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    OOPS !!! My aging mind isn't keeping up - I...

    OOPS !!!

    My aging mind isn't keeping up - I said over 50 years ago - actually, it was over 60 years ago !!!!

    Our Assistant Battalion Surgeon in 1950 -
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    Reporting for duty as ordered, sir !!! Hard to...

    Reporting for duty as ordered, sir !!!

    Hard to believe the last time (not the first, though) was over 50 years ago !!!

    It still stands, though !
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    If you were a Marine in 1950 and they told you...

    If you were a Marine in 1950 and they told you this fuzzy faced kid was your Assistant Batallion Surgeon - would it have given you confidence or just one more reason to not get wounded?
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    Dunno about kids but my house is full of dogs. ...

    Dunno about kids but my house is full of dogs.


    http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y25/kmastf/a762fffc.jpg

    :banana:
  5. The good news is the latest - the University...

    The good news is the latest - the University broke off negotiations about a "buyout". as an alum of CU med school, I can state with conviction that they will have great difficulty soliciting...
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    10mm RULES!:)

    10mm RULES!:)
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    Glock 20 followed closely by Glock 29 feeding...

    Glock 20 followed closely by Glock 29 feeding either Double Tap 200gr XTP/HP or 180gr Gold Dots.

    :marine:
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    The entire first amendment reads: "Congress...

    The entire first amendment reads:

    "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech; or of the...
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    Count me in!! You need your battalion surgeon...

    Count me in!! You need your battalion surgeon and I'm more experienced than I was back in 1950.

    The fact that I'll be 79 on my next birthday shouldn't have any bearing. I'm a lot tougher than I...
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    We were getting killed in the pacific in WW II by...

    We were getting killed in the pacific in WW II by Japs feigning injuries, disarmed condition, and surrendering. Haven't we learned anything or are most of us remembering those instances dead now?
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  11. Thread: Hippocratic Oath

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    I took that oath with my graduating class back in...

    I took that oath with my graduating class back in 1952. We believed it then and, I think, most of us of that class still do.

    Things seem to have gone downhill since then. Greedy physicians hold...
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    A post on one of the gun forums raised the...

    A post on one of the gun forums raised the question, "What's the difference between the Army and the Marines?"

    My answer to that post was, "If you have to ask, you probably wouldn't understand the...
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    Lest we forget - today is the 61st birthday of...

    Lest we forget - today is the 61st birthday of the WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service).



    :cool: ;)
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    My grandfather was a life long Republican, so it...

    My grandfather was a life long Republican, so it came as a surprise that his dying wish was for us to re-register him as a Democrat. His reason was that is would be better for one of them to die...
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    FWIW, there's a story going around about a...

    FWIW, there's a story going around about a visitor in England asking a Bobby about a place where he could empty his bladder. The visitor was escorted into a enclosed grassy yard around a building...
  16. Thread: Docs

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    Medically, it's well established that childhood...

    Medically, it's well established that childhood asthma can disappear at about age 12 and may never come back. Some may get it again at advanced age beyond the age of active duty. Regs are supposed...
  17. I guess it's largely been forgotten, but there...

    I guess it's largely been forgotten, but there was a specific "doctor draft" for the Korean War. The only time in history any special profession was drafted AFAIK.

    Being a reserve and having...
  18. Thread: VA Question

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    To the best of my knowledge, the answer is no. I...

    To the best of my knowledge, the answer is no. I am fairly certain the discharge must be an honorable discharge to be eligible for VA benefits.

    There are, or at least, were several reasons for a...
  19. Thread: Keep the M-14

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    I'm for keeping (?bringing back?) the M14 in...

    I'm for keeping (?bringing back?) the M14 in semi-auto only. I well remember in WW II when we turned in our bolt action Springfield 1903s and were issued M1s. I thought that was the greatest rifle...
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