Congrats Colonel Nils, you expert on amphibious and cold weather operations!

[gridlore]

The Norwegian Army has named a new Colonel-in-Chief for the Royal Norwegian Guard. But Nils Olav is no ordinary trooper!

He's a penguin. A Scottish penguin at that!

Thanks to fearsclave for the link.

Comments

[pauldrye.livejournal.com]

In the end, his medal had to be forcibly attached rather than formally presented

Oh, right, like this hasn't happened to all of us.

[mslulu.livejournal.com]

There's a reason I love Norwegians!

[pompe.livejournal.com]

Makes sense why we tell jokes about Norwegians. I wonder if the Norwegian Army uses sand paper for desert maps too.