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Discussion in 'Military' started by j83soldier, May 9, 2010.

  1. May 9, 2010 at 10:00 AM
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    j83soldier

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    j83soldier [OP] Well-Known Member

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    A year on a remote OP in Afghanistan ends with cold beer, lift kit, snorkel, uca's and new tires to install in about two week. Itll be good to get home.
     
    j83soldier, May 9, 2010
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  2. May 9, 2010 at 10:01 AM
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    chris4x4

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    chris4x4 With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine. Moderator

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    :woot: Congrates!! Thanks for your service! :)
     
    chris4x4, May 9, 2010
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  3. May 9, 2010 at 10:06 AM
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    j83soldier

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    thanks Chris, found this site while over here. Its passed alot of time and gave me something to look forward to, also screwed my bank account but well worth it
     
    j83soldier, May 9, 2010
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  4. May 9, 2010 at 10:08 AM
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    ptaco88

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    Hell yeah welcome home brother...7 more months and i'll be through
     
    ptaco88, May 9, 2010
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  5. May 9, 2010 at 10:10 AM
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    tacomaman06

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    tacomaman06 Carolina Alliance: Enforcer

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    getting there....
    congrats buddy.....and thank you for your service!!:cheers:
     
    tacomaman06, May 9, 2010
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  6. May 9, 2010 at 10:13 AM
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    j83soldier

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    cool, hopefully it goes by quick and safely. This was the perfect deployment over 100 TICs and no one hurt. What do you do and were are you at?
     
    j83soldier, May 9, 2010
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  7. May 9, 2010 at 10:22 AM
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    Brunes

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    Brunes abides.

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    That sounds like the right way to end a deployment!! Safe trip home brother.
     
    Brunes, May 9, 2010
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  8. May 10, 2010 at 3:32 AM
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    I'm in Baghdad...FOB Falcon small FOB that they are shutting down in the next couple months due to troop withdrawl, but were moving to VBC a huge FOB. I'm an x-ray tech in the army but lately i've been going to the Iraqi federal police clinics assisting them with thier equipment, Where are you stationed in the states?
     
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  9. May 10, 2010 at 3:35 AM
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    blackwatertaco If you ain't stuck, You ain't tryin hard enough.

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    Awesome dude...Thankyou for your service. You deserve that cold one.
     
    blackwatertaco, May 10, 2010
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  10. May 10, 2010 at 4:11 AM
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    Mark C.

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    Mark C. If you want it bad, you usually get it bad!

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    I hope your arrival and time at home will be fun and relaxing! You deserved it! Take time for you and take it slow......You will always want to be doing something...it's really hard not to when you've been straight out and on edge for so long......but you really do need to take some time for you.
    I wish you well....and thank you for your service and dedication! Enjoy that cold (er, uh) one!
     
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  11. May 10, 2010 at 8:38 AM
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    im outta fort carson in colorado springs. Thanks for all the support just stoked to get to update my build page
     
    j83soldier, May 10, 2010
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  12. May 12, 2010 at 12:56 AM
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    congrats 2 more months and I will be out of here to. Maybe when my cousin gets back off his I'll come up and all of us can have some cold ones. He's based there
     
    alteredillusions, May 12, 2010
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  13. May 12, 2010 at 2:10 AM
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    congrats man, i should be home in about a month or so.
     
    cabarbhab, May 12, 2010
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  14. May 12, 2010 at 2:25 AM
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    rhodehard09 sometimes nonsense is the only sense someone has

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    Thank You....
     
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