rob B | September 11, 2008 at 08:50 AM
It's clearly a picture of a Houyhnhnm 'cowboy' (for lack of a better word) mounted on his trusty Yahoo steed...Probably rounding up those wild Yahoos seen in the background.
Posted by: Jake | September 11, 2008 at 09:15 AM
Perfect, Jake.
Posted by: gail | September 11, 2008 at 10:30 AM
That's a donkey - not a mule. Donkeys, being smaller than mules, were not used for military transport. I have no alternate explanation but don't think your guess is right.
Posted by: andyc | September 11, 2008 at 05:36 PM
I'm getting that "your ass is mine" vibe.
Posted by: Diana | September 11, 2008 at 06:16 PM
..or maybe that's Dog the Bounty Hunter returning the fugitive Lampwick from Pleasure Island..
Posted by: Jake | September 11, 2008 at 07:23 PM
That soldier's really hauling ass!
Posted by: dorkafork | September 11, 2008 at 09:46 PM
"My ass is grass" ????
Posted by: Diana | September 11, 2008 at 11:23 PM
I am so using that picture...
When I was an enlisted infantryman we used to call ourselves the "packmules of the Army". I think that guy earned the title, however.
Posted by: MAJ (P) John | September 12, 2008 at 01:20 AM
Or, from our own Soldier's Creed - "I will never leave a fallen comrade behind!'
Posted by: MAJ (P) John | September 12, 2008 at 01:27 AM