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Posted: 1/21/2006 1:25:12 PM EDT

They were real men back then. Not like today.

G

Posted: 1/21/2006 1:26:23 PM EDT

[#1]

Revolutionary War?

Posted: 1/21/2006 1:27:05 PM EDT

[#2]

Quoted:
www.iwojima.com/images/main_small.gif

They were real men back then. Not like today.

G

stop feeding the troll

Posted: 1/21/2006 1:27:05 PM EDT

[#3]

Posted: 1/21/2006 1:27:41 PM EDT

[#4]

Those were the days.

Here is another good pic, General Washington crossing the Delaware river with his men -

Posted: 1/21/2006 1:27:51 PM EDT

[#5]

Wha?

Sheep

Posted: 1/21/2006 1:28:45 PM EDT

[#6]

Quoted:
Those were the days.

Here is another good pic, General Washington crossing the Delaware river with his men -

seals.longboys.net/PBL1.jpg

Posted: 1/21/2006 1:30:16 PM EDT

[#7]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Those were the days.

Here is another good pic, General Washington crossing the Delaware river with his men -

seals.longboys.net/PBL1.jpg

exactly....

Posted: 1/21/2006 1:31:41 PM EDT

[#8]

Quoted:
Those were the days.

Here is another good pic, General Washington crossing the Delaware river with his men -

seals.longboys.net/PBL1.jpg

Too funny.

Posted: 1/21/2006 1:34:00 PM EDT

[#9]

"Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?"

Posted: 1/21/2006 1:36:55 PM EDT

[#10]

It is a well known fact that in the Colonial era men war wigs as is proven in this priceless, first known photograph of John Adams and Benjamin Franklin from 1772:

Posted: 1/21/2006 1:41:08 PM EDT

[#11]

And here is a B-17 with a P-51 mustang escort bombing Berlin.

Posted: 1/21/2006 1:42:42 PM EDT

[#12]

www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=1&f=5&t=429513

Posted: 1/21/2006 1:43:05 PM EDT

[#13]

General Washington's portrait:

Good thing he stopped General Gage from burning Seattle!

G

Posted: 1/21/2006 1:48:24 PM EDT

[#14]

First blimp going up in the Civil War:

Posted: 1/21/2006 1:52:53 PM EDT

[#15]

Quoted:
www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=1&f=5&t=429513

Life is tough. It's even tougher when you're stupid.

Posted: 1/21/2006 1:53:18 PM EDT

[#16]

Quoted:
www.iwojima.com/images/main_small.gif

They were real men back then. Not like today.

G

Yeah so? Everyone knows that's a pic from the Revolutionary War! So What!

Posted: 1/21/2006 2:30:52 PM EDT

[#17]

Laugh all you want, but I remember a documentary about Napoleon having B-52s at Waterloo.

Posted: 1/21/2006 2:34:09 PM EDT

[#18]

Ben Franklin sure had it right when he said "The M1 is the greatest battle implement ever devised."

Franklin was quite an inventer in his own right.

Posted: 1/21/2006 2:35:05 PM EDT

[#19]

Didn't General Custer say something about the smell of napalm before dying at the Alamo defending out right to own slaves from the evil British?

Posted: 1/21/2006 2:38:13 PM EDT

[#20]

Quoted:
Laugh all you want, but I remember a documentary about Napoleon having B-52s at Waterloo.

Geez! How old are you? What are teaching in school now-a-days? We are talking Waterloo. They were B-17's.

Waterloo was like 20 years ago!

Posted: 1/21/2006 2:39:47 PM EDT

[#21]

Quoted:
Didn't General Custer say something about the smell of napalm before dying at the Alamo defending out right to own slaves from the evil British?

It wasn't the British, dope.

It was the French.

publik skul ejukashin

Posted: 1/21/2006 2:42:56 PM EDT

[#22]

Quoted:
"Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?"

"Dont stop him, he's on a roll!"

Posted: 1/21/2006 2:42:59 PM EDT

[#23]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Didn't General Custer say something about the smell of napalm before dying at the Alamo defending out right to own slaves from the evil British?

It wasn't the British, dope.

It was the French.

publik skul ejukashin

Crap, that's right. Just before the Spanish Armada attacked Midway.

Posted: 1/21/2006 2:43:58 PM EDT

[#24]

The following has been around since at least 1995, because that's the first time I came across it. I'm also fairly certain that at some point it's been posted at ARfcom. However, for those who may not have seen it, read and learn

:

History Lesson

ETA: Had to put up a different link to it; the other apparently crapped out.

Posted: 1/21/2006 2:45:17 PM EDT

[#25]

i hope this isn't some veiled attempt at calling WWII a failed revolution.

Posted: 1/21/2006 2:46:39 PM EDT

[#26]

Quoted:
Those were the days.

Here is another good pic, General Washington crossing the Delaware river with his men -

seals.longboys.net/PBL1.jpg

Posted: 1/21/2006 2:47:56 PM EDT

[#27]

Posted: 1/21/2006 2:54:33 PM EDT

[#28]

General Cornwallis and entourage surrenders to General Washington (off camera, left). - October 19, 1781

Posted: 1/21/2006 3:03:41 PM EDT

[#29]

Quoted:
Quoted:
"Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?"

"Dont stop him, he's on a roll!"

Posted: 1/21/2006 3:33:08 PM EDT

[#30]

The Battle of New Orleans
December 27 1814

Posted: 1/21/2006 3:40:52 PM EDT

[#31]

My first muzzle loader.

Posted: 1/21/2006 3:42:43 PM EDT

[#32]

Quoted:
www.iwojima.com/images/main_small.gif

They were real men back then. Not like today.

G

Even though the pic thread may supposed to be funny, are you saying todays troops are no good?

Posted: 1/21/2006 3:45:28 PM EDT

[#33]

Last picture of the USS Maine before they sailed for Cuba.

REMEMBER THE MAINE!

Posted: 1/21/2006 3:45:43 PM EDT

[#34]

Recently discovered pic of an American patriot, providing security at the first meeting of the Continental Congress. Note the quaint attire and the vintage smoke pole!!

Posted: 1/21/2006 3:48:28 PM EDT

[#35]

General George Custer takes a smoke break just hours before his is defeated at the Mi Lai battlefield in the Faulkland island campaigm.

Posted: 1/21/2006 3:52:28 PM EDT

[#36]

This thread gave me whiplash. My head hurts.

TC

Posted: 1/21/2006 3:56:46 PM EDT

[#37]

While we are at it, I found some photos of our founding mothers too!

Betsy Ross:

Abigail Adams:

Posted: 1/21/2006 3:57:23 PM EDT

[#38]

Quoted:
Quoted:
www.iwojima.com/images/main_small.gif

They were real men back then. Not like today.

G

Even though the pic thread may supposed to be funny, are you saying todays troops are no good?

87

G

Posted: 1/21/2006 3:59:38 PM EDT

[#39]

Maj. General J.E.B. Stuart prepares his cavalry to attack the Union Army's rear, Battle of Gettysburg.

Posted: 1/21/2006 4:03:33 PM EDT

[#40]

CSS Hunley sailing to do battle outside Charelston Harbor.

Posted: 1/21/2006 4:06:49 PM EDT

[#41]

More.

Benedict Arnold:

Thomas Jefferson:

Andrew Jackson:

(Actually, that last one isn't too far off...)

Posted: 1/21/2006 4:09:14 PM EDT

[#42]

Quoted:
"Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?"

Posted: 1/21/2006 4:09:38 PM EDT

[#43]

Quoted:
Ben Franklin sure had it right when he said "The M1 is the greatest battle implement ever devised."

Franklin was quite an inventer in his own right.

And an early supporter of steath.

Posted: 1/21/2006 4:10:06 PM EDT

[#44]

Confederate soldiers on patrol near West Virginia in winter

General Washington wanted his mean to be ready, even if it was cold.

These Texans at the Alamo hear Santa Ana has balloons to spy on them and are getting ready.

Posted: 1/21/2006 4:20:04 PM EDT

[#45]

Quoted:
Recently discovered pic of an American patriot, providing security at the first meeting of the Continental Congress. Note the quaint attire and the vintage smoke pole!!

photos.ar15.com/ImageGallery/Attachments/DownloadAttach.asp?iImageUnq=44637

[Slight Hijack]

Does anyone know what the welts?glue marks? on his helmet are?

[Slight Hijack]

Posted: 1/21/2006 4:27:51 PM EDT

[#46]

Portrait of Von Steuben at Valley Forge were he taught the George Washington and the Continental Army the finer points of Armored Warfare.

Continental Army artillery in action at Yorktown.

Posted: 1/21/2006 4:32:46 PM EDT

[#47]

Quoted:
The following has been around since at least 1995, because that's the first time I came across it. I'm also fairly certain that at some point it's been posted at ARfcom. However, for those who may not have seen it, read and learn :

History Lesson