Thank You, Veterans

[maryanimal]

Finally...this is my adoptive dad. I want to thank everyone who helped me figure out how to get this picture in here. It means a lot to me to put a face to the man who's influenced my life. It goes with my earlier story.

[ygmir]

*bump*, cause, it's a day for it.


Thank you Vets, Past, Present, Future.

[AntiM]

My boot camp picture. I look a little like a deer in the headlights!

[ygmir]

imagine, the things those eyes would see in the times to come........

[Shambala]

What a babe that AntiM was back then---and still is to this very day!

[AntiM]

Hey, I used to be skinny too!

[Ugly Dougly]

I never thought that joining the the Navy to see the world would raise such a fuss. I was just after pontang.
USNR/CARNG

[ygmir]

I never thought that joining the the Navy to see the world would raise such a fuss. I was just after pontang.
USNR/CARNG

so, any tales you want to tell, from your time at sea?..........

[Mojojita]

I'm sitting at my desk in my office and through the windows see a WWII era halftrack zipping down the street with a driver, passenger and gunner on the 50 cal mounted on the back - all in realistic WWII period uniforms. Took me a couple of heartbeats before I surmised there must be a VDay parade nearby......Think I will go spectate and say thanks.

Special thanks to all you eplayan vets, and to my Dad, rest his soul, recipient of 2 Purple Hearts, 2 Bronze Stars, and a Silver Star. My hubby's dad too who was one of the crew of the USS Intrepid when it was hit multiple times by Kamikazes.

[Eric]

My personal Vet, the lovely Mrs. ShutterSlut in Iraq (not that she changed her name, damn liberated women):

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Short, evil, brilliant... almost everything a man could want in a partner to conquer the world with (the rest is supplied by the boyfriend. When in doubt, double up)

[Shambala]

They both appear to have guns!

[Nipple]

Short, evil, brilliant... almost everything a man could want in a partner to conquer the world with (the rest is supplied by the boyfriend. When in doubt, double up)

Redundant hot-swap spares... Important.

[Eric]

Short, evil, brilliant... almost everything a man could want in a partner to conquer the world with (the rest is supplied by the boyfriend. When in doubt, double up)

Redundant hot-swap spares... Important.

No really "redundant"- the parts are slightly different makes...*cough*

[AntiM]

Hawt. And an officer to boot!

[Savannah]

Thank you, Veterans!

I am just loving all the photos.

[maryanimal]

I want to give my deepest and sincerest gratitude to all the men and women, past, present and future, who made it possible to live free and proud. To all the military eplayans, thank you so very much.


Now, I want to thank my son, Austin Keith, Bolter, E5, who is serving his 8th year in the United States Navy. Austin, my oldest son, I'm so proud of you. You served in Iraq, and Kuwait. You served your country with courage, and pride. I love you son.

[Ugly Dougly]

I never thought that joining the the Navy to see the world would raise such a fuss. I was just after pontang.
USNR/CARNG

so, any tales you want to tell, from your time at sea?..........

I am no longer infected!

[FIGJAM]

(Golf CLAP!)

[ygmir]

(Golf CLAP!)

I'd not think he got it on the course...........

[gyre]

The bronze star medal and an army commendation.


Some pictures
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set= ... ce1230b081

[gyre]

I just like this helmet.

[ygmir]

I hope you got his permission to post that stuff............

[gyre]

The helmet owner or JK?

No

[ygmir]

if the answer's no, then I suppose it doesn't matter, anyway, which one.

[trilobyte]

I've checked on gyre's behalf and it's okay, so I'll leave it.

On the subject of image use permissions - It's a bit of an odd place. People use images from elsewhere on the internet on the forums hundreds of times a day without permission, so it's understandable that someone wouldn't think twice about it. But when the source is another member of the site, things can get a bit weird. It's a good idea (and common courtesy) to ask before posting, it's seen as asking before borrowing something from someone.

[gyre]

I didn't want to be pushy.

[gyre]

It occurred to me that not everyone has used a claymore mine.

The helmet is a reference to the label on the mines, as you really don't want them pointed the wrong direction.

[jkisha]

It occurred to me that not everyone has used a claymore mine.

The helmet is a reference to the label on the mines, as you really don't want them pointed the wrong direction.

I've set a lot of them up back in the day, and blew quite a few too, but you know, I don't really remember that warning. I just remembered to keep the curved side out.

[gyre]

Did yours look like this?


If not, you probably had the early ones made before the recall.

My favorite adhesive, devcon steel epoxy was used as part of the fragmentation matrix.



There's a receiver insert for tailgaters too.

[jkisha]

They definitely had those little legs, but I also don't remember there Chinese lettering.
Lots of details have been wiped away by the years. I can also remember taking them apart and using the C4 for cooking when we were out of heat tabs. Seems like it was easier to get Claymores than heat tabs sometimes!

Did yours look like this?


If not, you probably had the early ones made before the recall.

My favorite adhesive, devcon steel epoxy was used as part of the fragmentation matrix.



There's a receiver insert for tailgaters too.