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Re: US ARMY BIRTHDAY [Re: Private Klink] #771783 06/15/13 12:43 AM
Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 14,586 Georgia Horn Dog OP Junk Yard Dog
OP Horn Dog Junk Yard Dog Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 14,586 Georgia	Originally Posted by Private Klink Strange things happen sometimes! When I was in ITR (now I think they call it AIT) quite a distance off they were detonating an artillery round with some C-4. When it blew, it sent a chunk way up the hill toward us, and the instructor screamed "incoming" and hit the dirt. It landed about ten feet from a group of us. Vic...try carrying the M-60 in mountains, flooded paddies, and elephant grass when it's about 100 degrees! Thank God I was in the AF in the war. I had no desire to be infantry in that war. When I got my draft notice, I went to Ft Jackson for the physical. But I had slipped into delayed entry in the AF. Every other one in my line was sent to the Marines. I pulled out my DEP paper and off to the fly boy line I was sent. Felt good. Why do you think I picked armor when I went into the army? Ride into battle with a big gun. Why die tired? Horned, dangerous, and off my medication.