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50 years ago today I was a scared 18 yr old kid from Yuma Az. standing on the footprints at NTC San Diego. I reported to boot camp on my 18th, primarily to escape a toxic family environment. Thru blind luck and a few decisions that went the right way, I have arrived to where I am today. Blessed with a wife who understands me and loves me, puts up with my crap and eccentricities, and my habit of buying quality firearms. A daughter and four grandsons who like to spend time with Grandpa, and go to the range with me. Life is pretty darned good. Where's the beer! | ||
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Fool for the City |
All right, grandpa. Sounds like you're enjoying life. _____________________________ "A free people ought not only to be armed and disciplined but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independence from any who might attempt to abuse them, which would include their own government." George Washington. | |||
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Political Cynic |
congrats and it sounds like you did really well for yourself we should all be so lucky [B] Against ALL enemies, foreign and DOMESTIC | |||
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| Cruising the Highway to Hell  |
Congratulations, sounds like a happy and successful life. “Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves.” ― Ronald Reagan Retired old fart | |||
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Also sounds like we should say Happy Birthday! | |||
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Equal Opportunity Mocker |
Define quality firearms.... ________________________________________________ "You cannot legislate the poor into freedom by legislating the wealthy out of freedom. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving." -Dr. Adrian Rogers | |||
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CZ-97BD, CZ-75 Compact,Kimber Pro Carry, P220,Henry Golden Boy. RRA AR. Got a P229 in the pipeline. Couple of Rugers, maybe not Ed Baer quality but better than the average plastic tuperware "modern" pistols.
Where's the beer! | |||
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| Little ray of sunshine  |
Cheers! The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything. | |||
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| You don’t fix faith, River. It fixes you.  |
Right on! And thank you for the reminder to be grateful for all the goodness in our lives. When I look back on how life has improved since boot camp, I realize how truly blessed I am. 32yrs ago things could have gone alot of different ways for me -- most of them NOT good! I firmly believe that signing up and shipping out was a big step in getting things right for me. ---------------------------------- "If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.." - Thomas Sowell | |||
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| Equal Opportunity Mocker |
Yeah, ok. I'm buyin that. ________________________________________________ "You cannot legislate the poor into freedom by legislating the wealthy out of freedom. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving." -Dr. Adrian Rogers | |||
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| Bunch of savages in this town  |
Ooh Rah, Jarhead!!! ----------------- I apologize now... | |||
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Member |
Congrats to you and there are a lot worse habits a husband can have than: "my habit of buying quality firearms" Because son, it is what you are supposed to do. | |||
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Navy, not the Marines, we had footprints too. Where's the beer! | |||
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One Who Knows |
I salute you! Well done. | |||
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| The Constable |
CCongrat's of what sounds like a good life! My 50 years is coming up on Dec 11, 2018. | |||
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50 years ago I had just gotten out of BMT after spending the summer in San Antonio, TX (not a pleasant experience for a boy from up Nort). I learned some important things that I probably would never have learned any other way. The harder you work, the luckier you get. Congratulations. . | |||
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Dirty Boat Guy |
Nice! I was once a scared kid from BFE Pennsylvania but it was RTC Orlando Florida and it was only about 38 years ago. I also joined to escape the toxic family but I couldn't imagine spending one's birthday standing on the footprints. Happy Birthday! A penny saved is a government oversight. | |||
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You did very well. 60 years ago I escaped the Pennsylvania Coal Mining area to join the Army. Two weeks out of High School I'm on a troop train heading for Lt. Knox for basic. IMO, best move I ever made was joining the Military as it taugh me how to survive during bad times to come. ********* "Some people are alive today because it's against the law to kill them". | |||
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| Live for today. Tomorrow will cost more  |
The 19th is a milestone day for me as well. 40 years ago, I walked off the bus at Ft McClellan, AL to start Army Basic Training. 32 years ago, I walked down the aisle and married the love of my life. And 30 years ago, we signed the papers and walked through the front door our first house. suaviter in modo, fortiter in re | |||
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