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To: Monkey Face; Darksheare

DP is 5’11” and weighed about 118 when he joined the Air Force in 1982. Bill’s got the thin build, too, but I think he’s going to be several inches taller.

Darksheare was in the Army even though he’s lightly built; it can be an advantage.


1,362 posted on 03/17/2009 3:05:19 PM PDT by Tax-chick ("Even for a thin-skinned solipsistic narcissist, Obama seems a frightful po-faced pill." ~Mark Steyn)
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To: Tax-chick; Darksheare

My grandson is the driver of a Stryker, probably because he has scoliosis, and is limited in how much he can carry.

I’d like to see him stay in, mostly because of the medical, but I don’t have too much influence with him, these days.

I don’t think a man can be judged on his height. I’ve seen a lot of smaller men who loomed larger than life, and big ones who were small and mean.

It’s what they learn at their mother’s knee that counts.


1,363 posted on 03/17/2009 3:16:06 PM PDT by Monkey Face (I've had amnesia as long as I can remember.)
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To: Tax-chick; Monkey Face

I was a 13B, was my gun section advanced party man.
Being short and skinny had several advantages for me.
Mainly, nobody ever saw me walking through on my area sweep.


1,365 posted on 03/17/2009 4:19:12 PM PDT by Darksheare (Tar is cheap, and feathers are plentiful.)
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