[g'nad]

privileged to be in the presence of a .380 ACP (mine, liked it, wish I still had it), a .38 SPL and a .45ACP (other peoples') and a 155mm howitzer (Uncle Sam's; I was about 50 feet away), without ear protection when they were fired

lost most of muh hearin' in the right ear to an 8" SP Howitzer in the fight at Um Hujul... 8" in direct fire is devastatin' but definitely a last resort... still, we didn't havetuh engage dismounts... they wuz scattered all over the desert floor...

now I got tinitus in both ears... funny how I can look you in the eye at 10' and not unnerstnd yuh sometimes, but I can hear a deer walkin' in the woods at 100 yds in a high wind...

[JenB]

Why on earth does the choir have to be at church a whole hour early this morning? I'm clueless. Argh. And tired and sore.

[Overtaxed]

Morning all!

OB: I've got the urge to plant some forsythia...where should I put 'em?

Remind me not to watch anymore Steinbeck movie adaptations...they're too danged depressing!

[SuziQ]

funny how I can look you in the eye at 10' and not unnerstnd yuh sometimes, but I can hear a deer walkin' in the woods at 100 yds in a high wind...

Selective hearing ;o)

[Lil'freeper]

Mmmmm.. indirect fire.

I recently learned a joke. This is significant because I can't remember most jokes for more than a few minutes.

But:

What is an artilleryman's favorite word?

....... WHAT???

[ExGeeEye]

M198 155mm Howitzers. These belong to 11th Marine Regiment, according to the source.

3rd Bn 8th FA Regiment, 18th FA Brigade, XVIII Airborne Corps, US Army, used these in GW I.