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Old Jul 22, 2005 | 05:42 PM
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i'm only going to visit my family and friends while i'm on terminal leave. i'll prolly be there bumming off my parents until i find a job. we should definately meet up!

you gotta be in the army then, if you are going on terminal and were stationed in ga. i wish that i could go on terminal, im in the navy and about to re-up for 6.
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Old Jul 22, 2005 | 05:54 PM
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yeah, i'm a linguist in the army. i'm gonna see if i can get a gig doing this as a civilian. if not, i'm crossing into the blue. USAF!
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Old Jul 22, 2005 | 06:09 PM
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yeah, i'm a linguist in the army. i'm gonna see if i can get a gig doing this as a civilian. if not, i'm crossing into the blue. USAF!
hope everything works out for you.
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Old Jul 22, 2005 | 07:08 PM
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Hi Im Ed. Im currently in Afghanistan serving my time but Ill be back in Hampton roads where Im stationed in September.
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Old Jul 22, 2005 | 08:28 PM
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Hi Im Ed. Im currently in Afghanistan serving my time but Ill be back in Hampton roads where Im stationed in September.

nice to meet you Ed. i know the feeling. i went on a 9 month deployment to iraq for eduring freedom/iraqi freedom.
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Old Jul 22, 2005 | 11:32 PM
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Hi Im Ed. Im currently in Afghanistan serving my time but Ill be back in Hampton roads where Im stationed in September.

Whats up Ed!!!!! How is it in the "sand box" as they like to call it? Hope you get home soon, and safe. Clint and I were in Va the end of June, we're coming back up the first of August, we might see you this fall when we get in town for Christmas. Would be nice to meet up with everyone again.
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Old Jul 22, 2005 | 11:33 PM
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Originally Posted by mongoose
yeah, i'm a linguist in the army. i'm gonna see if i can get a gig doing this as a civilian. if not, i'm crossing into the blue. USAF!

I do know for a fact that the AF needs linguist's that was one of the questions the recruiter asked me back in May. Seems there is a shortage.
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Old Jul 23, 2005 | 04:28 AM
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richmond here...figured I'd say hello.
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Old Jul 23, 2005 | 12:50 PM
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richmond here...figured I'd say hello.

whats up richmond!
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Old Jul 23, 2005 | 03:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Greenfire
Whats up Ed!!!!! How is it in the "sand box" as they like to call it? Hope you get home soon, and safe. Clint and I were in Va the end of June, we're coming back up the first of August, we might see you this fall when we get in town for Christmas. Would be nice to meet up with everyone again.


Whats up Stacy! Im definitly looking forward to getting back so I can salvage what will be left of the summer. As usual it sucks in the sandbox but its almost over.Give me a call when you and Clint come down this fall so we can get together
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Old Jul 23, 2005 | 03:27 PM
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nice to meet you Ed. i know the feeling. i went on a 9 month deployment to iraq for eduring freedom/iraqi freedom.


nice to meet you to stangkiller...I feel for ya on that 9 months. Im about to lose my mind here after 3 months
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Old Jul 23, 2005 | 07:53 PM
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nice to meet you to stangkiller...I feel for ya on that 9 months. Im about to lose my mind here after 3 months

yeah it really sucked out there. the only real benefit was tax free pay and hazard duty pay the whole time i was there. i bought all kinds of goodies for my car, then i traded it for the 2001 z28 i have now. oh and you can call me chris, it feels funny being called stangkiller.
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Old Jul 23, 2005 | 07:57 PM
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well i just came back from jenro's tonight and there were some badass rides out there. a brand new rousch mustang, viper gts with a roe turbokit a brand new porshe 997 with 3000 miles on it and a full cage. a isuzi impulse with a wild paint job and it was all stereo and tvs, that thing was loud. it said area 51 on the lisence plate. musta been putting out like 10,000 watts. the usual classics and muscle cars some vipers, an nsx and maybe 2 f-bodies. just thought i would share the wealth. i am sure more cars were gonna show up but i couldn't stay for long.
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Old Jul 24, 2005 | 12:33 AM
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I raked in the money for enduring freedom back in 2002.....but I drank it all away
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Old Jul 24, 2005 | 12:44 AM
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richmond here too!!!
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Old Jul 25, 2005 | 12:22 PM
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South Boston, here!!! Went to Va Beach this past weekend after the F-Body Shootout @ MIR. Had a blast wish I knew some of the locals there.
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Old Jul 25, 2005 | 03:57 PM
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whats going on everybody? UDNTCME i had a friend go up there with his black formula, saw his video and he ran 12.1. cobra29svt do you run much at dinwiddie? your fairly close.
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Old Jul 25, 2005 | 11:12 PM
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I moved to Charlotte from south boston! I actually went through danville a couple of weeks ago on my way to charlottesville to visit family. I still have an uncle that lives in clarksville. Small world huh
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Old Jul 26, 2005 | 12:25 PM
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whats going on everybody? UDNTCME i had a friend go up there with his black formula, saw his video and he ran 12.1. cobra29svt do you run much at dinwiddie? your fairly close.
stangkiller, yeah I remember an LS1 formula running that time..Prolly have it on video...We go to dinwiddie for the Super Chevy Show, but if you know of any f-bod meets, please let me know.
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Old Jul 26, 2005 | 12:27 PM
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I moved to Charlotte from south boston! I actually went through danville a couple of weeks ago on my way to charlottesville to visit family. I still have an uncle that lives in clarksville. Small world huh
What ride did you have when you were in South Boston? How long ago? I got my first f-bod in 98...I was just wondering if you were there then.
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