Posted on 10/31/2018 6:36:09 AM PDT by DFG
Thousands of US soldiers depleted all of the beer in Iceland’s capital over the weekend.
More than 6,000 soldiers were in Reykjavik for four days participating in the Trident Juncture 18 — a NATO-led military exercise. After their drills, the troops reportedly visited the city’s downtown bars, where they finished off the entire beer supply.
According to Icelandic magazine Visir, the brewery Ölgerð Egils Skallagrímssonar had to send emergency cases of beer to the bars.
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Anchors Aweigh, my boys,
Anchors Aweigh.
Farewell to foreign shores,
We sail at break of day-ay-ay-ay.
Through our last night ashore,
Drink to the foam,
Until we meet once more.
Here’s wishing you a happy voyage home.
I didn’t serve, but am “honorary crewmember” of Sargo-SSN 583. At the first reunion someone told me “You can drink like a Bubblehead!” I’m still not sure if that was meant to be a compliment or an admonishment to seek help.
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