The Cuirass, Jesus, Galba and Devin Kelley

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Charles Wilson
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The Cuirass, Jesus, Galba and Devin Kelley

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I'm regretting this one before I even Submit this for a Post. Bear with me...

http://nypost.com/2017/11/06/sharpshoot ... ch-gunman/

From the ever politicized Wiki-P:
"A cuirass (/kwɪˈræs/; French: cuirasse, Latin: coriaceus) is a piece of armour, formed of a single or multiple pieces of metal or other rigid material which covers the front of the torso.

In a suit of armour, the cuirass was generally connected to a back piece. Cuirass could also refer to the complete torso-protecting armour."

Suetonius, 12 Caesars, "Galba":

"Not long after this he learned that Otho held possession of the Camp, and when several advised him to proceed thither as soon as possible — for they said that he could win the day by his presence and prestige — he decided to do no more than hold his present position and strengthen it by getting together a guard of the legionaries, who were encamped in many different quarters of the city. He did however put on a linen cuirass, though he openly declared that it would afford little protection against so many swords...

John 19: 23 (RSV):

[23] When the soldiers had crucified Jesus they took his garments and made four parts, one for each soldier; also his tunic. But the tunic was without seam, woven from top to bottom;

If you think this is a random concatenation of disparate Passages, guess again. I do believe that the reference to the "seamless garment" in John is indeed a reference to a Cuirass and that it does indeed reference the death of Galba.

Funny how History repeats doesn't it?

"The man hailed as a hero for confronting the Texas mass shooter during his rampage is a sharpshooting plumber with no military background — who hit the gunman through a gap in his body armor, according to a report".

I am frequently amazed at the accuracy of sharpshooters. George Will quoted a Civil War passage of a Confederate sharpshooter who hit a Union General at 500-ish yards as he exited his tent one morning, as he was in the habit of doing. The General fell in mid sentence as he was talking to his troops.

I have my doubts about the intentions of this particular shooter [as to whether he was trying to shoot between the gaps] after the church massacre but...there it is.

The Cuirass - or lack of one - has played a role (again) in the History of Warfare.

CW

PS: All I ask is that the Anti-Gun Nuts and the Pro-Gun Nuts hash out you enmities in another Thread, perhaps in the Lounge. THNX.
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