[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Spec Ops Pic Thread (Page 46 of 68)
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Every time I read or think about the story of this battle, and the intensity of it, it just amazes me that even 1 guy was able to survive and tell the story of the bravery of his brothers, and all of their sacrifices that were made that day and afterward. God bless each of them and their families.
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Quoted: Every time I read or think about the story of this battle, and the intensity of it, it just amazes me that even 1 guy was able to survive and tell the story of the bravery of his brothers, and all of their sacrifices that were made that day and afterward. God bless each of them and their families. Edited: Dang, this is a 1st for me...page 46 and top of the page at that! Better go find a SOF photo and edit your post; can't have page ownage in a photo thread with no photo!  |
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Great article at the link, thanks for posting it. |
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RIP John McGovern.  http://youtu.be/LGwPVh9bVTw
And on a lighter note, I sent Dom Raso a copy of my novel.  Go check his Instagram @domraso and mine @jseconomos.
http://scontent-b.cdninstagram.com/hphotos-xap1/t51.2885-15/10475028_788354967861452_767855926_n.jpg Nice, who is that dude? I follow him but not sure his background. |
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Quoted: Nice, who is that dude? I follow him but not sure his background. Quoted: Quoted: RIP John McGovern. http://youtu.be/LGwPVh9bVTwAnd on a lighter note, I sent Dom Raso a copy of my novel. Go check his Instagram @domraso and mine @jseconomos. http://scontent-b.cdninstagram.com/hphotos-xap1/t51.2885-15/10475028_788354967861452_767855926_n.jpg Nice, who is that dude? I follow him but not sure his background. Former Team guy and DEVGRU operator; not sure if he was on the UBL raid though. Does a lot of work for the NRA along with Colion Noir and Amy Robbins. |
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This one has 3 of my friends from different branches of the Philippine SOF community taking video in it. It was taken a while ago, but I thought you guys might want to see Military Freefall (MFF), Filipino style.
I had access to it previously, but it just recently has been shared publicly. I know, Hollywood jumps don't count, but these guys are great people. 
I love Bro Che's "landing" at the end.
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Chief Special Warfare Operator Scott Atherton, attached to the U.S. Navy SEAL and SWCC Scout Team, briefs Tiffany Jenkins, a counselor for Klein High School near Houston, about Navy SEAL training, June 25, 2014. Houston-area educators, accompanied by Navy Recruiting District (NRD) Houston personnel, are in San Diego as part of an educator orientation visit June 24-26, where the educators will get to see what Navy life is like through visits to various ships, submarines, special warfare programs, and other Navy installations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jacob L. Dillon, Navy Recruiting District Houston Public Affairs) 
Chief Gunner’s Mate Nick Peters, attached to the Philip H. Bucklew Center for Naval Special Warfare, explains weaponry used by Naval Special Warfare to Houston-area educators June 25. The educators, accompanied by Navy Recruiting District (NRD) Houston personnel, are in San Diego as part of an educator orientation visit, une 24-26, where the educators will get to see what Navy life is like through visits to various ships, submarines, special warfare programs, and other Navy installations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jacob L. Dillon, Navy Recruiting District Houston Public Affairs) |
U.S. Air Force tactical air control party airmen from the New Jersey Air National Guard’s 227th Air Support Operations Squadron mark targets for a U.S. Marine Corps AH-1W Super Cobra from Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 773 April 10, 2014, at Fort Dix, N.J. The New Jersey Army and Air National Guardsmen took part in a joint training exercise with the U.S. Marine Corps. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Matt Hecht) 
U.S. Air Force tactical air control party airmen from the New Jersey Air National Guard’s 227th Air Support Operations Squadron set up gear at an observation point on April 10, 2014 at Fort Dix, N.J. The New Jersey Army and Air National Guardsmen took part in a joint training exercise with the U.S. Marine Corps. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Matt Hecht) |
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Quoted: Uhh yea.. Even JTAC qualified TAC-P's dig in with teams Quoted: Quoted: Are PJs generally accepted as part of the special operations community? Uhh yea.. Even JTAC qualified TAC-P's dig in with teams I assumed they were, but I wasn't sure. I'm assuming combat controllers are as well. |
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Are PJs generally accepted as part of the special operations community? Uhh yea.. Even JTAC qualified TAC-P's dig in with teams I assumed they were, but I wasn't sure. I'm assuming combat controllers are as well. CC are usually cream of the crop as far as getting attached to SOF - but like i said a JTAC qualified TACP can get the same assignment for what ever reason if he is lucky |
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Are PJs generally accepted as part of the special operations community? Quoted:
Are PJs generally accepted as part of the special operations community? As far as actually being under SOCOM, it depends on what unit they are assigned to (AFSOC or ACC). Quoted:
I assumed they were, but I wasn't sure. I'm assuming combat controllers are as well. Yes...all Combat Controllers (except some instructor and staff positions) fall under AFSOC/SOCOM. |
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An ODA hit by an IED in the vicinity of Camp Blessing, Afghanistan. http://thelaymansperch.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/SF0614_001.jpg http://thelaymansperch.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/SF0614_002.jpg I met the guy laying on that litter when he told my class his story. Humbling experience. |
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A U.S. Special Forces soldier provides security as their convoy is halted by mechanical difficulties, near Sarobi district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan, June 17, 2014. USSF and ANA forces drove to Tagab district, Kapisa province to capture known Taliban commanders in the area. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Connor Mendez) 
Warriors Reunion in Normandy, France with Regulo Zapata, author of Desperate Lands: The War on Terror Through The Eyes of a Special Forces Soldier. |
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http://thelaymansperch.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1424804.jpg A U.S. Special Forces soldier provides security as their convoy is halted by mechanical difficulties, near Sarobi district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan, June 17, 2014. USSF and ANA forces drove to Tagab district, Kapisa province to capture known Taliban commanders in the area. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Connor Mendez) http://thelaymansperch.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/ZapataSF.jpg Warriors Reunion in Normandy, France with Regulo Zapata, author of Desperate Lands: The War on Terror Through The Eyes of a Special Forces Soldier. Hmm...those dudes are RTB guys, not 75th. Now, that's not to say they haven't contributed, but not a one of them may have anything to do with SOF other than, I assume by the book title, the author there. |
A Hungarian Special Forces medic, left, and a U.S. Army Special Forces medical sergeant assigned to 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), evaluates a multinational team of SOF medics as they prepare to move a simulated casualty to safety as part of the Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) course held in Udbina, Croatia. U.S. Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR) developed and conducted the TCCC Train-the-Trainer course to enhance the SOF capability and interoperability of SOF medics from eight NATO and partner nations, but most importantly, to incorporate one recognized standard for managing trauma on the battlefield. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Donald Sparks, SOCEUR Public Affairs Officer) 
A Hungarian Special Forces medic, left, and a Romanian Special Forces medic prepare to render first aid to a simulated casualty as part of the Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) course held in Udbina, Croatia on June 17, 2011. U.S. Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR) developed and conducted the TCCC Train-the-Trainer course to enhance the SOF capability and interoperability of SOF medics from eight NATO and partner nations, but most importantly, to incorporate one recognized standard for managing trauma on the battlefield. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Donald Sparks, SOCEUR Public Affairs Officer) 
A U.S. Army Special Forces medical sergeant assigned to 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), observes a Romanian Special Forces medic conduct first aid on a simulated wounded troop as part of the Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) course held in Udbina, Croatia. U.S. Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR) developed and conducted the TCCC Train-the-Trainer course to enhance the SOF capability and interoperability of SOF medics from eight NATO and partner nations, but most importantly, to incorporate one recognized standard for managing trauma on the battlefield. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Donald Sparks, SOCEUR Public Affairs Officer.) |
A Hungarian Special Forces medic, right, prepares a simulated casualty for aerial evacuation while a Romanian Special Forces medic, left, provides security as part of the Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) course held in Udbina, Croatia. U.S. Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR) developed and conducted the TCCC Train-the-Trainer course to enhance the SOF capability and interoperability of SOF medics from eight NATO and partner nations, but most importantly, to incorporate one recognized standard for managing trauma on the battlefield. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Donald Sparks, SOCEUR Public Affairs Officer) 
A Hungarian Special Forces medic, standing, evaluates a multinational team of Romanian, Latvian and Croatian SOF medics as they prepare to move a simulated casualty to safety as part of the Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) course held in Udbina, Croatia. U.S. Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR) developed and conducted the TCCC Train-the-Trainer course to enhance the SOF capability and interoperability of SOF medics from eight NATO and partner nations, but most importantly, to incorporate one recognized standard for managing trauma on the battlefield. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Donald Sparks, SOCEUR Public Affairs Officer) 
A Special Forces medic from Latvia obtains vascular access on a simulated casualty as part of conducting in flight medical aid during the Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) course held in Udbina, Croatia. U.S. Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR) developed and conducted the TCCC Train-the-Trainer course to enhance the SOF capability and interoperability of SOF medics from eight NATO and partner nations, but most importantly, to incorporate one recognized standard for managing trauma on the battlefield. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Donald Sparks, SOCEUR Public Affairs Officer) |
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Hmm...those dudes are RTB guys, not 75th. Now, that's not to say they haven't contributed, but not a one of them may have anything to do with SOF other than, I assume by the book title, the author there. So they train Rangers but they are not from the 75th and have not done anything related to SOF. Doesn't that mean they are inexperienced in real world combat? -------------- Can't recall if these were posted. Apologies if they already have.      
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Quoted: So they train Rangers but they are not from the 75th and have not done anything related to SOF. Doesn't that mean they are inexperienced in real world combat? -------------- Can't recall if these were posted. Apologies if they already have. http://i.imgur.com/cTrjYrj.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/TfNmDMX.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/holImd4.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/hCLzrYe.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/oMDz0v8.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/0JIDoTu.jpg Quoted: Quoted: Hmm...those dudes are RTB guys, not 75th. Now, that's not to say they haven't contributed, but not a one of them may have anything to do with SOF other than, I assume by the book title, the author there. So they train Rangers but they are not from the 75th and have not done anything related to SOF. Doesn't that mean they are inexperienced in real world combat? -------------- Can't recall if these were posted. Apologies if they already have. http://i.imgur.com/cTrjYrj.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/TfNmDMX.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/holImd4.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/hCLzrYe.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/oMDz0v8.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/0JIDoTu.jpg Badass. Old school six-pocket 20-round magazine bandolier slung over his chest in the first pic. |
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"Oh Shit" moment right there... You realize there's an entry team knocking on your window and when you open it you immediately find yourself face to face with an angry dog.... and in all this confusion you suddenly realize there's a dude in the back whose ready to toss a grenade in your face. |
Chief Master Sgt. Paul Koester (top left), pararescue functional manager for the Battlefield Airmen Branch at Pacific Air Forces Headquarters here, poses with deployed team members at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, in 2005. Koester deployed to KAF to support combat search and rescue missions. The 58-year-old pararescueman re-enlisted Dec. 7 under Gun Turret One aboard the retired USS Missouri at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The ceremony commemorated the 72nd anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor and initiated the onset of his final tour of duty after 39 years of service. Koester joined the Air Force in 1974. 
Tech. Sgt. Jason Dryer, a combat controller with the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron, is pictured during the unit’s recent deployment to Southwest Asia. During this deployment, the Humvee he and his Army Special Forces teammates were riding in detonated an improvised explosive device. Sergeant Dryer was thrown from the vehicle and knocked unconscious. Despite his serious injuries, the combat controller was able to return to his forward operating base to finish his rotation. Sergeant Dryer received a Purple Heart for this incident, and earned a Bronze Star with valor for his actions during a firefight with Taliban forces later in the same deployment. He was presented these medals and an Air Force Combat Action Medal during a ceremony Dec. 18 at McChord Air Force Base, Wa. 
A U.S. Air Force combat controller escorts the first civilian aircraft to land on the commercial runway at Baghdad International Airport, April 24, 2003. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cherie A. Thurlby) |
U.S. Air Force combat controllers exit a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter to set up for an air delivery of humanitarian aid into Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jan 18, 2010. Department of Defense assets have been deployed to assist in the Haiti relief effort following a magnitude 7 earthquake that hit the city on Jan. 12, 2010. The combat controllers are assigned to the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron at Hurlburt Field Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James L. Harper Jr.) 
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Michael Charvat, a combat controller with the 320th Special Tactics Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, controls incoming air traffic at Sendai International Airport in Sendai, Japan, March 27, 2011, during Operation Tomodachi. Operation Tomodachi was the name chosen by the Japanese government for the joint humanitarian assistance operation that took place in response to the magnitude 9.0 Tohoku earthquake and subsequent tsunami that struck northeastern Japan March 11, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ali E. Flisek) 
On the beat at Rinas Airport, Combat Control Team (CCT) member Technical Sergeant James Aquilar riding on a Honda All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) checks in with the security forces operation center. Seen in the background are a Navy CH-53D Sea Stallion (Left) and CH-46D Sea Knight (Right). Airman Magaine’s Article “Shining Hope for Survival” describes an Air Force-led joint task force ensuring that international aid gets to the flood of refugees pouring into Albania. (Airman Magazine, July 1999) |
A U.S. Air Force combat controller measures distance using a range finder, as he executes an exercise close-air support mission at Saylor Creek Range at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, March 11, 2014. The CCT team was one part of the exercise, which consisted of all three MHAFB fighter squadrons, more than 300 visiting Marines and British partners. The CCT's identity is masked. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kevin Wallace) 
A U.S. Air Force combat controller plots locations for an exercise close-air support mission at Saylor Creek Range at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, March 11, 2014. The CCT team was one part of the exercise, which consisted of all three MHAFB fighter squadrons, more than 300 visiting Marines and British partners. The CCT's identity is masked. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kevin Wallace) |
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Quoted: http://thelaymansperch.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/KoesterPJ.jpg Chief Master Sgt. Paul Koester (top left), pararescue functional manager for the Battlefield Airmen Branch at Pacific Air Forces Headquarters here, poses with deployed team members at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, in 2005. Koester deployed to KAF to support combat search and rescue missions. The 58-year-old pararescueman re-enlisted Dec. 7 under Gun Turret One aboard the retired USS Missouri at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The ceremony commemorated the 72nd anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor and initiated the onset of his final tour of duty after 39 years of service. Koester joined the Air Force in 1974. Damn. Steadfast dedication. |
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http://thelaymansperch.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/ZapataSF.jpg Warriors Reunion in Normandy, France with Regulo Zapata, author of Desperate Lands: The War on Terror Through The Eyes of a Special Forces Soldier. Get the F*** out of here that was my PSG. |
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http://thelaymansperch.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/040426-F-0000S-002.JPG A U.S. Air Force combat controller escorts the first civilian aircraft to land on the commercial runway at Baghdad International Airport, April 24, 2003. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cherie A. Thurlby) Love the AF pics. I was probably 100 yards away when this pic was taken. There were only a few USAF on Baghdad at the time and the pipe hitters would hang out with us regular folk just to get a taste of the good life. We met a TACP that was assigned to JTF 21 which was the Delta/CIA guys looking for Saddam. He said he had been in country since Nov 2002....... |
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http://thelaymansperch.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/ZapataSF.jpg Warriors Reunion in Normandy, France with Regulo Zapata, author of Desperate Lands: The War on Terror Through The Eyes of a Special Forces Soldier. Looks like Ste Mere Eglise but I don't see John Steele hanging off the chapel roof corner. |
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http://thelaymansperch.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/ZapataSF.jpg Warriors Reunion in Normandy, France with Regulo Zapata, author of Desperate Lands: The War on Terror Through The Eyes of a Special Forces Soldier. Get the F*** out of here that was my PSG. When was that picture taken? Was it this year's trip over? |
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Looks like Ste Mere Eglise but I don't see John Steele hanging off the chapel roof corner. Quoted:
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http://thelaymansperch.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/ZapataSF.jpg Warriors Reunion in Normandy, France with Regulo Zapata, author of Desperate Lands: The War on Terror Through The Eyes of a Special Forces Soldier. Looks like Ste Mere Eglise but I don't see John Steele hanging off the chapel roof corner. IIRC, it isn't visible from that angle. |
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http://thelaymansperch.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1424804.jpg A U.S. Special Forces soldier provides security as their convoy is halted by mechanical difficulties, near Sarobi district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan, June 17, 2014. USSF and ANA forces drove to Tagab district, Kapisa province to capture known Taliban commanders in the area. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Connor Mendez) The hires from DVids: http://i.imgur.com/EpGkLPb.jpg |
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http://thelaymansperch.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/CCT0706_7.jpg U.S. Air Force combat controllers exit a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter to set up for an air delivery of humanitarian aid into Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jan 18, 2010. Department of Defense assets have been deployed to assist in the Haiti relief effort following a magnitude 7 earthquake that hit the city on Jan. 12, 2010. The combat controllers are assigned to the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron at Hurlburt Field Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James L. Harper Jr.) http://thelaymansperch.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/CCT0706_6.jpg U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Michael Charvat, a combat controller with the 320th Special Tactics Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, controls incoming air traffic at Sendai International Airport in Sendai, Japan, March 27, 2011, during Operation Tomodachi. Operation Tomodachi was the name chosen by the Japanese government for the joint humanitarian assistance operation that took place in response to the magnitude 9.0 Tohoku earthquake and subsequent tsunami that struck northeastern Japan March 11, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ali E. Flisek) http://thelaymansperch.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/CCT0706_5.jpg On the beat at Rinas Airport, Combat Control Team (CCT) member Technical Sergeant James Aquilar riding on a Honda All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) checks in with the security forces operation center. Seen in the background are a Navy CH-53D Sea Stallion (Left) and CH-46D Sea Knight (Right). Airman Magaine’s Article “Shining Hope for Survival” describes an Air Force-led joint task force ensuring that international aid gets to the flood of refugees pouring into Albania. (Airman Magazine, July 1999) That blurb is fucked up like chicken teeth. The Shitter is an MH-53E and the those are Shithooks not Phrogs. (-47 not -46) |
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http://thelaymansperch.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1424804.jpg A U.S. Special Forces soldier provides security as their convoy is halted by mechanical difficulties, near Sarobi district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan, June 17, 2014. USSF and ANA forces drove to Tagab district, Kapisa province to capture known Taliban commanders in the area. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Connor Mendez) The hires from DVids: http://i.imgur.com/EpGkLPb.jpg Where did the smiley face on his rear belt pack come from? |
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http://thelaymansperch.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/ZapataSF.jpg Warriors Reunion in Normandy, France with Regulo Zapata, author of Desperate Lands: The War on Terror Through The Eyes of a Special Forces Soldier. Looks like Ste Mere Eglise but I don't see John Steele hanging off the chapel roof corner. IIRC, it isn't visible from that angle. This. It's Ste Mere Eglise, John Steele is hanging perpendicular to that chunk of the church right above the guy furthest to the left. |
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GodDAMN that's a big boy, holy shit. |
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GodDAMN that's a big boy, holy shit.
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GodDAMN that's a big boy, holy shit.
I'd call him "Heavy 31", but I don't want him coming to kill me in my sleep. 
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