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What's the problem? I dress like Napelon every day...
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I got out in 74.
I could still fit into my uniforms.
Don't hate me because I'm beautiful, boys.
I can, however, understand if you hate me because I don't have to work on it, though.
Some of us are just genetically luckier than others.
...or are cultivating a tapeworm!
I got out in 74.
I could still fit into my uniforms.
Don't hate me because I'm beautiful, boys.
I can, however, understand if you hate me because I don't have to work on it, though.
Some of us are just genetically luckier than others.
...or are cultivating a tapeworm!
LOL!
Did you know that back in the 50's somebody actually SOLD a diet pill that was loaded with a tapeworm?
And saved many lives. A sad life but this ended up giving it great value and meaning.
A reference to Delta Force. A good book about them is "Blackhawk Down". The movie was awesome but the book is even better.What's a D-boy? I never heard of that before.
Oh, I heard of Delta. Never heard the D-boy thing before, though. I'm sure when fatty McGee went up to the recruiter, they saw his awesomeness, and immediately sent him to an elite unit, where he made the pew pew's with a 30mm GAU-8 strapped to his chest. Took down the SNA all by himself, he did...
? I know that. I said "a sad life."
A reference to Delta Force. A good book about them is "Blackhawk Down". The movie was awesome but the book is even better.
Oh, I heard of Delta. Never heard the D-boy thing before, though. I'm sure when fatty McGee went up to the recruiter, they saw his awesomeness, and immediately sent him to an elite unit, where he made the pew pew's with a 30mm GAU-8 strapped to his chest. Took down the SNA all by himself, he did...
Actually they probably wanted him to be the bomb!
Being a military wife ( although retired) I see this all the time. But, what really got me is so many retired and current military person passing as Navy seals in seal team 6.. First of all . I have many friends who are seal team. They neither brag about it plus they downgrade it. My husband has a child hood friend who has none for over 40 years is a seal. He retired right before Bin ladin was shot and killed. He was in Seal team 6. Not once did he elaborate on his job. He would say its my job and I do what I have to , to stay alive and make sure my commrads stay alive. You would not even know a seal team member is among you . They blend into the community. They do not want that. I am glad he is retired . We went to his retirement it was very moving. This person grew up with my husbands family. His own family was very messed up and hubby family took him in. You just dont know how many times he tried to talk to do this but it was for hubby . His passion was working on things. The only time my hubby was in a special warfar was in New Orleans in SBU 22 that was many moons ago and I do not think it is still there. I am proud of my husband and his aka step brother since he was pretty much family to his.
Appreciate it but no worries? I know that. I said "a sad life."
You are right. Apologies. I misread your post.
Which is exactly why I tend to dismiss nearly anyone bragging about how they did this or that in the military - the more intense or dramatic their bragging, the more likely it is that the closest they ever got to being in the military was watching it on the Military Channel.The irony is, that SEAL and Special Forces operators tend to be mostly quiet, unassuming types, at least publicly. Other than being unusually fit, there's little about most that would stand out in a crowd, and they like it that way. Special Forces did attract a certain number of the more flamboyant type during the Vietnam era, but that has changed; too much of what they do demands being inconspicuous. Most don't talk much about what they do, outside their own, tight-knit community.
It's much the same with men who have performed heroically in combat. few if any who really ARE heroes think of themselves as such; from their point of view they were "just doing my job", to hear most of them tell it. Maybe that's because any sane human being is scared half to death in combat. I've seen some incredibly brave men do some pretty remarkable things in that situation, in spite of that fear, but the memory of it tends to humble a man, not puff him up.
The irony is, that SEAL and Special Forces operators tend to be mostly quiet, unassuming types, at least publicly. Other than being unusually fit, there's little about most that would stand out in a crowd, and they like it that way. Special Forces did attract a certain number of the more flamboyant type during the Vietnam era, but that has changed; too much of what they do demands being inconspicuous. Most don't talk much about what they do, outside their own, tight-knit community.
It's much the same with men who have performed heroically in combat. few if any who really ARE heroes think of themselves as such; from their point of view they were "just doing my job", to hear most of them tell it. Maybe that's because any sane human being is scared half to death in combat. I've seen some incredibly brave men do some pretty remarkable things in that situation, in spite of that fear, but the memory of it tends to humble a man, not puff him up.