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    just wondering, you ccouldnt ut 5 posts into one?
    And those braclets do nothing for anyone. *most of hte time *the proceeds dont go anywhere. Its just people trying to make money off of peopel that care. It would mean more if you made your own to someone honestly. I know a few places used to sell the magnetic ribbons ffor your car, the proceeds went to hel troops overseas with phone cards, books and magazines. We got a big box of phone cards while i was over there. really cool stuff.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tsispyder
    Its a damn job, i dont know why peopel make a big deal out of it.

    Your a fucking idiot.

    Regardless of your military status. People are appreciative of the job that our military does.

    Learn some grace and humility.

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    thats awsome
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    Quote Originally Posted by tsispyder
    oh for all the dumbass comments, and stupid. I just got back from deployment. SO yes i know what its like. And our plane actually brought home 3 remains from a Navy Seebee unit. I know the spoils of war. We sign our name knowing it could happen. Dont tell me i dont know something.

    Overworked and underpaid, I think some people just want to show that what you guys consider "work" we consider courage and bravery. I see your point in this whole thing though.. I'm glad I read through the whole thread instead of just your first response.

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    yeah, my first response was stupid, and i realized that. But i explained myself i think.

    And yeah overworked fo sho. loged 73 hours last week Woot!

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    I would've proudly clapped right along with them......

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jaimecbr900
    I would've proudly clapped right along with them......
    I did. It was an unbelievable thing to be a part of.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tsispyder
    no shit, ever hang out wiht anyone, i had hte white GST spyder with talon conversion.
    Unfortunately I was only there 13 mos so I didnt really get to hangout. Mostly I worked and surfed over at 39th Ave N on the weekends

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    Quote Originally Posted by tsispyder
    But i explained myself i think.
    Yes. I also appreciate you not over-reacting to our comments and taking the time to explain what you meant. I apologize for mine. Later, QD.
    FOR MORE INFO, CLICK THE PIC!!!


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    Quote Originally Posted by tsispyder
    all im saying is people need to realize. We do it becuase we want to.
    Thats not true..my brother signed up for the marines (this was his last year) and he still doesnt kno why the fuck he did it..he def didnt really want to he jus..didnt wanna do anything else either...

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    that happened when i was flying to little rock a little while back. it was very touching and moving
    Seen it all, done it all, can't remember most of it!

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    i disagree tsi spyder.. if i recall, the airforce got HAZARDOUS pay for being on my naval base because it was a NAVAL base that also housed MARINES. what kinda shit is that? AF to me is civilians with cammies on. army, marines and navy personell are the working boys of the services and just going from loving your wife and kids to fight or send off warbirds from a flight deck that is 130+/- degrees on the other side of the planet 4k away isnt just a job to me.



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    so i guess my working 4k miles away in support of OEF roughly 80 hrs a week isnt anythign crazy huh? Or that we get hazard pay for doin the same shit marines are doing while we were there.

    If you think the AF is that easy come work with me for a week. Ill change your mind.

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    That's awesome.
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    you know...for some reason the AF stayed separate from us navy/marine guys.....they said we were too rough. what do you do in the AF?
    i did avionics and no it wasnt just a job to me cause they way we were made to look at it, if i fucked up on a radar,gps system, radio, gyroscope, or any sensitive piece of electronics, that meant a pilot didnt make it home.
    where in japan are you going ? to OKI ?



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    im going to yokota in jan
    i work on c-130 engines. Right now P models (aireiel refuelers).

    I hung out with a bunch of marines in africa. We too a trip out to the range and shot a huge amount of weapons, threw some grenades and shit. fun stuff.

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    good shit.



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    Well to tell the truth yes it is a job and we know the fate of War when we sign up. Oddly enough the ones who do most of the actual killing or lose comrades bc of it..think of it as a job as well..Here i see some harcore hooah killin muthafuckers. Im not reffferin to uniform personal im talkin bout the ones that grow a beard and go in and go out with no questions and those are the ones that are coming home under a flag. The ones that are coming through commercial airports are most likely personel who dont come close to the line and arent in as much as danger. Im not saying they dont deserve the same applause as anyone who does but jus bc they are in DCUs and "went to war" doesnt mean they are killers. MANY MANY MANY men and women of our arm forces are downrange as this very moment listenin to mortars flying by as they watch the nite sky, but sadly the ones that are watching the guys launchin the mortars will never be able to be applauded so publicly bc they will not be known to the public.


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    Quote Originally Posted by tsispyder
    im going to yokota in jan
    i work on c-130 engines. Right now P models (aireiel refuelers).

    I hung out with a bunch of marines in africa. We too a trip out to the range and shot a huge amount of weapons, threw some grenades and shit. fun stuff.
    FUCK A HERCULES!!..lol. jk..

    They eve do the games where they put a red dot on ur forehead while u were asleep and leave a note they says..Boom ur dead..lol oh the stories..


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    wow, has gotten very serious. I still stand by my thoughts and reasons. I do understand tsispyder's point of view. I guess we just all think of it differently.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HEATON
    Well to tell the truth yes it is a job and we know the fate of War when we sign up. Oddly enough the ones who do most of the actual killing or lose comrades bc of it..think of it as a job as well..Here i see some harcore hooah killin muthafuckers. Im not reffferin to uniform personal im talkin bout the ones that grow a beard and go in and go out with no questions and those are the ones that are coming home under a flag. The ones that are coming through commercial airports are most likely personel who dont come close to the line and arent in as much as danger. Im not saying they dont deserve the same applause as anyone who does but jus bc they are in DCUs and "went to war" doesnt mean they are killers. MANY MANY MANY men and women of our arm forces are downrange as this very moment listenin to mortars flying by as they watch the nite sky, but sadly the ones that are watching the guys launchin the mortars will never be able to be applauded so publicly bc they will not be known to the public.
    This is actually NOT a dumbass comment. But I do disagree. I don't care if you are or are not on the front lines or really get out to battle. You signed up knowing it could happen---bravery and courage. Even if you went over, every single person in the Armed Forces has a job to do to ensure all parts of this Nation are safe and secure. Therefore, every single person in the Armed Forces, to me anyways, is a hero. Later, QD.
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    Q, Like i said..Im not saying they dont deserve the same applause...And if anyone is wondering where i get my information...Im the one that loads the troops on the 747s and C17s that go to the Sandbox, and the one that brings them off..Standing, laying in a litter, or under a flag..


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    My grandfather, who raised me, was at Normandy on D-Day. He piloted the (I think it's called) amphibian boats. Troop transports. The boats that carried troops from ship to shore. He was all in the mix of that shit. I was looking at pictures yesterday of my grandmother's brother who died that die. His flag-draped coffin being carried out the church. From listening to him and other relatives from then, I know a little how things are/were. Later, QD.
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    SORRY Q, Seein the coffin pics makes the flag mean a lil more ehh? It does me everytime i see the same scenerio..Daily..


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    Quote Originally Posted by HEATON
    Q, Like i said..Im not saying they dont deserve the same applause...And if anyone is wondering where i get my information...Im the one that loads the troops on the 747s and C17s that go to the Sandbox, and the one that brings them off..Standing, laying in a litter, or under a flag..
    Yep , we had to do that while we were there, Its a new thing when you have 3 steel coffins (not wood, these things looking like storage boxes) with an american flag held on by white 550 cord being loaded off the back of your plane, and carried through a formation with an entire row of people saluting them as they pass.

    and yoru a load master? you flight atendant you, i want my peanuts!

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    Nope not a Load, Pax Specialist, 2T2X1 i dont fly with the aircraft...FYI all mil 'moving' coffins r Metal they are called transfer cases. Its not new to me brother..lol,


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    i meant to me, never seen it before.

    So you rock the k loaders nad stuff. i know what you mean now.

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    yea, well not the big mo-fo's...thats RAMP Services that loads all the carho, but we do have a lil 25k for baggage pallets. I deal solely with passengers, Space A, Space required..all them..


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    oh ok, i need to figure out that space a shit to get home from japan every once and a while

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