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Thursday, November 20, 2014

Total Reverse: At the End Drill on Sunday, I Decided to Try to Stay for Another Year or Two

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Pretty soon I will be older than the model for this picture.  But despite that, I just wrote a letter to ask to extend my enlistment fo...
Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Seeing "Fury" for the Fourth Time

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Last night I saw the move Fury for the fourth time.  I was in NYC and saw it with Jim Dao, who covered the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan fo...
Saturday, November 8, 2014

Tankers Final Exam, Part 2 "Gunner, HEAT, Tank"

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After the first engagement , we rolled down the firing lane scanning the trees and dunes ahead on the range at Fort Carson in southern Co...
Sunday, November 2, 2014

Remembering the Tanker's Final Exam

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The Moment After the 105mm Round Goes Downrange Last post ended when my crew and I lined up for the moving range at my first an...
Wednesday, October 29, 2014

"Fury" Brings Back Memories of Tank Gunnery and Life in a Turret.

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On Monday night my son Nigel and three men from Church went to see "Fury" with me.  I re-read books I love and will watch mov...
Saturday, October 25, 2014

Review of "Fury"

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Last night I went to see the movie "Fury" at the 945pm showing.  That meant movie did not start until 1006pm and was not ove...
Thursday, October 9, 2014

Apache Live Fire

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In mid-August I watched AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopters fire rockets and cannon at targets on Range 40 at Camp Grayling, Michigan.  The ex...