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Posted: 9/12/2004 5:32:48 AM EDT

I'd be interested to knnow who, here, has participated in a piece of our country's history.

I've been to combat - some fire fights - but nothing spectacular. Outside of my military service...nothing.

Please tell us what you've been a part of.

Posted: 9/12/2004 5:48:35 AM EDT

[#1]

I voted in the 2000 election and helped "steal" the election from the democrats.

Posted: 9/12/2004 5:50:24 AM EDT

[#2]

I was there when the Berlin Wall fell.

Posted: 9/12/2004 5:57:20 AM EDT

[#3]

i served in the iraq hostage crisses ....ya know the one that f*##ed up out in the desert

Posted: 9/12/2004 5:59:04 AM EDT

[#4]

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i served in the iraq hostage crisses ....ya know the one that f*##ed up out in the desert

Don't you mean IRAN hostage crisis? And that sort of fucks up your credibility with claiming to have been at Desert One.

Posted: 9/12/2004 6:15:51 AM EDT

[#5]

I served up the largest bowel movement ever last night!

But seriously, umm I got shrapnel in the ass from a f'ed suicide bombing in 1999. Mahane Yehudah - I believe it was the only event of that year in Jerusalem - a real isolated incident. anyhow, the detanator went off, but the main charge failed, so a couple of folks around the car got minor nuts and bolts in them - the guy I was with got it in the back to, but he has permanent wounds.. The guy who plowed into the market was torn to shreds by a HAIL of M16 fire, at least 2-4 IDF at entrance and a couple of reservists opened up.... The car looked like a noodle strainer when they were done.

What else....... I was on the the bridge to the battery (3rd ave ?) when the trade centers were hit. That was messed up.

And uhhhh Oh yeah, that same year in Jerusalem, I was having sushi with lieberman in the (then) hilton and I believe that was the first time ever he told anyone he was officially running for VP - I asked him point blank in 1999 and he said straight out yes. I scooped everyone!

That's it.

I COULD HAVE been at the last pink floyd concert ever - mid/late 80's at the hayden planetarium. My best friends uncle (now my bro-in-law) invited me + my buddy to see it with him, but we were like 10 and we literally said" We're not going to see a band with the name pink in it you loser, we're gonna play legos." Exact quote, I shit you not. I have not stopped hating myself for that day.

Posted: 9/12/2004 6:18:38 AM EDT

[#6]

i participated in the only "ebola" outbreak and cleanup on US soil. Hazelton labs, reston Va.

Tomorrow i will have actively participated in getting the first peice of firearms control laws removed from the books.

Posted: 9/12/2004 6:22:24 AM EDT

[#7]

Quoted:
I COULD HAVE been at the last pink floyd concert ever - mid/late 80's at the hayden planetarium. My best friends uncle (now my bro-in-law) invited me + my buddy to see it with him, but we were like 10 and we literally said" We're not going to see a band with the name pink in it you loser, we're gonna play legos." Exact quote, I shit you not. I have not stopped hating myself for that day.

Well, it wasn't the LAST one, because I saw them in Berlin in 1988.

Posted: 9/12/2004 6:29:53 AM EDT

[#8]

Quoted:
Quoted:
I COULD HAVE been at the last pink floyd concert ever - mid/late 80's at the hayden planetarium. My best friends uncle (now my bro-in-law) invited me + my buddy to see it with him, but we were like 10 and we literally said" We're not going to see a band with the name pink in it you loser, we're gonna play legos." Exact quote, I shit you not. I have not stopped hating myself for that day.

Well, it wasn't the LAST one, because I saw them in Berlin in 1988.

Pink Floyd announces the "No really, this is our last album and tour, the final final cut, really... this time we mean it, no more coming back in a year or so, this is the real deal final, last once and forever show!"

BTW: I saw them in the "Delicate Sound of Thunder" and "Learning to Fly" Tours (I'm pretty sure those were the concert names?)... both in the 90s -- Heck, I think they did a final tour in the early 90s for "Final Cut" didn't they?

Posted: 9/12/2004 6:31:51 AM EDT

[#9]

In December of 1968, under the command of Lt. J. Kerry, I entered Cambodia on the LT's Swift boat, there we went ashore and rescued enemy held, downed fighter pilot Duke Tully... really, 60 Minutes will be covering the rescue next week.

Posted: 9/12/2004 6:34:30 AM EDT

[#10]

didnt say was on desert 1 was on carrier out in the indian ocaen for 100 and somthin days iran iraq they are all the same to me matterofact our captin was made commander of the 7th Adrmral Dunlevey

Posted: 9/12/2004 7:43:04 AM EDT

[#11]

Quoted:
i participated in the only "ebola" outbreak and cleanup on US soil. Hazelton labs, reston Va.

Tomorrow i will have actively participated in getting the first peice of firearms control laws removed from the books.

LOL! No shit? I was a lab assistant there in 1978, although for ONE day! A single exposure to the autoclave room was all I needed to realize that I wanted no part of that place.

Posted: 9/12/2004 8:10:26 AM EDT

[#12]

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didnt say was on desert 1 was on carrier out in the indian ocaen for 100 and somthin days iran iraq they are all the same to me matterofact our captin was made commander of the 7th Adrmral Dunlevey

BTW, you didn't directly say that you were on Desert 1, however...

Quoted:
i served in the iraq hostage crisses ....ya know the one that f*##ed up out in the desert

Most objective people reading your post might conclude that's what you said. Poor choice of words in IMHO.

Posted: 9/12/2004 9:15:28 AM EDT

[#13]

oh well fuckem if they cant take a joke about 4000 other guys were not a part of this ether how the fuck ya think the helos got there ??? and i delibertly dont spell check or punctuate cause im lazy

Posted: 9/12/2004 4:39:02 PM EDT

[#14]

Thanks for the replies gang. Much obliged.

Posted: 9/12/2004 4:54:13 PM EDT

[#15]

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i participated in the only "ebola" outbreak and cleanup on US soil. Hazelton labs, reston Va.

Were you nervous having to participate in the cleanup? I have went into a few isolation rooms of patients with multi-drug resistant TB and have this uneasiness despite how protected I am.

I can't think of anything I could would call truly historical that I have participated in. The closest thing I can think of is that I went to the inaugural race at the now long gone Ontario Motor Speedway.

ETA: If some of you guys get your wishes I'll be part of one of the greatest natural disasters ever seen: when California breaks off the continental shelf and slips into the ocean.

Posted: 9/12/2004 5:59:33 PM EDT

[#16]

nervous, more like scared shitless until we determined it was not infectious to humans. As far as isolation goes i have lost count at the number of days i spent locked in the research volunteers on vaccine protocols and working the isoaltion units with patients.

USAMRIID is a VERY interesting place that i don't miss one BIT!

Posted: 9/12/2004 6:27:36 PM EDT

[#17]

I was on the Austro-Hungarian border making sure thet the East German civilians were able to safely get across. Tense at first, but the hungarians were more interested in trading with us for "western" stuff. Even at 18 I knew this was something big. We took it seriously. We thought that it was our job to make sure every single person got into Austria safely.

A bit later I was in Slovienia as an advisor when they declaired their independance from Jugoslavia. A short war broke out, but neither side put much into it.

Posted: 9/12/2004 6:44:29 PM EDT

[#18]

I attended the last half of what became the longest running baseball game in history (I had tickets to the other game, the record-seting game actually started the day prior, and was postponed after about 15 innings, to be played before the next day's game). This was in the old Comiskey Park in Chicago - I am guessing maybe 1985 or so.

After so many innings, they announce it had surpassed the American league record. A few inning later, they announced it had surpassed the major leagues record. I think it went to nearly 30 innings.

All I remember for sure is that the actual scheduled game seemed to blow right by in comparison.

Posted: 9/12/2004 10:29:33 PM EDT

[#19]

My ship provided hotel services for the last of the clean-up crews for the Exxon Valdez spill in Alaska. Riveting!

Posted: 9/18/2004 11:19:27 AM EDT

[#20]

Was 5 years old and remember the 1989 Loma Prita (sp) earthquake....My mom was making meatloaf....next time she made it I hid under the bed until she was done making it....

John

Posted: 9/18/2004 5:23:46 PM EDT

[#21]

I had the privilage of standing on top of the World Trade Center almost exactly one month before 9/11/01. It was while on tour on the 2001 National Boy Scout Jamboree. However, after getting about a whole roll of pictures, my camera accidently popped open ruining all the film.

Posted: 9/21/2004 12:48:20 PM EDT

[#22]

I was at SARS stock in Toronto, which was supposedly the largest concert in human history. AC/DC blew the rolling stones clear off the stage. It was the talk of Canada the next day.

The Next week I took part in the largest black out in human history. It will most likly go down as being the last time that I will have seen the entire metopolitan Detroit area completly devoid of all power. It was a very quiet and beautiful couple nights. It was hotter than hedes though.

It was a wild two weeks indeed.

Posted: 9/22/2004 5:39:17 PM EDT

[#23]

Desert Shield/ Desert Storm...Was with 3/15 Inf, 24th ID.

Posted: 9/22/2004 6:21:17 PM EDT

[#24]

Depends on which incarnation of myself you're asking about. I was Ghengiz Khan in one lifetime, Atilla the Hun in another, Scipio Africanus when I was a Roman, George Washington in the 18th Century. Little wonder I have split personalities.

Posted: 9/22/2004 6:32:48 PM EDT

[#25]

I once let a fart of biblical proportions.

Posted: 9/27/2004 12:12:10 PM EDT

[#26]

NATO 50th Aniversary Summit
Recovery and clean-up operations at the Pentagon after 9/11.
I'm sure there are a couple more that I can't think of right now.

Posted: 9/27/2004 12:22:10 PM EDT

[#27]

Quoted:
NATO 50th Aniversary Summit
Recovery and clean-up operations at the Pentagon after 9/11.
I'm sure there are a couple more that I can't think of right now.

Another Pentagon recovery and clean-up guy here. Also worked SAR for Hurricanes Charley, Frances, and Ivan.

E-95

Posted: 9/27/2004 12:30:20 PM EDT

[#28]

I was an Air Force medic stationed in Wiesbaden, Germany that cared for the Iranian hostages after their release.

I was the NCOIC of the ONLY stateside Aeromedical Staging Facility taking returning casualties during DS1.

Posted: 9/27/2004 12:47:15 PM EDT

[#29]

Quoted:
I was an Air Force medic stationed in Wiesbaden, Germany that cared for the Iranian hostages after their release.

I was the NCOIC of the ONLY stateside Aeromedical Staging Facility taking returning casualties during DS1.

That is quite interesting. Care to share anymore?

Posted: 9/27/2004 2:42:25 PM EDT

[#30]

Quoted:
oh well fuckem if they cant take a joke about 4000 other guys were not a part of this ether how the fuck ya think the helos got there ??? and i delibertly dont spell check or punctuate cause im lazy

Wasn't that the problem at Desert One. Only six of the requested eight Helos got there? Oh what kind of Helos were they?

Posted: 9/27/2004 2:53:36 PM EDT

[#31]

I was there when Nolan Ryan pitched his 5th no-hitter.

I was standing 20 feet from President Reagan as he gave his speech at the 1988 RNC.

Posted: 9/27/2004 3:10:26 PM EDT

[#32]

Quoted:
I was there when Nolan Ryan pitched his 5th no-hitter.

I was standing 20 feet from President Reagan as he gave his speech at the 1988 RNC.

You were also at the World Famous Hun Farm gathering of spring 2003.

Posted: 9/27/2004 3:36:44 PM EDT

[#33]

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You were also at the World Famous Hun Farm gathering of spring 2003.

That must have been Gloftoe's other wife... I was in Cozumel.

Posted: 9/27/2004 3:45:01 PM EDT

[#34]

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You were also at the World Famous Hun Farm gathering of spring 2003.

That must have been Gloftoe's other wife... I was in Cozumel.

Or it may have been an earlier date. Honestly - that was too many brain cells ago. I think my 4 trips out to the farm have all been fused into one event.

Posted: 9/27/2004 6:15:19 PM EDT

[#35]

Quoted:
Or it may have been an earlier date. Honestly - that was too many brain cells ago. I think my 4 trips out to the farm have all been fused into one event.

I have only been to the Farm for a short 18 hours or so - we were there in May and had to leave early. I fully plan on going next time, though! And your avatar still won't show up for me.

Posted: 9/27/2004 6:58:22 PM EDT

[#36]

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And your avatar still won't show up for me.

That's odd. Place your cursor over the red X, right click and choose "show picture."

Anyway, it'll be a treat to see you and your husband again on the next trip.

Posted: 9/27/2004 9:24:15 PM EDT

[#37]

Palo_Duro,

Is that The Raven in your avatar?

Posted: 9/27/2004 9:49:02 PM EDT

[#38]

I've nothing to compare to the true HEROS who serve our country.

I am however, the lone actor who created an urban legend at a southern california (near 101/405 freeways) Whole Foods store. Funny thing is I thought no one knew what happened until I had a friend from California visit and she told me of the story.

Posted: 9/27/2004 9:50:45 PM EDT

[#39]

Quoted:
I've nothing to compare to the true HEROS who serve our country.

I am however, the lone actor who created an urban legend at a southern california (near 101/405 freeways) Whole Foods store. Funny thing is I thought no one knew what happened until I had a friend from California visit and she told me of the story.

so now I am curious, tell us the story.

Posted: 9/27/2004 10:02:26 PM EDT

[#40]

Operation Praying Mantis
Operation Ernest Will

Posted: 9/27/2004 10:33:37 PM EDT

[#41]

Quoted:
Palo_Duro,

Is that The Raven in your avatar?

An old style Texas flag, Stephen F. Austin and a Longhorn Steer.

Posted: 9/27/2004 10:44:41 PM EDT

[#42]

Quoted:
...Stephen F. Austin...

I thought it was Sam Houston.

Posted: 9/27/2004 11:25:16 PM EDT

[#43]

Quoted:
Quoted:
...Stephen F. Austin...

I thought it was Sam Houston.

It is Sam Houston - too much whiskey tonight.

Posted: 9/27/2004 11:27:36 PM EDT

[#44]

Quoted:
I was there when the Berlin Wall fell.

I was also in Berlin when the wall came down....my dad was part of the group that helped that event happen.

Posted: 9/27/2004 11:34:38 PM EDT

[#45]

Quoted:
It is Sam Houston - too much whiskey tonight.

Whew! I'm still undefeated in my recognition of generic historical paintings.

Posted: 9/27/2004 11:56:33 PM EDT

[#46]

I exist. Doesn't count for much though. (sorry, having a bad evening)

Posted: 10/2/2004 10:30:29 PM EDT

[#47]

Quoted:
Quoted:
It is Sam Houston - too much whiskey tonight. h.gif

Whew! I'm still undefeated in my recognition of generic historical paintings. hr

hehe, I got it first(4 posts above yours)Houstonthe raven

pic on the cover is the same as Palo_Duro's avatar...history
HR

Posted: 10/3/2004 1:56:25 PM EDT

[#48]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Quoted:
It is Sam Houston - too much whiskey tonight.

Whew! I'm still undefeated in my recognition of generic historical paintings.

hehe, I got it first(4 posts above yours). Sam Houston was known as 'the Raven'. the raven

pic on the cover is the same as Palo_Duro's avatar...I'm new and all!first post history buff

HR

I should hang my head in shame for not knowing he was called the Raven.

Thanks for the info.