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Lewisville woman sheds 110 pounds to join U.S. Army
Dallas Morning News ^
| Tuesday, September 30, 2008
| ELIZABETH LANGTON
Posted on 09/30/2008 4:03:55 PM PDT by amchugh
As Ashley Barrett-Carter left Ryan Memolo's Army recruiting station after their first meeting more than a year ago, the staff sergeant thought, "I'll never see her again."
Sgt. Memolo had encountered overweight applicants before, including some who dropped the pounds and returned to enlist. But those people exceeded the weight requirement by 20 or 30 pounds.
Ms. Barrett-Carter needed to lose 100.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: army; diet; exercise; patriotism
I was happy to read this.
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posted on
09/30/2008 4:03:56 PM PDT
by
amchugh
To: amchugh
No biggie. I shed 125 when I joined the Marines.
That was my ex-wife.
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posted on
09/30/2008 4:06:35 PM PDT
by
paddles
To: amchugh
To: amchugh
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posted on
09/30/2008 4:10:05 PM PDT
by
Joe 6-pack
(Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
To: amchugh; SandRat; HiJinx; darkwing104; Arrowhead1952; BIGLOOK
Out-friggin’-STANDING!
Pinging a few of the lads!
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posted on
09/30/2008 4:11:09 PM PDT
by
Old Sarge
(Illic Est Haud Deus)
To: amchugh
That’s one highly-motivated young lady.
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posted on
09/30/2008 4:14:45 PM PDT
by
rabidralph
(Unleash your inner Palin.)
To: Old Sarge; HiJinx; Leatherneck_MT; U S Army EOD; PROCON; ConorMacNessa
BUMP & PING!!!!
Now that’s determination!
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posted on
09/30/2008 4:15:02 PM PDT
by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country! What else needs said?)
To: amchugh
Good for her! Lifestyle change is the key... I entered USAF BMT at 205 lbs and left 6 weeks later at 178 lbs.
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posted on
09/30/2008 4:19:30 PM PDT
by
OCC
To: amchugh
That took a lot of hard work. That’s what our soldiers are made of.
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posted on
09/30/2008 4:40:33 PM PDT
by
BykrBayb
(May God have mercy on our souls. ~)
To: amchugh
Sounds like the makings of a fine soldier.
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posted on
09/30/2008 4:53:35 PM PDT
by
SoDak
(Anything but obama)
To: amchugh
Well, God bless her. I only weigh about 112 pounds, so I can’t imagine ...
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posted on
09/30/2008 5:06:30 PM PDT
by
USMCPOP
(Father of LCpl. Karl Linn, KIA 1/26/2005 Al Haqlaniyah, Iraq)
To: amchugh
God Bless her! May she keep off the weight and retain the mindset.
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posted on
09/30/2008 6:17:04 PM PDT
by
NonValueAdded
(don't worry, they only want to take water out of the other guy's side of the bucket.)
To: amchugh
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posted on
09/30/2008 6:30:24 PM PDT
by
csvset
To: Old Sarge
Thanks, but will have to view from home. Wrong video player installed here.
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posted on
10/01/2008 4:26:40 AM PDT
by
Arrowhead1952
(PELOSI & REID = Worst congress ever.)
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