It's a trophy.
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- Thread starter jwhc
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It's a trophy.
steamy teabag
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Inside Carneys Reich
There hasn't been any activity lately, so here is a pic of the beast I used to drag around and that during that dragging, there was mostly a lot of verbal abuse. Given and received.
CFB Dundurn 88.
"Green Machine"
Thanks for jogging the memory ND.
There hasn't been any activity lately, so here is a pic of the beast I used to drag around and that during that dragging, there was mostly a lot of verbal abuse. Given and received.
That was my baby, unless we brought along the GPMG. You had the choice between acceptable (ie. non-bruising) recoil or turning the gas setting down below three so it would actually cycle. When you admit to having worn a bra you really need to put that in context for some people.
Mozambique somewhere in the Tete region - The Image portrays the fearful violence of mines. that reaped so many lives
Photo from the estate of Fur Mil Orlando Garcia Rodrigues.
CCAC 3569
From the B I I 18 of PONTA DELGADA. Embarked on May 23, 1972 With the Motto: "Arms Will Not Leave While Life Will Not Leave them" bound for Mozambique where they landed in Beira on May 24, 1972.
Tete, Baué, Nazareno, Casula, Chimanbo and Ponte do Rio Révubué were its operational bases. still having meritorious participation in numerous highly successful operations. Returned on August 30, 1974
Armored turret shell for the USS Pennsylvania BB-38 in the Bethlehem Steel shop c.1915. Pennsylvania would have four of these turret shells installed containing twelve 14” 45 caliber guns. Armor on the turret face is 18” thick, but was effectively thicker than 18” because of the setback angle of the turret face.
fingers284
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Alberta Cowboy Ranges
Mozambique somewhere in the Tete region - The Image portrays the fearful violence of mines. that reaped so many lives
Photo from the estate of Fur Mil Orlando Garcia Rodrigues.
CCAC 3569
From the B I I 18 of PONTA DELGADA. Embarked on May 23, 1972 With the Motto: "Arms Will Not Leave While Life Will Not Leave them" bound for Mozambique where they landed in Beira on May 24, 1972.
Tete, Baué, Nazareno, Casula, Chimanbo and Ponte do Rio Révubué were its operational bases. still having meritorious participation in numerous highly successful operations. Returned on August 30, 1974
Something missing from the narrative for that photo, those dudes up in the truck all have their arms boundso apears their "arms are going somewhere they dont want to.
maple_leaf_eh
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
BB-46 Maryland after taking a Japanese torpedo dropped by a low flying Betty bomber Using the hills of Saipan as cover.
Battle of Saipan
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Quite the story of seamanship and dockyard effort.
On December 4 2005, US Air Force Master Sgt. Israel Del Toro Jr. was severely wounded when his Humvee hit an IED in Afghanistan.
After suffering catastrophic injuries which consisted of 80% of his being burned, he was given a 15% chance of survival. Then his doctors told him he was going to be in the hospital for another year, that he may never walk again, and he’d probably be stuck on a respirator for the rest of his life. But Del Toro had a promise to keep to his son: that he would never have to grow up without a father.
In 2010, after years agonizing pain, surgeries and mental fortitude, he became the first airman with a 100% disability rating to re-enlist.
In June 2020, he was refused entry on a base commissary because he wasn't wearing a mask due to the COVID19 situation. When asked why he didn't have a mask, he replied: " I can't wear one because I lost my ears and fingers in the line of duty."
The base commander was made aware of the incident and quickly apologized. #hero
After suffering catastrophic injuries which consisted of 80% of his being burned, he was given a 15% chance of survival. Then his doctors told him he was going to be in the hospital for another year, that he may never walk again, and he’d probably be stuck on a respirator for the rest of his life. But Del Toro had a promise to keep to his son: that he would never have to grow up without a father.
In 2010, after years agonizing pain, surgeries and mental fortitude, he became the first airman with a 100% disability rating to re-enlist.
In June 2020, he was refused entry on a base commissary because he wasn't wearing a mask due to the COVID19 situation. When asked why he didn't have a mask, he replied: " I can't wear one because I lost my ears and fingers in the line of duty."
The base commander was made aware of the incident and quickly apologized. #hero
You are a true American hero Sgt! Much respect, your country ought to be proud of you!
On December 4 2005, US Air Force Master Sgt. Israel Del Toro Jr. was severely wounded when his Humvee hit an IED in Afghanistan.
After suffering catastrophic injuries which consisted of 80% of his being burned, he was given a 15% chance of survival. Then his doctors told him he was going to be in the hospital for another year, that he may never walk again, and he’d probably be stuck on a respirator for the rest of his life. But Del Toro had a promise to keep to his son: that he would never have to grow up without a father.
In 2010, after years agonizing pain, surgeries and mental fortitude, he became the first airman with a 100% disability rating to re-enlist.
In June 2020, he was refused entry on a base commissary because he wasn't wearing a mask due to the COVID19 situation. When asked why he didn't have a mask, he replied: " I can't wear one because I lost my ears and fingers in the line of duty."
The base commander was made aware of the incident and quickly apologized. #hero
All those wasted lives, just for another Viet Nam, tragic.
Grizz
All those wasted lives, just for another Viet Nam, tragic.
Grizz
Agreed. But men can be hero’s in a misguided conflict as easily as a justified one.
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