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| Yup, give him blood wings, hopefully he'll appreciate that. Our black hats did that for us (voluntary) back in '92 and I was thankful they were willing to perhaps risk their careers to do that for us. The over-reaction to some of those traditions is frustrating. Aren't we supposed to break things and kill people? Anyway, congrats, you must be very proud!
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Blood wings is the only way to graduate from airborne school, it's a tradition!
Yup we did it back at the Barracks after the DZ pinning where they where adamant no blood wings should occur (summer of 1994). |
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| Congrats! My Black Hat looked perturbed when I asked for bloodwings, and he did it real quick. That was back in early 1978, so it was frowned upon even back then.
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| quote: Originally posted by SW_Sig:
He does not know it but I still have the wings I was pinned with in 1985 and I will pin them to his chest.
This is cool as hell! Congrats!
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| CONGRATS from a very supportive civilian!n(FIL is retired AF Captain, BIL Navy Reserve Lt Cmdr, just got back from Iraq) |
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Congrats!
My Black Hat looked perturbed when I asked for bloodwings, and he did it real quick. That was back in early 1978, so it was frowned upon even back then.
Got mine in Feb. '78 on the DZ from a Blackhat without issue or drama. Everyone in proximity did as well.
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| What a pinning that will be! Benning has sure changed since '85!
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