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Saturday, December 20, 2014

Dunker Training--Flipping Upside Down in the Deep End of the Pool

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Last week I went to Dunker Training for Detachment 1, Charlie Company 2-104th.  Aircrew members are strapped in seats with five-point restra...
Sunday, December 14, 2014

How to Wear a Suit.

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This is an Army blog, so why I am writing about wearing a suit?  Because soldiers will need a job or need to wear a suit at some time i...
Saturday, November 29, 2014

"Fury" for the Fifth Time, Focus on Faith

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Shia LaBeouf as "Bible" in "Fury." Yesterday my son Nigel and I went to see "Fury" for my fifth, his second ti...
Monday, November 24, 2014

Tanker's Final Exam, Part 3, Machine Guns and HE

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After the first two engagements, coax machine gun then HEAT at a 1600-meter target , the next two engagements were machine guns against...
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...