wascaptain
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been training running parking towers.
uphill is where the suffering is!
uphill is where the suffering is!
Veterans...Get the hell in here now!
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Reminds me of my Nephew (Army Helo pilot). A friend of his was getting orders after signing up for an ultra-marathon & offered to give nephew his spot so the kid (kid - 38 y/o lol) ran the damn thing with no special prep or training other than his normal PT.
I'd be hard pressed for someone to make me drive 26 miles for nothing, much less run!
I'd be hard pressed for someone to make me drive 26 miles for nothing, much less run!
Funny how the definition of 'kid' morphs over time.
0321Marine
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"Get your dicks out of the dirt you fucktards.." - Ssgt. Claudio USMC
This is my quote for the day.. week.. ever. Also, good to be here ladies and gents.
RAH.
This is my quote for the day.. week.. ever. Also, good to be here ladies and gents.
RAH.
Welcome to RIU and thank you for your service.
GWN
pabloesqobar
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Welcome to RIU, make yourself at home.
BarnBuster
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The wreckage of USS Helena (CL-50), the WWII-era St. Louis-class cruiser that survived the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor and played an integral roll in defending Marine Corps operations in the Battle of Guadalcanal, was discovered last month by a team of researchers financed by billionaire philanthropist Paul Allen.
Helena was sunk early in the morning of July 6, 1943, after being struck by three Japanese torpedoes during the Battle of Kula Gulf. Allen’s team found the ship resting on the sea floor about 2,821 feet below the surface, in the New Georgia Sound off the coast of the Solomon Islands. Helena's history closes with the almost incredible story of what happened to her men in the hours and days that followed.
Of the 900 crewmembers onboard when Helena sunk, 732 survived the sinking and were ultimately rescued. Nearly half the survivors were rescued the first night, with about 275 reaching a nearby island in small whaleboats towing life rafts, according to the Naval History and Heritage Command. Within 30 minutes two destroyers, Nicholas and Radford, were picking up survivors of Helena. While many of the cruiser's survivors were picked up before morning, many were not saved until 11 days later. During the investigation of the sinking, the officer and crew of Helena were commended for their actions.
Helena was the first ship to receive the Navy Unit Commendation. This for her actions in the Battles of Cape Esperance, Guadalcanal, and Kula Gulf which were named in the citation. Helena also earned the Asiatic-Pacific Area Campaign Medal with seven battle stars.
http://usnhistory.navylive.dodlive.mil/2018/04/06/uss-helena-cl-50-ready-willing-and-valiant/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Helena_(CL-50)#Rescue_of_the_crew
haight
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Never trust anyone under 30
LOL I remember it's corollary, never trust anyone over 30. Frankly I think both are correct and I have decided it means never trust anyone.
^^^^ Nailed it - I trust you on this one.
Singlemalt
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I met him at Bravery Brewing. He was there with his wife. They'd come out frequently and spend time there. He seemed genuinely nice. Art Bell, R. Lee Ermey, I wonder who is next?
BarnBuster
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When chaos struck on Southwest Flight 1380 yesterday, as an engine exploded killing one passenger and injuring seven others, the pilot at the helm who guided the plane's emergency landing was
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/04/18/navy-releases-service-record-hero-captain-who-landed-southwest-1380.html
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whitebb2727
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Rip gunny.
She sounds pretty bad ass!
When chaos struck on Southwest Flight 1380 yesterday, as an engine exploded killing one passenger and injuring seven others, the pilot at the helm who guided the plane's emergency landing wasreportedlyTammie Jo Shults. It should come as no surprise she was cool and composed in her contact with air traffic control given her history as one of the first women to fly the F/A-18 for the U.S. Navy.
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/04/18/navy-releases-service-record-hero-captain-who-landed-southwest-1380.html
Edit: I don't mean to be condescending with this post - by bad ass I mean BAD ASS!!
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wascaptain
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speaking of ladies.....
here is my daughter, we been running together. its bringing us close my friends.
she never been married, with no kids, a college degree in psychology
i ask her ..why dont you get married and have kids?
she says because i have anger issues......and i learned it from YOU dad!
here is my daughter, we been running together. its bringing us close my friends.
she never been married, with no kids, a college degree in psychology
i ask her ..why dont you get married and have kids?
she says because i have anger issues......and i learned it from YOU dad!
BarnBuster
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Former Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund leader Jan Scruggs joins more than 40 volunteers in cleaning the Vietnam Wall in Washington, D.C., Saturday, April 21, 2018. It was Scruggs' first visit to the memorial he helped build since spending 28 days in a coma last year due to endocarditis.
Published: April 21, 2018
WASHINGTON — As a group of volunteers cleaned the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Saturday morning, they were joined by a man who was arguably the most important figure in the planning and construction of the wall that honors the more than 58,000 Americans who died in the conflict. Jan Scruggs, an Army veteran who retired as head of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund in 2015, was making his first visit to the memorial since spending 28 days in a coma after an attack of endocarditis last year. He helped employees from NewDay USA carefully scrub the iconic wall.
BarnBuster
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Former Presidents George W. Bush, left, and George H.W. Bush arrive at St. Martin's Episcopal Church for a funeral service for former first lady Barbara Bush on Saturday, April 21, 2018, in Houston.
DAVID J. PHILLIP/AP