RenaissanceII

Army.

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And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.
Anais Nin


I Wish You Well.

uncle phil

bump for armistice day weekend...

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"We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done."
- Robert S. McNamara
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"We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches...
We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles."
- Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message"
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never wrestle with a pig.
you both get dirty;
the pig likes it.

Bill O'Rights

Happy Veteran's Day

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"I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do because I notice it always coincides with their own desires." - Susan B. Anthony

"Hedonism with rules isn't hedonism at all, it's the Republican party." - JumpinJesus

It is indisputable that true beauty lies within...but a nice rack sure doesn't hurt.

TotalMILF

Thank you to the TFPers who have bravely served his/her country, and to those who still are.

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"I'm sorry, all I heard was blah blah blah, I'm a dirty tramp."

tcp

heh what does it matter, it's not like were going to start a club, unless this is about some sort of competition, in which case the only thing that the Marines will lose in, would be the poll percentage.

uncle phil

???

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"We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done."
- Robert S. McNamara
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"We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches...
We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles."
- Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message"
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never wrestle with a pig.
you both get dirty;
the pig likes it.

tcp

I was just saying it seems OK to have a military appreciation thread, but if its a poll, what do the numbers even tell us?

Tully Mars

Navy 1983-1987

San Diego- Boot
Treasure Island- HT "A" school
USS Cape Cod (AD-43) Engineering R-division and the Flying Squad (ship board fire dept./ damage control)

Hey, I was in the Navy and a buddy of mine got drunk one night and beat the living crap out of a Marine's knuckles. He used his face to do it, but the Marine's hand did not look good at all, not at all.

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I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo

Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

Speed_Gibson

4 years in the navy, 3 1/2 serving on a 30 year old carrier.

I understand we were part of Operation Southern Watch back in '97 not far from Baghdad and know they gave us of a decoration for it, but it was all the same to me seeing sunlight every 3 days. Very grateful for the opportunity and especially appreciative now with how the experiences then have shaped my attempts at writing/characters.
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hearing a 30 ton propeller cavitating in open air as it turns at full speed just 40 or so feet from you is an unforgettable sound. It was 60+ ft waves outside at the time.
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Started talking to yourself I see.
Yes, it's the only way I can be certain of an intelligent conversation.

Black Adder

uncle phil

whatever you want them to; it's not a competition; more of a compilation...

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"We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done."
- Robert S. McNamara
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"We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches...
We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles."
- Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message"
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never wrestle with a pig.
you both get dirty;
the pig likes it.

echo5delta

Well, since someone dug it up...

USMC November '93 - present, with a vast majority of it stationed at Camp Lejeune.

A little broken time from '98 - 2001.

Tully - Obviously, your buddy wasn't green side...

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"Peace" is when nobody's shooting. A "Just Peace" is when we get what we want. - Bill Mauldin

JamesB

Army. Combat Engineer.

Bombs, Bridges and Booby-traps. Chimo!

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Tully Mars

Nope!

Little on the slow and drunk side.

I did watch a Navy SEAL break a pair of handcuffs behind his back at the NCO club at North Island Naval Air Station one night. For some reason the 3rd class SP was in no hurry to go out into the night looking for him. I think his exact words to the 1st class with him was "fuck-you, you go. I'll wait here for back-up." It was then decided they'd both wait for back-up. Can't say what happened after that I left without finishing my beer.

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I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo

Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

fnaqzna

USN 1982-1992
Boot camp at Great Lakes
OS "A" School at Dam Neck
USS Leahy (CG-16)
VF-191
VF-51

uncle phil

bump for the weekend...

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"We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done."
- Robert S. McNamara
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"We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches...
We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles."
- Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message"
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never wrestle with a pig.
you both get dirty;
the pig likes it.

Atreides88

I'm trying my hardest to commission into the US Navy. I know it's not much, at least not compared to some of y'all.

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"There is no need to suppose that human beings differ very much one from another: but it is true that the ones who come out on top are the ones who have been trained in the hardest school." -- Thucydides

BuDDaH

Hey peeps,
I just stopping by to give a shout out when I found myself looking for our old military forum and realized we should have made one for our vets. Then I got
to wondering if there are any other members like myself currently serving in the Armed Forces.
So I decided to make a post to see if we can have them make themselves known because I could be downrange and standing right next to one and not know it.

Just also, and not to make a pissing contest about it, You old vets drop a line and say whats up so I can see my other brothers from other mothers...
Buddah

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I'd hit that so hard whoever could pull me out would become King of England!

uncle phil

bump for buddah...

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"We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done."
- Robert S. McNamara
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"We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches...
We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles."
- Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message"
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never wrestle with a pig.
you both get dirty;
the pig likes it.

uncle phil

gotcher backside, buddy...

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"We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done."
- Robert S. McNamara
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"We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches...
We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles."
- Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message"
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never wrestle with a pig.
you both get dirty;
the pig likes it.

ItWasMe

I just keep the home fires burning.

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"Ok, no more truth-or-dare until somebody returns my underwear" ~ George Lopez

I bake cookies just so I can lick the bowl. ~ ItWasMe

Tully Mars

83-87 here, thanks for your service BuDDaH.

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I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo

Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

xepherys

Been in the ARNG since '02. Went to the 'ghan last year... fun times!

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The prospect of achieving a peace agreement with the extremist group of MILF is almost impossible...
-- Emmanuel Pinol, Governor of Cotobato

My Homepage

DaveOrion

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Syriana...have you ever tried liquid MDMA?....Liquid MDMA? No....Arash, when you wanna do this?.....After prayer...

uncle phil

bump for the 4th...

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"We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done."
- Robert S. McNamara
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"We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches...
We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles."
- Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message"
-----------------------------------------
never wrestle with a pig.
you both get dirty;
the pig likes it.

Plan9

...and I can still fit into my Class As.

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Whatever you can carry.

"You should not drink... and bake."

xepherys

So can I... but mine were never that small anyhow... *shrug*

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The prospect of achieving a peace agreement with the extremist group of MILF is almost impossible...
-- Emmanuel Pinol, Governor of Cotobato

My Homepage

freefire

I'm not in the military, but many in my family are.

I want to tell each and every one of those who have served or are serving our country, how proud I am, and how much I respect the sacrifices, hard work, and duty you provide for our country and the world.

It's your loyalty to our home and the standing up for freedom that makes the USA what it is, and I'm the first to applaud what you do for us all.

Bill O'Rights

Yeah...yeah...

What've you been out now? A year? Come see me in another 19.

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"I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do because I notice it always coincides with their own desires." - Susan B. Anthony

"Hedonism with rules isn't hedonism at all, it's the Republican party." - JumpinJesus

It is indisputable that true beauty lies within...but a nice rack sure doesn't hurt.

Tully Mars

I'm still wearing the same size condoms.

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I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo

Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

Strange Famous

My grandfather was the ATC at a USAF base in England (RAF Woodbridge), and also a navigator with the RAF in WWII

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"Do not tell lies, and do not do what you hate,
for all things are plain in the sight of Heaven. For nothing
hidden will not become manifest, and nothing covered will remain
without being uncovered."

The Gospel of Thomas

uncle phil

my grandfather lost his left leg at chateau thierry (sp?) in WWI, but the original post was, "What branch of the Armed Services were/are you in?"

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"We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done."
- Robert S. McNamara
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"We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches...
We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles."
- Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message"
-----------------------------------------
never wrestle with a pig.
you both get dirty;
the pig likes it.

jorgelito

*Bump*

Any new recruits? We live in interesting times.

After sitting on the fence for 8 years, I finally jumped in. I'm going for the Navy. Currently an officer candidate applicant. The competition is very tough and the process selective. Hope to get to Newport before my age limit expires.

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"The race is not always to the swift, nor battle to the strong, but
to the one that endures to the end."

"Demand more from yourself, more than anyone else could ever ask!"

- My recruiter

uncle phil

good luck, and thanks...

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"We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done."
- Robert S. McNamara
-----------------------------------------
"We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches...
We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles."
- Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message"
-----------------------------------------
never wrestle with a pig.
you both get dirty;
the pig likes it.

uncle phil

bump for veterans day...

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"We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done."
- Robert S. McNamara
-----------------------------------------
"We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches...
We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles."
- Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message"
-----------------------------------------
never wrestle with a pig.
you both get dirty;
the pig likes it.

FuglyStick

US Army, 15th Support Battalion, 1st Cav, 87-89 (thank you, Ronald Reagan)

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AZIZ! LIGHT!

Plan9

Aaah, 1st Cav... the only unit patch big enough to deflect fragmentation weapons.

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Whatever you can carry.

"You should not drink... and bake."

FuglyStick

Don't forget the "is it a horse, or is it a dog?" logo...

First Team

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20 years and 30 lbs. later--not a chance in hell.

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AZIZ! LIGHT!

Plan9

It's okay, Fugly... I think the fact that I can still fit in 'em is part of the reason going back is appealing. I'm too cheap to buy new ones.

DORKTACULAR PICTURE TO EMBARRASS MYSELF:



Early 2005.

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Whatever you can carry.

"You should not drink... and bake."

uncle phil

you got big feet, ground-pounder...

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"We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done."
- Robert S. McNamara
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"We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches...
We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles."
- Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message"
-----------------------------------------
never wrestle with a pig.
you both get dirty;
the pig likes it.

FuglyStick

My brother went back in to the National Guard after being out of the service (RA) for 12 years. He's in Afghanistan now.

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Better surface for landing, so he doesn't get stuck like a tent peg

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