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robp
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 Posted: 08/05/05 - 09:27 Post subject: one thing that made me smile today....
The Marine called me here at work! He's in northern Africa of all places and doing quite well.
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Cappy
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Posted: 08/05/05 - 09:31 Post subject:
Glad to hear he is doing well
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copteacher
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Posted: 08/05/05 - 09:32 Post subject:
awesome
I hope he is doing well.
A little r&r and retraining I guess.
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HYPERASHEL
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Posted: 08/05/05 - 09:33 Post subject:
we invaded there too? 
Glad he's doing well Robp
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jrjo
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Posted: 08/05/05 - 09:46 Post subject:
| rtpd113 wrote: | | A little r&r and retraining I guess. |
Prolly not too much r&r, I saw on the weather channel the other day, the hottest spot on the planet was in parts of Libya, 135-heat index. At least we know he's not there, but probably close.
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robp
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Posted: 08/05/05 - 09:48 Post subject:
| jrjo wrote: | | rtpd113 wrote: | | A little r&r and retraining I guess. |
Prolly not too much r&r, I saw on the weather channel the other day, the hottest spot on the planet was in parts of Libya, 135-heat index. At least we know he's not there, but probably close. |
when I told him about the run of 90+ weather we've been having he said he'd probably need a jacket for weather that cool.....
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airehead
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Posted: 08/05/05 - 10:09 Post subject:
Glad to hear he's out of Iraq. At least right now. 
I'm really glad he's ok, even though my heart is breaking at the same time for Ohio's losses this week.
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Posted: 08/05/05 - 10:13 Post subject: Re: one thing that made me smile today....
| robp wrote: | | The Marine called me here at work! He's in northern Africa of all places and doing quite well. |
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robp
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Posted: 08/05/05 - 10:18 Post subject:
| airehead wrote: | Glad to hear he's out of Iraq. At least right now.
I'm really glad he's ok, even though my heart is breaking at the same time for Ohio's losses this week. |
He's not seen Iraq yet Aire. He's been just about everywhere but there. Fortunately, the strike group his batallion is with is a reserve force patrolling the entire Persian Gulf region and they've not been called into any real battles. Luck of the draw went his way.
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Posted: 08/05/05 - 11:36 Post subject:
 to all Marines.
glad you heard from yours 
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Posted: 08/05/05 - 11:38 Post subject:
Tell him to kick Rommel's ass.
Oh wait, wrong war. What the heck is he doing in Africa?
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robp
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Posted: 08/05/05 - 11:46 Post subject:
| ShannonG wrote: | Tell him to kick Rommel's ass.
Oh wait, wrong war. What the heck is he doing in Africa? |
Those frickenfracken hyenas were gettin' a bit too uppity!
Yer a foreign national, if I told you I'd have to kill you.
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ShannonG
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Posted: 08/05/05 - 12:00 Post subject:
| robp wrote: | | ShannonG wrote: | Tell him to kick Rommel's ass.
Oh wait, wrong war. What the heck is he doing in Africa? |
Those frickenfracken hyenas were gettin' a bit too uppity!
Yer a foreign national, if I told you I'd have to kill you. |
On the topic of Romnel and desert warfare, I think being in a tank would be right up there on the pant-crapping scary list with being in a submarine. It takes a special kind of brave/crazy to volunteer for either of those things.
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robp
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Posted: 08/05/05 - 12:03 Post subject:
| ShannonG wrote: | | robp wrote: | | ShannonG wrote: | Tell him to kick Rommel's ass.
Oh wait, wrong war. What the heck is he doing in Africa? |
Those frickenfracken hyenas were gettin' a bit too uppity!
Yer a foreign national, if I told you I'd have to kill you. |
On the topic of Romnel and desert warfare, I think being in a tank would be right up there on the pant-crapping scary list with being in a submarine. It takes a special kind of brave/crazy to volunteer for either of those things. |
Chris doesn't get to do the tank thing. He's military licensed to drive Humvees, dirt bikes and specialized SUV's and also licenesed to haul live ammo and ordnance. A good part of his training also involved helicopters but he certainly isn't a helicopter pilot.
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Posted: 08/05/05 - 12:06 Post subject:
| robp wrote: |
Chris doesn't get to do the tank thing. He's military licensed to drive Humvees, dirt bikes and specialized SUV's and also licenesed to haul live ammo and ordnance. A good part of his training also involved helicopters but he certainly isn't a helicopter pilot. |
In the Canadian military he'd be driving a Suzuki sidekick with a slingshot tied to the roof.
You guys have all the best war stuff.
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