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Posted: 9/3/2011 12:51:48 PM EDT

[#1]

Hazing an oreo, for being delicious.

Posted: 9/3/2011 1:12:14 PM EDT

[#2]

USAF '93-'97 AMMO

Osan AFB 94-95
Elmendorf AFB 95-97

I don't have any pics to share unfortunatly...

- Clint

Posted: 9/3/2011 1:16:19 PM EDT

[#3]

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Only one I have on this laptop... tough guy pic down at JRTC in 98'. Easy there ladies.

http://i1124.photobucket.com/albums/l576/EightySecondAbn/JRTC.jpg

Where's your SAW pouche Ponch Villa?????

Had to trade it for a pack of smokes at the Geronimo DZ convenient store "The Box".

When I first jumped into JRTC in 93, it was Fullerton DZ. Damn, I'm old.

Also, just came back from a rotation last week...nobody that had been through in the 90s would recognize the place.

Posted: 9/3/2011 1:20:11 PM EDT

[#4]

Here's the only one I have of me. Most of my time in, I was in too secret of a unit to have my picture taken.

All joking aside, I was never in. Wish I would have. The sole purpose of this post is to tell you thank you. I truly admire all of you guys and pray for you every day. Thank you for all you do and please stay safe. I know you don't want to be called heroes, but that is what you are.

ETA - These are all awesome pics. Thank you for posting.

Posted: 9/3/2011 1:22:31 PM EDT

[#5]

Quoted:

When I first jumped into JRTC in 93, it was Fullerton DZ. Damn, I'm old.

Also, just came back from a rotation last week...nobody that had been through in the 90s would recognize the place.

I've heard that about the place; we last went through in '01, just prior to 9/11.Going back this fall.

Posted: 9/3/2011 1:23:32 PM EDT

[#6]

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Here goes.

http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/2859/dinner2w.jpg
An Afghan dinner pic. We were staying at a police station, in the prison.
http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/7462/shootzen.jpg
Yours truly shooting an Afghan's issued Sigma. It jammed constantly.
http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/451/shootzen2.jpg
My favorite picture, of a range we made.
http://img836.imageshack.us/img836/6030/uaetk.jpg
My second favorite picture, of the United Arab Emirates vehicles.
http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/7099/dinnert.jpg
The dinner on my final patrol. We got invited to a local's house to celebrate. It was fantastic. (Everything in the picture is for one person)

Rip-It's and Haji bread, breakfast of champions

Fixed links, I hope.

Posted: 9/3/2011 1:24:37 PM EDT

[#7]

All my pics are put away but here is a pic of my ship

Posted: 9/3/2011 1:34:33 PM EDT

[#8]

Outside Nasiriyah, 8/09. Overwatch sucks.

http://img607.imageshack.us/img607/5249/stuckd.png</a>" />

Posted: 9/3/2011 1:36:56 PM EDT

[#9]

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Outside Nasiriyah, 8/09. Overwatch sucks.

http://img607.imageshack.us/img607/5249/stuckd.png</a>" />

Is that near Cedar/Talil or one of the RPs?

Posted: 9/3/2011 1:38:17 PM EDT

[#10]

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Outside Nasiriyah, 8/09. Overwatch sucks.

http://img607.imageshack.us/img607/5249/stuckd.png</a>" />

Is that near Cedar/Talil or one of the RPs?

Yup, outside Cedar along the canal on the south side of camp.

Posted: 9/3/2011 1:41:32 PM EDT

[#11]

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http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p107/carhlr/c5ebaf09.jpg

Taken a long time ago

Looks a bit like the Pearl River....

Posted: 9/3/2011 1:43:08 PM EDT

[#12]

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http://i1137.photobucket.com/albums/n516/cgrant26/bosnia_m88.jpg

Bosnia, sometime during 1996. I'm the guy ground guiding the M88.

What unit? HHC 1/35 AR mortars out of Baumholder and was down there a couple of times.

I was HHC 1/35 in Baumholder too, tank mechanic. Were you there for the transition from 2/68 the fuck up to 1/35?

It was one of you guys that snapped that pic. His nick-name was Zulu. If you were there during that time, I'm sure you'll know who I'm talking about.

Posted: 9/3/2011 1:44:04 PM EDT

[#13]

Hit Iraq 2010

Posted: 9/3/2011 1:47:20 PM EDT

[#14]

SOTG doing work ups pre-deployment....

Call for For Fire School, Learning the fine skills of calling in mortar fire and naval gunfire. Fun fun.

Exercises in PR, "Rosy" Roads...

Impromptu Survival Course

Some of the boys

Somalia

The old fart today, I turn 40 in Nov. Bleh.

Posted: 9/3/2011 1:50:30 PM EDT

[#15]

IP Station Rooftop, Al Sadoon (?), Baghdad, summer 2004.

http://<a http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/3075/69767184369941578851100.jpg</a>"

Posted: 9/3/2011 1:57:30 PM EDT

[#16]

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Hit Iraq 2010

http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/40150_883789381881_5002905_48429446_5619109_n.jpg

I can smell it from here.

Posted: 9/3/2011 1:58:42 PM EDT

[#17]

Semper Fi!!!! East coast or west coast?

Posted: 9/3/2011 2:08:30 PM EDT

[#18]

Quoted:

Semper Fi!!!! East coast or west coast?

East.

Posted: 9/3/2011 2:18:00 PM EDT

[#19]

HA! Somalia in the good old days.

We were doing DAP exercises using an old French fort outside of Mogadishu as a shoot house.

Posted: 9/3/2011 2:22:41 PM EDT

[#20]

I used to have a ton of pictures I took when I was in the service of my buddies, myself, and places I had served.

Some years after I got out, I was moving from one residence to another, and while packing for the move I came across the pictures and said to myself, "who cares about these old photos?" - and I threw them away.

I still to this day do not know WTF I was thinking.

Posted: 9/3/2011 2:52:17 PM EDT

[#21]

Quoted:

Quoted:
http://i1137.photobucket.com/albums/n516/cgrant26/bosnia_m88.jpg

Bosnia, sometime during 1996. I'm the guy ground guiding the M88.

What unit? HHC 1/35 AR mortars out of Baumholder and was down there a couple of times.

I was HHC 1/35 in Baumholder too, tank mechanic. Were you there for the transition from 2/68 the fuck up to 1/35?

It was one of you guys that snapped that pic. His nick-name was Zulu. If you were there during that time, I'm sure you'll know who I'm talking about.

Posted: 9/3/2011 2:56:19 PM EDT

[#22]

Quoted:

Quoted:
http://i1137.photobucket.com/albums/n516/cgrant26/bosnia_m88.jpg

Bosnia, sometime during 1996. I'm the guy ground guiding the M88.

What unit? HHC 1/35 AR mortars out of Baumholder and was down there a couple of times.

I was HHC 1/35 in Baumholder too, tank mechanic. Were you there for the transition from 2/68 the fuck up to 1/35?

It was one of you guys that snapped that pic. His nick-name was Zulu. If you were there during that time, I'm sure you'll know who I'm talking about.

Same time. Was there prior to and at same time as Zulu. Sgt Short x2 SPC Short x 2. ;-)
I know the back drop in the pic. If I remember right it was Linda.

Posted: 9/3/2011 2:57:02 PM EDT

[#23]

Quoted:
I used to have a ton of pictures I took when I was in the service of my buddies, myself, and places I had served.

Some years after I got out, I was moving from one residence to another, and while packing for the move I came across the pictures and said to myself, "who cares about these old photos?" - and I threw them away.

Any chance the negatives escaped your housecleaning?

Posted: 9/3/2011 2:58:26 PM EDT

[#24]

Quoted:

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I used to have a ton of pictures I took when I was in the service of my buddies, myself, and places I had served.

Some years after I got out, I was moving from one residence to another, and while packing for the move I came across the pictures and said to myself, "who cares about these old photos?" - and I threw them away.

Any chance the negatives escaped your housecleaning?

Nah.

Knowing me I probably pitched those five minutes after I got the prints made.

Oh well.

I might actually still have a few, and I plan to look around tomorrow.

Posted: 9/3/2011 3:03:41 PM EDT

[#25]

I was sort of in the army....1985-88 ARNG 88-93

Ft. Greely, AK 1986. I'm on the left. The K car rocked....

Posted: 9/3/2011 3:14:58 PM EDT

[#26]

Quoted:

Quoted:
http://i1137.photobucket.com/albums/n516/cgrant26/bosnia_m88.jpg

Bosnia, sometime during 1996. I'm the guy ground guiding the M88.

What unit? HHC 1/35 AR mortars out of Baumholder and was down there a couple of times.

I was HHC 1/35 in Baumholder too, tank mechanic. Were you there for the transition from 2/68 the fuck up to 1/35?

It was one of you guys that snapped that pic. His nick-name was Zulu. If you were there during that time, I'm sure you'll know who I'm talking about.

Same time. Was there prior to and at same time as Zulu. Sgt Short x2 SPC Short x 2. ;-)
I know the back drop in the pic. If I remember right it was Linda.

Yeppers, that was Linda all right. PM inbound.

Posted: 9/3/2011 3:23:05 PM EDT

[#27]

Some very cool photos in here. To all the vets, thanks.

Posted: 9/3/2011 4:01:47 PM EDT

[#28]

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Taken a long time ago

Bad Ass.

some of mine. Not HSLD but proud of my time just the same. Desert Storm.

Posted: 9/3/2011 4:24:04 PM EDT

[#29]

East.

Did you know Klingbeil?????...1993 ish?

Posted: 9/3/2011 4:33:44 PM EDT

[#30]

With the 48th...I'm sorry ;)

Spent a year and a half with them....got to 'em right before they left for Afghanistan. Sat that one out as part of my agreeing to do some time in the Guard after Active. Hadn't been back from Iraq for too long ;)

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Rockin' a 20?

Is that a phillips-head screw in your arm?

NYS left a bunch of 20s when they RIPd. I used the 20s as 100% tracer mags. easy to tell what I grabbed by the mag size.

My initial mag was always a 20 if we were doing a mounted patrol because it was easier to get in and out of the MRAP TCs seat with a 20.

OEF 7 I was there with NYs 27th

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/27th_Infantry_Brigade_Combat_Team_(United_States)

attached to USMC 2/7

When I extended I was initially with the ILNG for OEF VIII

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/33rd_Infantry_Division_(United_States)

When they RIPed out I was then with the GA guys for part of OEF IX:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/48th_Infantry_Brigade_Combat_Team_(United_States)

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q72/tc556guy/OverlookingtheValley.jpg

So I wore different patches in pictures depending on when the pic was taken.

Thank god for velcro.

The IL guys hate their patch because everyone mistakes them for medics. I think everyone complains about their patches though.

Posted: 9/3/2011 4:43:09 PM EDT

[#31]

The road to Marjah from MY turret.

Little baby doll that followed us for MILES out of Her village. She was "maybe" 9-10yrs old and every time I tried to take Her pic' she

pulled that damn Pashmina over Her face. She wanted candy and water and We'd been ordered by the Marines NOT to give them (The

local kids) any (Because they got stupid and ran into the path of vehicles and there'd been a few deaths). I fought with the CC through My

VC for about an hour and finally said fuck it and threw Her some bottled water, a couple of MRE's and pretty much all the candy we had

on board. Eh....most of you guys would've done the same thing....

Edit: 'just realized everyone's posting pic's of themselves (

). Here's one of Me back in '97 or '98 during a "ride along" (High School kids that were thinking of joining)

weekend. I'm on the right (With the tape on My helmet) and the guy left of Me (With tape on HIS helmet) was My driver on the '113. We were the "Opfor" and the four

kids on the left were our "Squad". We had just "assaulted" (

) a bunker complex at the MOUT site at the High Desert Training Facility in Redmond (OR). (BTW, Pat', My

driver in this photo earned a Bronze star with V-Device last year in A-Stan while commanding a Buffalo during the fighting around Marjah. Really good guy.).

Posted: 9/3/2011 4:43:39 PM EDT

[#32]

SMA? Fucking sweet! Congrats! (edit) just read the thread, congrats again! Don't turn into a dick

When I went to JRTC it was in Arkansas (Fort Chafee)

ROK Ranger Patch, I attended the White Horse Divisions school in 1989

Me blasting away with Henrietta Hog in Korea

View from the GSR tower at GP Ouellette in the DMZ

More blasting with Henrietta...

Quoted:

Yeah, but I won't finish with my unit as I have to go to some school which requires a PCS to Fort Bliss

.

Posted: 9/3/2011 5:05:02 PM EDT

[#33]

Me at the office

Me cleaned up with my son (HS JROTC)

Posted: 9/3/2011 5:14:37 PM EDT

[#34]

grumpy RI is grumpy.

What happened with Dive School? Did you get your slot?

Posted: 9/3/2011 5:26:58 PM EDT

[#35]

Nope I PCS in 10 months so its a no-go

Gotta have 18 months(I PCS in Jul/Aug of next year) retainability due to the cost, or thats the BS they are feeding me

I did still finish pre Scuba last week, I have never been the type of guy that would quit anything.

I did a 10 minute 16lb weightbelt swim with 3 equipment ditch and dons in the middle.

Never went to my wall, everyone else in the class did, we started with 6, 3 made it to test day.

No biggee, my Son is training in Pensacola every thursday with the Navy to be a Diver

As soon as a slot becomes avalible he will go to MEPS in New Orleans

Free

Quoted:
grumpy RI is grumpy.

What happened with Dive School? Did you get your slot?

Posted: 9/3/2011 6:29:28 PM EDT

[#36]

crazy sand storm IRAQ 06
http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc450/cfrusmc/IMGP0266.jpg
this pic is for real, it was really red
http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc450/cfrusmc/IMGP0264.jpg
these are a couple from a training fire on 29 palms
http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc450/cfrusmc/Fire/DSCF0507.jpg http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc450/cfrusmc/Fire/DSCF0508.jpg

Posted: 9/3/2011 6:46:08 PM EDT

[#37]

Circa 99

Circa 02

Posted: 9/3/2011 6:49:09 PM EDT

[#38]

Quoted:
Nope I PCS in 10 months so its a no-go

Gotta have 18 months(I PCS in Jul/Aug of next year) retainability due to the cost, or thats the BS they are feeding me

I did still finish pre Scuba last week, I have never been the type of guy that would quit anything.

I did a 10 minute 16lb weightbelt swim with 3 equipment ditch and dons in the middle.

Never went to my wall, everyone else in the class did, we started with 6, 3 made it to test day.

No biggee, my Son is training in Pensacola every thursday with the Navy to be a Diver

As soon as a slot becomes avalible he will go to MEPS in New Orleans

Free

Quoted:
grumpy RI is grumpy.

What happened with Dive School? Did you get your slot?

thats bullshit. would you consider extending for the slot?

Posted: 9/3/2011 6:57:42 PM EDT

[#39]

4 yrs is the most you can stay in RTB

Life goes on

Free

Quoted:

Quoted:
Nope I PCS in 10 months so its a no-go

Gotta have 18 months(I PCS in Jul/Aug of next year) retainability due to the cost, or thats the BS they are feeding me

I did still finish pre Scuba last week, I have never been the type of guy that would quit anything.

I did a 10 minute 16lb weightbelt swim with 3 equipment ditch and dons in the middle.

Never went to my wall, everyone else in the class did, we started with 6, 3 made it to test day.

No biggee, my Son is training in Pensacola every thursday with the Navy to be a Diver

As soon as a slot becomes avalible he will go to MEPS in New Orleans

Free

Quoted:
grumpy RI is grumpy.

What happened with Dive School? Did you get your slot?

thats bullshit. would you consider extending for the slot?

Posted: 9/3/2011 7:00:08 PM EDT

[#40]

Quoted:
4 yrs is the most you can stay in RTB

Life goes on

Free

Quoted:

Quoted:
Nope I PCS in 10 months so its a no-go

Gotta have 18 months(I PCS in Jul/Aug of next year) retainability due to the cost, or thats the BS they are feeding me

I did still finish pre Scuba last week, I have never been the type of guy that would quit anything.

I did a 10 minute 16lb weightbelt swim with 3 equipment ditch and dons in the middle.

Never went to my wall, everyone else in the class did, we started with 6, 3 made it to test day.

No biggee, my Son is training in Pensacola every thursday with the Navy to be a Diver

As soon as a slot becomes avalible he will go to MEPS in New Orleans

Free

Quoted:
grumpy RI is grumpy.

What happened with Dive School? Did you get your slot?

thats bullshit. would you consider extending for the slot?

Are you returning to the Mothership?

Posted: 9/3/2011 7:01:30 PM EDT

[#41]

Quoted:
Not a Vet, just wanted to say thank you for your service

Thanks to you all!

Posted: 9/3/2011 7:09:26 PM EDT

[#42]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Not a Vet, just wanted to say thank you for your service

Thanks to you all!

I just ended an IM exchange with a seasoned combat veteran. I was telling him that no one can appreciate the sacrifices of veterans more than the veterans themselves.

I emphatically wish the best to all of you, you men did a spectacular job. Thank you for serving our nation.

ETA: I apologize if that seemed to take away from your post. Veterans absolutely love civilian recognition.