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Marines Masquerade (Hey, Saddam, We're Coming for You!)
www.sky.com ^ | 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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1 posted on 02/06/2003 6:20:22 PM PST by SeenTheLight
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To: American Preservative; deeel-me-in; Drango; jiggyboy; nastypumps; rogue yam; SeenTheLights Mom; ...
Maybe we should wear these at the 2/16 counter-protest:)
2 posted on 02/06/2003 6:22:05 PM PST by SeenTheLight
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To: dd5339
And here I thought Marines were scary critters already!
Love the look!
Bet the Iraqis won't!
3 posted on 02/06/2003 6:24:40 PM PST by cavtrooper21 (Shoot 'em if they stand, cut 'em if they run!)
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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...
4 posted on 02/06/2003 6:24:45 PM PST by Billthedrill
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To: SeenTheLight
.. and now I have become death... kill some fer me, Marine.
5 posted on 02/06/2003 6:28:04 PM PST by Lexington Green
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To: Lexington Green
oh, yeah... How long before the PC Nazis start howling about this?
6 posted on 02/06/2003 6:29:19 PM PST by Lexington Green
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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!

7 posted on 02/06/2003 6:30:58 PM PST by Poohbah (Beware the fury of a patient man -- John Dryden)
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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?
8 posted on 02/06/2003 6:45:29 PM PST by jaz.357
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To: cavtrooper21
Saw one military guy on Fox News wearing a skelton mask. Our beloved American military. Where would we be without them?
9 posted on 02/06/2003 6:49:38 PM PST by maxwellp
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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!!"

10 posted on 02/06/2003 6:51:17 PM PST by red-dawg
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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!

11 posted on 02/06/2003 6:55:24 PM PST by SeenTheLight
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To: SeenTheLight
Yankee ingenuity! Wonder if that marine is a Raiders fan?
12 posted on 02/06/2003 6:55:50 PM PST by Spruce
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To: Trinity5
Bump! Have any of these things available in your inventory!?
13 posted on 02/06/2003 7:01:16 PM PST by griffin
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To: red-dawg
Just Cool Man......


14 posted on 02/06/2003 7:03:09 PM PST by cmsgop ( Arby's says no more Horsey Sauce for Scott Ritter !!!!)
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To: SeenTheLight
That boy's been eatin' too many MREs!
15 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!)
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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!

16 posted on 02/06/2003 7:05:14 PM PST by Poohbah (Beware the fury of a patient man -- John Dryden)
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To: SeenTheLight
Wonder were I can get one of those for when I go on Tv again
17 posted on 02/06/2003 7:06:01 PM PST by Trueblackman
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To: Trueblackman
ROFL!! You owe me a keyboard Kevin.
18 posted on 02/06/2003 7:08:33 PM PST by red-dawg
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To: Spruce
Yankee ingenuity! Wonder if that marine is a Raiders fan?

Doubt it, but probably from a raider company..

19 posted on 02/06/2003 7:09:36 PM PST by Michael Barnes
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To: maxwellp
Speaking english with a british accent, for starters....
20 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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