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To: NormsRevenge
SSgt. Johnson walking out of his hootch, screaming "HOUSE MOUSE!!" and throwing his coffee cup in the air, expecting the scrambling boot to catch it before it hit the company street...

"Turn half right! Up an' on shoulders until I get tired!"

Maybe not good times, but they sure stick with you...

38 posted on 05/17/2005 10:21:48 PM PDT by jonascord (What is better than the wind at 6 O'Clock on the 600 yard line?)
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To: jonascord

Talk about sticking with you.. ;-)

SSgt Updike had a knack for nailing ya in the solar plexus. He relished dropping ya to your knees gasping. A mean SOB but I remember his chat when he talked to the platoon about 'Nam and what may lie ahead of us, he was pretty cool.

I had a mix of mostly tunnel rats and snipers as DIs, a couple certifiables as well but they all got the job done in the end.


39 posted on 05/17/2005 10:30:09 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ...... The War on Terrorism is the ultimate 'faith-based' initiative.)
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