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Amphibious Warlord
Marine/Supporting Member/Ground Pounder
Posts: 147
Join date: 2012-04-11
Location: Iowa
 | | Subject: Re: Military Servicemen check in! Fri Apr 13, 2012 9:41 pm | |
| | Tuflehundon wrote: | | Amphibious Warlord wrote: | NAME AND RANK: USMC CPL W
Where did you serve? 2nd Battalion 4th Marines 1st Marine Division. Staioned at Camp Pendleton, CA (San Mateo). Fought in the Battle of Ramadi in Ramadi, Iraq. Served in Kuwait/Okinawa, Japan/Sasebo, Japan/Pohang, South Korea,/Guam/many other places, but can't remember?
What did I do? Infantry Rifleman/Mortarman 60mm. I got hurt while serving. Instead of getting out, I stayed in and worked as a postal clerk for the last few months of my contract.
Any stories? http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2004-07-12-ramadi_x.htm |
Was Cpt Kennedy (I think he's a Col now) still with 2/4 when you were there? |
Yep, PJ Kennedy was our BC when we were in Iraq. He was a Lt.Col. at the time. |
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evilelvis
Marines
Posts: 60
Join date: 2012-04-07
Location: Western MA
| | Subject: Re: Military Servicemen check in! Fri Apr 13, 2012 10:05 pm | |
| Pohang Korea was a blast. Did you guys did the ROK Marines mountain warfare school? That was pretty awesome. My favorite event there was getting 20 one dollar bills. The cab ride from camp rat-turd to town was $10 and normally a 20 minute ride. So well tell the cabbies that here us their fare and for every minute over 10 well throw out the window a dollar hence their tip shrinking. It's like real life crazy taxi. |
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Amphibious Warlord
Marine/Supporting Member/Ground Pounder
Posts: 147
Join date: 2012-04-11
Location: Iowa
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evilelvis
Marines
Posts: 60
Join date: 2012-04-07
Location: Western MA
| | Subject: Re: Military Servicemen check in! Fri Apr 13, 2012 11:18 pm | |
| We spent 60 days in Korea. They where kinda wierd but not wierd as the Russian Naval Infantry and no where as cool as the Ukranian troops. Did you guys spent there long enough to qualify for your Korea Service Medal? Only medal with a dragon. Wich is pretty bad ass I tell my kids I got it for kicking a dragon in the nuts. |
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Brock
Admin
Posts: 1135
Join date: 2012-04-05
| | Subject: Re: Military Servicemen check in! Fri Apr 13, 2012 11:25 pm | |
| lol. thats awesome. my kids believe im magic. i can make a straw float out of my soda without touching it, and make a stick disappear ,.. its not in my sleeve i swear! |
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Amphibious Warlord
Marine/Supporting Member/Ground Pounder
Posts: 147
Join date: 2012-04-11
Location: Iowa
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R34P3R
Supporting Member/Ground Pounder/Marines
Posts: 33
Join date: 2012-04-07
Age: 22
Location: Okinawa Japan
| | Subject: Re: Military Servicemen check in! Sat Apr 14, 2012 12:50 am | |
| Cpl Ferguson, Christopher
3rd Reconnaissance Bn.
Alpha Co.
Okinawa Japan
I am a Reconnaissance Marine, unfortunately have only done the 31st MEU due to 3RDs lack of deployment to Afghan. Not really sure how to explain what i do? uh...workout, swim and take pictures seems to be the "popular" explanation lol!
Stories? Eh nothing that great well atleast compared to some of the older guys.
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Brock
Admin
Posts: 1135
Join date: 2012-04-05
| | Subject: Re: Military Servicemen check in! Sat Apr 14, 2012 1:08 am | |
| u got a good deal of brothers here. More marines aboard than anything else. |
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War Dog Alpha
Navy
Posts: 24
Join date: 2012-04-16
Age: 49
Location: Punta Gorda Florida
| | Subject: United States Navy SAR Swimmer. Mon Apr 16, 2012 10:36 pm | |
| United States Navy Anti-Submarine Warfare Operator; Helicopter Search and Rescue Aircrewman (AW3). Gratuate of Naval Aircrewman Candidate School at NAS Pensacola, ASW "A" School NAS Milliington, HS-1 SAR School NAS Jacksonville, FASOTRAGRUDET SERE NAS Brunswick. Trained in deep water environmental survival, ejector seat egress, helo dunker egress, Emergency Trauma, jungle survival at Eglin AFB, and combat SAR techniques in the fleet. Weapons Qualified on the Model 1911 .45 cal, the SW .38 cal, the M-16 and M-60D. Service with HSL-30 at NAS Norfolk and HSL-36 at NAF. Mayport. http://i44.servimg.com/u/f44/17/44/43/70/navy_s13.jpg |
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Brock
Admin
Posts: 1135
Join date: 2012-04-05
| | Subject: Re: Military Servicemen check in! Mon Apr 16, 2012 11:09 pm | |
| First Navy guy to check in!
love that 1911 btw. something about holding 100 years of history in your hands and watching it work,.. |
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Tuflehundon
Moderator/Supporting Member/Marines
Posts: 287
Join date: 2012-04-06
Age: 39
Location: Pinellas Park, FL
| | Subject: Re: Military Servicemen check in! Mon Apr 16, 2012 11:56 pm | |
| | Brock wrote: | First Navy guy to check in!
love that 1911 btw. something about holding 100 years of history in your hands and watching it work,.. |
Agreed. carried a 1911 during most of my time in. Hated the M9 |
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Brock
Admin
Posts: 1135
Join date: 2012-04-05
| | Subject: Re: Military Servicemen check in! Tue Apr 17, 2012 1:04 am | |
| 9mm? against a 45? hmm,... |
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Tuflehundon
Moderator/Supporting Member/Marines
Posts: 287
Join date: 2012-04-06
Age: 39
Location: Pinellas Park, FL
| | Subject: Re: Military Servicemen check in! Tue Apr 17, 2012 7:06 am | |
| No contest. .45ACP hands down |
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War Dog Alpha
Navy
Posts: 24
Join date: 2012-04-16
Age: 49
Location: Punta Gorda Florida
| | Subject: Re: Military Servicemen check in! Sat Apr 21, 2012 11:21 pm | |
| | Tuflehundon wrote: | | No contest. .45ACP hands down |
Yeah, not even close. Its the difference between getting hit by an airsoft round and a paintball. Lol |
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Brock
Admin
Posts: 1135
Join date: 2012-04-05
| | Subject: Re: Military Servicemen check in! Sat Apr 21, 2012 11:30 pm | |
| lol. tell that to an airsoft player. theyre so sensitive |
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