[eyespysomething]

LOL, my 6&7 yr olds have their gi joes spread throughout their bedroom right now and are in the process of killing and/or capturing the enemy. There must be 15 joes, along with the necessary items: guns guns and more guns of all sizes and calibers, grenade launchers, off-road-vehicles, motorcycle, and assorted boots and hats.

Right now the enemies are “the germans.”

[Sender]

When I was a kid (I am about to date myself), GI Joes were a foot tall and had incredibly realistic uniforms and gear. There were working zippers, straps, load bearing vests, even diving gear.

Joes were great. They lived a very dangerous and exciting life. When they weren't being involved in a foot-long jeep crash or being sent across a pond on a raft, they suffered numerous "realism-enhancing" injuries caused by tiny amounts of flash powder extracted from Black Cat firecrackers. Oh, and the Black Cat IED was invented at least 50 years ago, by the way.

But the Joes always won. And I don't ever remember any boy having a negative view of the military at the time. Every kid wanted GI Joe.