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Marines Masquerade (Hey, Saddam, We're Coming for You!)
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| 2/4/03
Posted on 02/06/2003 6:20:22 PM PST by SeenTheLight
Macabre fashion statement
US Marines on exercise in Kuwait have been seen wearing some unusual accessories - skull masks.
US soldiers have been wearing a range of designer ski masks to protect their eyes from the desert sand.
The Grim Reaper skull mask was spotted alongside more trendy designs from the likes of Scott and Oakley.
Face masks are sometimes supplied as part of a soldier's kit, but many prefer to buy their own.
Civilian clothing, purchased privately, is often better made and more comfortable.
Soldiers in the British Army and Royal Marines also like to supplement their issued kit with other gear such as hiking boots.
In the Falklands, British military boots could not cope with the wet, marshy ground.
And in the Gulf, they fell apart in the desert heat.
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: equipment; iraq; kuwait; marines; masks; war
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Maybe we should wear these at the 2/16 counter-protest:)
To: dd5339
And here I thought Marines were scary critters already!
Love the look!
Bet the Iraqis won't!
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posted on
02/06/2003 6:24:40 PM PST
by
cavtrooper21
(Shoot 'em if they stand, cut 'em if they run!)
To: SeenTheLight
The guys who ordered early got the good ones. But nothing curdles Iraqi blood more than the sight of a squad of hard-chargin' Marines in Teletubby masks coming at them...
To: SeenTheLight
.. and now I have become death... kill some fer me, Marine.
To: Lexington Green
oh, yeah... How long before the PC Nazis start howling about this?
To: Lexington Green
kill some fer me, Marine.The proper line is:
GET SOME! GET SOME! ANYBODY WHO RUNS IS REPUBLICAN GUARD! ANYONE WHO STANDS STILL IS WELL-DISCIPLINED REPUBLICAN GUARD!
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posted on
02/06/2003 6:30:58 PM PST
by
Poohbah
(Beware the fury of a patient man -- John Dryden)
To: SeenTheLight
Civilian clothing, purchased privately, is often better made and more comfortable....THAT IS THE PROBLEM! WHY CAN'T WE GIVE OUR GUYS THE BEST,TOP QUALITY STUFF THAT (OUR) MONEY CAN BUY?
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posted on
02/06/2003 6:45:29 PM PST
by
jaz.357
To: cavtrooper21
Saw one military guy on Fox News wearing a skelton mask. Our beloved American military. Where would we be without them?
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posted on
02/06/2003 6:49:38 PM PST
by
maxwellp
To: SeenTheLight
Hey Saddam! Over here in the U.S of A. we are all free to persue the "American Dream."!!
What we have here is a failure to communicate.
What you're staring at now is the "American Nightmare!!"
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posted on
02/06/2003 6:51:17 PM PST
by
red-dawg
To: Lexington Green
How long before the PC Nazis start howling about this?No doubt, they'll insist that the Marines wear masks with smiley faces on them. Then again, that might be even more scary!
To: SeenTheLight
Yankee ingenuity! Wonder if that marine is a Raiders fan?
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posted on
02/06/2003 6:55:50 PM PST
by
Spruce
To: Trinity5
Bump! Have any of these things available in your inventory!?
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posted on
02/06/2003 7:01:16 PM PST
by
griffin
To: red-dawg
Just Cool Man......
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posted on
02/06/2003 7:03:09 PM PST
by
cmsgop
( Arby's says no more Horsey Sauce for Scott Ritter !!!!)
To: SeenTheLight
That boy's been eatin' too many MREs!
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posted on
02/06/2003 7:03:35 PM PST
by
Happy2BMe
(It's All About You - It's All About Me - It's All About Being Free!)
To: SeenTheLight
No doubt, they'll insist that the Marines wear masks with smiley faces on them. Then again, that might be even more scary!Greetings, Iraqi Republican Guard! We are the 1st Marine Division, also known as the Happyface Fun Enforcers!
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posted on
02/06/2003 7:05:14 PM PST
by
Poohbah
(Beware the fury of a patient man -- John Dryden)
To: SeenTheLight
Wonder were I can get one of those for when I go on Tv again
To: Trueblackman
ROFL!! You owe me a keyboard Kevin.
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posted on
02/06/2003 7:08:33 PM PST
by
red-dawg
To: Spruce
Yankee ingenuity! Wonder if that marine is a Raiders fan? Doubt it, but probably from a raider company..
To: maxwellp
Speaking english with a british accent, for starters....
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posted on
02/06/2003 7:24:34 PM PST
by
cavtrooper21
(Shoot 'em if they stand, cut 'em if they run!)
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