How many servicemen do we have here?

jlmarta:
beatnic:
It seems to me that the majority of you good BOTLs are somehow connected to the armed forces. Lots of war lingo and such. Drop a note here so we all know. As to myself, I'm an old peace-nic from the 70's. But I've since learned the fallacy of my ways. I'm grateful to all of you that have served.

Are you referring to active duty?

Not at all. I'll even count those we are memorializing today. LOL/

Marines here.

beatnic:
jlmarta:
beatnic:
It seems to me that the majority of you good BOTLs are somehow connected to the armed forces. Lots of war lingo and such. Drop a note here so we all know. As to myself, I'm an old peace-nic from the 70's. But I've since learned the fallacy of my ways. I'm grateful to all of you that have served.

Are you referring to active duty?
Not at all. I'll even count those we are memorializing today. LOL/

Hey, JL, you got any old tatoos of an anchor, or MOM?. That'l work. LOL

marineatbn03:
Marines here.

I guessed that one. Others are equally as obvious.

beatnic:
marineatbn03:
Marines here.
I guessed that one. Others are equally as obvious.

Figured it went without saying.....

jlmarta

beatnic:
beatnic:
jlmarta:
beatnic:
It seems to me that the majority of you good BOTLs are somehow connected to the armed forces. Lots of war lingo and such. Drop a note here so we all know. As to myself, I'm an old peace-nic from the 70's. But I've since learned the fallacy of my ways. I'm grateful to all of you that have served.

Are you referring to active duty?
Not at all. I'll even count those we are memorializing today. LOL/
Hey, JL, you got any old tatoos of an anchor, or MOM?. That'l work. LOL

No, but I've got one on my left forearm that was put there in anticipation of my going into submarine duty. The design closely resembles the submariner emblem and was to be modified into the complete emblem when I was stationed aboard a sub. Only thing is, my discharge came through before my sub billet did so it never got changed. And it doesn't say MOM but it does have my Navy nickname included in it. My, my, the things young studs will do, eh? :-)

Navy vet. VFA-125 NAS Lemoore, CA.

Amos Umwhat

Former Tanker, M-60 A1; M-60 A3; M-1; also did a stint as a recruiter; then National Guard as a Tanker again. Also, Army brat, Dad did 30 years, & my son, who left his right hand in Afghanistan, along with losing his right ear-drum, and about 8 broken Vertebrae in his back and neck.

Well thank you and your family for your sacrifices.

Amos Umwhat

marineatbn03:
Well thank you and your family for your sacrifices.

And to you, sir for what you're doing now! For me it was all fun & games, (and hard work and freezing my ass off etc.), but for some it was a lot more. I guess I should also mention 2 uncles who were at Pearl Harbor, when IT happened, and my wife's Dad, who landed at Normandy on day two, not much fighting, but a lot of dead bodies & debris, decidedly affected him for the rest of his life!

Good lord, your family has some strong history. I would love to sit down and have a smoke and hear some stories.

Pearl Harbor!, Normandy!, a tanker!, submariner! Marine! Anybody jump out of a plane? I'm humbled.

Does HALO school count?

Toombes:
Does HALO school count?

No dis to you Toombes. You're a great American. LMAO.

beatnic:
Toombes:
Does HALO school count?
No dis to you Toombes. You're a great American. LMAO.

You're thinking the wrong kind of HALO, brother...
High
Altitude
Low
Opening
Special Forces Jump school.

Toombes:
beatnic:
Toombes:
Does HALO school count?
No dis to you Toombes. You're a great American. LMAO.

You're thinking the wrong kind of HALO, brother...
High
Altitude
Low
Opening
Special Forces Jump school.

By far one of the best schools

marineatbn03:
Toombes:
beatnic:
Toombes:
Does HALO school count?
No dis to you Toombes. You're a great American. LMAO.

You're thinking the wrong kind of HALO, brother...
High
Altitude
Low
Opening
Special Forces Jump school.
By far one of the best schools

And one I never wish to endure again...

You jumped out of perfectly good airplanes? That goes against human nature.

Thats just pure fun. What is not fun is jumping out of a plane at 500 ft and HOPING your chute works. Atleast at 13,000 you have time.