When we had nothing better to do, my fellow LAV-25 Platoon Commanders and I would plot the capture of a small Mexican fishing village south of Tijuana.
Just to say, everything is better on wheels; and: Oorah & S/F, ST! JaC, another couple mottoes for His Graciously Unleashedness can be: “Courage. Honor. Commitment.” and: “Improvise, Adapt, and Overcome.” which is my personal favorite.
Not funny when it comes from Gunny, JaCā¦.Motrin might become your new best friend after being ācounseledā that way, just sayinā. (Think R. Lee Ermey.)
Our community took a lot of friendly fire KIAs courtesy of the US Air Force during our advance to contact objective being Kuwait City International Airport.
Please scroll down to ‘Mission and Description’ and have a short read remembering there is no as in zero privacy in units such as these.
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Thank you so much, Simon, for sharing this with us. Thank you for all that you have done, and Thank you for writing about it, and telling us about it!
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Die young and leave a beautiful corpse was just one of our mottos.
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Now I am curious about what your other mottos were. If that is private information, I totally understand.
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When we had nothing better to do, my fellow LAV-25 Platoon Commanders and I would plot the capture of a small Mexican fishing village south of Tijuana.
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You are so awesome.
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We could have pulled it off.
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I know š
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But for how long was always the biggest challenge.
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LOL š You can take the hill, but how long can you hold it? š
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That was the head sctatcher Madam JAXson.
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LOL š You are so awesome š
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Oh shucks.
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Just to say, everything is better on wheels; and: Oorah & S/F, ST! JaC, another couple mottoes for His Graciously Unleashedness can be: “Courage. Honor. Commitment.” and: “Improvise, Adapt, and Overcome.” which is my personal favorite.
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Yep. Those all work also.
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“Go see Gunny.”
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“Go see Gunny {for what will certainly become hands-on counseling if he ain’t buying your BS}.”
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“hands-on counseling” Lol š
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I can neither confirm nor deny, your Honorific.
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Not funny when it comes from Gunny, JaCā¦.Motrin might become your new best friend after being ācounseledā that way, just sayinā. (Think R. Lee Ermey.)
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Our community took a lot of friendly fire KIAs courtesy of the US Air Force during our advance to contact objective being Kuwait City International Airport.
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An incredible loss for America. I am so sorry.
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Thank you.
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Nothing āfriendlyā about it, verdad? It makes my screen blurry.
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No D’Nanda nothing friendly in the least.
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5. “Hands-On Counseling”
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“They do things differently in the grunts.”
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Lol š
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“They do things differently in recon.”
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That sounds more scary than doing things differently in the grunts.
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I wouldn’t know.
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6. “Grunt Proof” = indestructible or as close to not destructible as you are ever going to see in this lifetime.
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Lol š so cute š
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7. “nothing is foxtrotting grunt proof”
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Grunts are awesome š
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Today was the 54th memorial Mass for Fr.-Lt. Vincent Capodanno, āThe Grunt Padreā. Iā¤ļø Grunts!
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Another one might be: āIn my officeā¦NOW.ā (Truly scary, especially when said firmly and quietly, no?)
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Off to sleep; back later. Review of book two in the Virga Joy series in process. Hasta luego querido hermano y amigo.
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We were the masters of the known universe.
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Thanks to all whom have gotten this far.
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Donāt forget cowboy wisdom and get it first hand if and when possible.
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