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  British Army drops charges against gambling Gurkhas

  March 17, 2010

  Despite a long and storied tradition of service in the British army, Gurkha soldiers have faced all manner of discriminatory behavior. So when the men of one Gurkha unit were ordered not to visit local betting shops (a ban not imposed on non-Gurkha units), six Gurkhas essentially said 'on your...