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God bless You and the family. I still have the challenge coin you sent on the first go around.
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Brian, my dad was a Corporal in Germany during, and after the 2nd world war. He drove a halftrack. When the armistice was declared, he went on "occupation" in Czech, Austria, and finally Germany. While in Germany, with what little free time he had, he used to go out in the country and go deer hunting; as his platoon was short of meat. He and his fellow "GIs" would share their rations with DPs, (displaced persons) who were always starving. He told me about shooting a buck with what he thought was a standard full metal jacketed round out of his Springfield. Seems he chambered a tracer round by mistake. Achieving complete pentration, the tracer went on through the deer and into some tall dry grass, causing quite a brush fire. Soon a squad of fellow soldiers showed up to see what the firefight was all about! Caused quite a ruckus...........Said he didn't get but one steak from that deer, as everybody wanted a share for helping put out the fire before an Officer showed up.
Maybe you can find some limited hunting in Afganistan.... Grant.
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Afghanistan... 19 years after it's still a heart-sinking word over here... come back alive!
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Kill a few of the SOBs for us, will ya? God Bless!!
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Be safe Brian, and thank you for your service again.We should all pray for those like you, who step up and give so much for our country.Especially today.
Best
Dave K
Hillary For Prison 2018
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I'm sorry that you're going to Afghanistan's hotspot Kandahar where our elite troops have been in the thick of it for six years---four killed in the last 10 days. It's tearing the heart out of me.
The Taliban announced yesterday they're targetting Canadians to influence the outcome of our current federal election campaign. Our conservative prime minister said yesterday we're out of combat there in 2011.
No one I've talked to believes him. The growing casualties and sacrifices are admittedly attributable to bifurcated NATO leadership, Brave men led by donkeys. My warmest wishes attend you, Brian.
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Stateside-yes- Bragg and Benning have skeet ranges-also great golf courses-Over in the "Sandbox"- well _ PULL means the pin removal on a grenade prior to launch mode- not the call for the trapboy to release a clay bird. Walk in God's shadow Major-and thanks for your service and committment to our great and free Country- we owe a debt to all our Vets than can never be repaid--RWTF All The Way!!!
"The field is the touchstone of the man"..
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God bless and keep you Brian. Many thanks for your service.
Come back safe.
Last edited by Jim Legg; 09/11/08 01:47 PM.
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Brian,
Hope you return safely and with mission accomplished. Thank you for you service to our country.
Chuck Heald
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Brian,
Please add my well wishes, blessings, and thanks to all those posted above. Watch your six.
Milton
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