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Old Jan 5, 2009 | 12:36 AM
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I'm headed to the box in just under 3 weeks. Good luck be safe
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Old Jan 5, 2009 | 09:47 AM
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I know you guys woudn't know this, but a KC-135 carrying JET A1 or JP8 or your typical Jet Fuel isn't going to do **** for our cars cause it's pretty much the equivalent of Diesel..so Fail. lol

A little bit of 140 Octane AVGAS is where it's at..
Oh, we WOULDN'T huh... ouch I meant middle eastern gas though, as they have high quality ***** compared to us and even what Europe runs (which is much better than our crap gas).
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Old Jan 5, 2009 | 09:57 AM
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Oh, we WOULDN'T huh... ouch I meant middle eastern gas though, as they have high quality ***** compared to us and even what Europe runs (which is much better than our crap gas).
There was a Arco Station here in Oregon on the news last summer that reportedly had leaves and sticks polluting their gas. It was pretty nasty. Never gotten gas from there since.
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Old Jan 5, 2009 | 12:20 PM
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Originally Posted by armyguy_conn
I'm headed to the box in just under 3 weeks. Good luck be safe
Stay safe brother, Here is a pic of me from my old army days at the range after my recovery from 3 broken vertebrae. (That's why I have a spare tire, my *** got fat!!!) Now im in better shape.

(Pic was taken State Side)


And below is what happens when you get to much sun. Keep the sun block handy I had some on but I did not put enough on! My CO chewed my *** for about an hour! I really do miss the Army I am thinking about reenlisting.




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Old Jan 5, 2009 | 12:26 PM
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damn Merv it's almost time to come back right, i think you said Feb. 09. ALMOST HERE !!!
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Old Jan 5, 2009 | 12:28 PM
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I never used sunblock in iraq and i was fine....
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Old Jan 5, 2009 | 12:29 PM
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Originally Posted by ninjai_ruken
Stay safe brother, Here is a pic of me from my old army days at the range after my recovery from 3 broken vertebrae. (That's why I have a spare tire, my *** got fat!!!) Now im in better shape.

(Pic was taken State Side)


And below is what happens when you get to much sun. Keep the sun block handy I had some on but I did not put enough on! My CO chewed my *** for about an hour! I really do miss the Army I am thinking about reenlisting.




Ouch that burn looks like it hurt! And the first pic...one of my favorite assult rifles to shoot!
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Old Jan 5, 2009 | 12:36 PM
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Originally Posted by danhr
I never used sunblock in iraq and i was fine....
I'm Irish, Scottish, Russian and German. So as you can tell, not the greatest mutt mix for the sun. The burn happened not long after I first arrived in the box. After that I was pretty much ok, except for the top of my ears. My ears were tender for a long *** time after, a Buddie of mine also had tender ears after 3rd degree sunburn on them.
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Old Jan 12, 2009 | 09:57 PM
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Originally Posted by djjab57
damn Merv it's almost time to come back right, i think you said Feb. 09. ALMOST HERE !!!
4 week bump..well a little less than that, but close enough..
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Old Jan 12, 2009 | 10:02 PM
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Hope to see you back on tech more often soon.. return home safe! 4 weeks and counting!
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Old Jan 12, 2009 | 10:04 PM
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I'm on here quite a bit.. I want 10k posts by the time I leave.. got nothing else to do..lol
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Old Jan 12, 2009 | 10:05 PM
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4 week bump..well a little less than that, but close enough..
awesome **** man! i bet your itching to get back state side
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Old Jan 12, 2009 | 10:07 PM
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I've got too much **** to catch up on..lol
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Old Jan 12, 2009 | 10:08 PM
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how much money? glad to hear your ok.
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Old Jan 12, 2009 | 10:34 PM
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Thank you for your service...
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Old Jan 12, 2009 | 10:58 PM
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Originally Posted by 383lt1impala
how much money? glad to hear your ok.
I'm doing good. I got me enough saved..
I already bought all my car stuff though, the rest is for the important stuff, and I'm moving when I get back so it's nice to have a good buffer.

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Thank you for your service...
Thanks for the support guys..it's nice to read this thread once in a while when there is nothing much going on.

In a way it helps with something to look forward too every week to come in here and make my weekly bump.
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Old Jan 12, 2009 | 11:12 PM
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[QUOTE=KroMiniX;10836337] Thank you for your service...[/QUOTE
+1.stay safe.
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Old Jan 15, 2009 | 01:05 PM
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Alrite fellas.. here it is..

10,000th POST!!!!





Damn I need a job..
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Old Jan 15, 2009 | 01:09 PM
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Shouldn't you be out shooting Al Qaida or something? =P hurry the hell up and come back and finish your car. lol
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Old Jan 15, 2009 | 01:14 PM
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Ha, we don't get to carry weapons cause some office ***** will see a spider and empty a magazine on it..

Why do you think I have the collection I have..
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