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  • Russian climbers go missing on K2

    08/17/2006 8:22:50 AM PDT · by sergey1973 · 18 replies · 907+ views
    BBC ^ | August 16, 2006 | Aijaz Mahar
    Four Russian mountaineers have gone missing in Pakistan on the world's second highest mountain, K2.
  • DIs give look into daily depot duties (May bring back happy memories or nightmares -- CAUTION)

    03/04/2006 10:00:24 AM PST · by SandRat · 17 replies · 750+ views
    Marine Corps News ^ | Lance Cpl. Dorian Gardner
    MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT SAN DIEGO (March 3, 2006) -- The sounds of their cadence roll through the halls and across the grounds of the depot. Up to 65 Marines go to Drill Instructor School each cycle. During this training period, students learn methods of training recruits to become United States Marines. The overall goal of this institution is to give these students as much knowledge from their instructors’ own experiences, as best they can, said Gunnery Sgt. Christopher L. Hambaugh, Drill Instructor School instructor. Every instructor served time in the trenches before he became an instructor at the school....