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‘Is the season. It’s that time of the year that we all find out the “Shitter was full, Merry Christmas” In at least two of the movies, reference is made that Eddie was in the army. Which led me to think about his military service. While his current mentality is that of a not too bright dunce, I have to wonder about his military occupational specialty. We know Eddie is a hard drinker. He smokes cigars. He possesses skills necessary to kidnap a grown man from his bed and avoid detection. To the point only after the kidnapping of Frank Shirley does the wife catch on and report it to the authorities. I submit she did see him leaving in the vehicle and described him as a “huge beastly budging man” long after Eddie had already arrived back at the Griswold residence. During the blessing, which quickly turns into the Pledge of Alligence, he instinctively stands and renders proper etiquette. While it is easy to say Eddie was a cook or some other MOS, none of it explains the steel plate (that had to be replaced with plastic and his part just won’t look right) in his head. Based upon the above facts, I think Eddie was most likely attached to some form of Army special operations unit and his mental state is probably due to some degree of a traumatic brain injury that he suffered as part of his service.  Merry Christmas, y’all. Prove me wrong and have fun. | ||
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A Grateful American |
Cousin Eddie is really Colonel Flagg... "the meaning of life, is to give life meaning" ✡ Ani Yehudi אני יהודי Le'olam lo shuv לעולם לא שוב! | |||
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| Sigforum K9 handler |
Shit, I didn’t think about that. But, “The Wind” only broke his leg. | |||
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| Oh stewardess, I speak jive.  |
Pilot, obviously. See the other documentary: Independence Day | |||
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Nullus Anxietas |
My guess would be Supply Sergeant. "America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system,,,, but too early to shoot the bastards." -- Claire Wolfe "If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living." -- Seneca the Younger, Roman Stoic philosopher | |||
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| Not as lean, not as mean, Still a Marine  |
In "Vegas Vacation" it was shown that Eddie lived in squalor while having thousands of dollars buried in holes around his property. He was also quite proud of his daughters success as a 'dancer'. I've only seen this level of mentality from USMC infantry and US Army artillery. I'm guessing it's the latter. I shall respect you until you open your mouth, from that point on, you must earn it yourself. | |||
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| I Am The Walrus |
All signs point to infantry _____________ | |||
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i'm thinking mechanic but whatever it was : thanks for your service, Cousin Eddie ! ----------------------------- Proverbs 27:17 - As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. | |||
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Yep | |||
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| The Whack-Job Whisperer  |
These days.....Cousin Eddie could be Chairman of the Joint Chiefs. But his past.......Fighter pilot. Air Farce of course.  Merry Christmas!  7+1 Rounds of hope and change | |||
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| Too soon old, too late smart |
I’d follow that man anywhere - at quite some distance. | |||
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Age Quod Agis |
That you know about... "I vowed to myself to fight against evil more completely and more wholeheartedly than I ever did before. . . . That’s the only way to pay back part of that vast debt, to live up to and try to fulfill that tremendous obligation." Alfred Hornik, Sunday, December 2, 1945 to his family, on his continuing duty to others for surviving WW II. | |||
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Telecom Ronin |
Um...I say Signal....I may or may not have been involved with 2 kidnappings...one involved a very ugly woman and my roommate and the other....not saying  I contend that the metal plate was either due to falling off a hill in Korea while drunk on duty.... Ahjussi may or may not have traded OB beer for MREs or cash Or being hit by a 8lb sledge while driving in ground stakes. When I was with 10th MTN Div 41st Engineers were #1 in STDs, 10th Sig Bn was number #2. I always said we were just as dirty just smarter | |||
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| Get my pies outta the oven!  |
"He was a huge beastly...bulging man" My favorite character in Christmas Vacation by far, which I've watched like 4 times already this season | |||
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Fighting the good fight |
Regardless of MOS, I'd guess he was one of "McNamara's Misfits", aka "Project 100,000" or the "New Standards Men". (A 1965-71 experiment wherein Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara controversially allowed the recruitment of men who fell below the minimum IQ standards. See also Forrest Gump and Private Pyle.) | |||
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Knowing is Half the Battle |
After the alien abduction he was involved in the Strategic Defense Initiative "Star Wars program." It is believed he is currently a high ranking official in Space Force, but the Biden Administration will neither confirm nor deny those questions. He pretty much guaranteed his choice of assignments after his stellar performance on July 4, 1996. | |||
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| Live for today. Tomorrow will cost more  |
He is a former member of the U.S. Army's New Earth Army, a unit that employs paranormal powers in their missions. Stared at goats, I tell ya! suaviter in modo, fortiter in re | |||
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He must be a decent guy, after all he has a dog named Snots. ———- Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for thou art crunchy and taste good with catsup. | |||
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| Political Cynic |
I was convinced that he had to be an intelligence officer | |||
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