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- Wed Feb 16, 2011 10:22 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Social Security
- Replies: 42
- Views: 29791
Re: Social Security
I thought about filing too, so, I would appreciate an update if you dont mind..? Good luck, I hope everything works out. Did you file on your own, or through a rep?
- Mon Feb 14, 2011 9:41 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: what are you doing on the 23rd?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 7987
Re: what are you doing on the 23rd?
I had to quit the self medicating 3 years ago, so the general public is pretty safe.. haha I just feel like I should do SOMETHING.
- Fri Feb 11, 2011 10:54 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: what are you doing on the 23rd?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 7987
what are you doing on the 23rd?
Just wondering what everyone is doing on the 23rd at 8pm est for the official 20th anniversary of the ground war. I was thinking of going to one of the memorial parks near hear (about 40 miles) and put a wreath out and just hang out for a while. I am sure there wont be any fanfare anywhere on tv or ...
- Fri Feb 11, 2011 10:35 am
- Forum: Your +/- VA Experiences
- Topic: Seperation pay
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5412
Re: Seperation pay
doesnt sound right. If they had money due they would have taken it out of your fed tax return a long time ago. great to hear you got a rating, now the fight with appeals process can begin. hang in there, time is on your side! 

- Fri Feb 11, 2011 10:22 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: How I Know I'm a Relic....
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4850
Re: How I Know I'm a Relic....
realizing ones mortality is a bi@#h! Im hating it! hahaha
- Tue Feb 08, 2011 9:15 am
- Forum: Fact Finder
- Topic: the Battle of Rumaylah
- Replies: 25
- Views: 36438
Re: the Battle of Rumaylah
small world! thanks for the map pic, I havent seen this one before. I guess we ate some of the same sand. I hadnt realized we ended up so close to the kuwait border I thought we were farther west. Interesting.
- Mon Feb 07, 2011 12:21 pm
- Forum: Fact Finder
- Topic: the Battle of Rumaylah
- Replies: 25
- Views: 36438
Re: the Battle of Rumaylah
didnt have to grease your track then..... thats just wrong. what the hell happened to our value for human life? you carried around some feet in boots for a while? thats pretty morbid, but you know it kind of makes sense in all that chaos. I bet your shrink at the VA wanted some discussion on that to...
- Mon Feb 07, 2011 11:30 am
- Forum: Fact Finder
- Topic: Tank losses
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8286
Re: Tank losses
I heard of one lost in 2ACR from a secondary explosion from a burning t72 that caught sleeping bags that were in the bustle rack on fire and it got out of hand and the crew bailed out. but none that I know of from direct fire.
- Mon Feb 07, 2011 11:27 am
- Forum: Fact Finder
- Topic: Info needed about tank operator training?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6618
Re: Info needed about tank operator training?
I initially trained as an M60A3 tanker, and transitioned to M1 later, never heard of that.
- Mon Feb 07, 2011 11:24 am
- Forum: Fact Finder
- Topic: the Battle of Rumaylah
- Replies: 25
- Views: 36438
Re: the Battle of Rumaylah
sounds right... remember the day before, the truck that was all burnt up and there was a dude that didnt get out of the back, and he was burnt to a crisp and sitting there, like he never moved and he was still waiting for the truck to arrive? the melted power line towers bent in half? wow! getting s...
- Mon Feb 07, 2011 11:18 am
- Forum: Units Deployed to Desert Shield/Storm
- Topic: Any E troopers outthere or any 2/3 ACR Troopers
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6588
Re: Any E troopers outthere or any 2/3 ACR Troopers
yeah, I remember sgt mullins by name only. He died drinking home made hooch didnt he? I pcs'ed from germany while 3ACR was deploying, I made it to saudi 2 days before we tore down tent city and moved to the border. sorry to say, but I dont remember you by name, but there is a lot of things that I ca...
- Mon Feb 07, 2011 11:02 am
- Forum: Fact Finder
- Topic: the Battle of Rumaylah
- Replies: 25
- Views: 36438
Re: the Battle of Rumaylah
I never seen the bus or the ambulance, but its possible, sounds like the right truck though was slumped over into the dash and his arm was hanging out the door.
- Mon Feb 07, 2011 10:53 am
- Forum: Fact Finder
- Topic: the Battle of Rumaylah
- Replies: 25
- Views: 36438
Re: the Battle of Rumaylah
yeah, sorry about the anger thing, when you said jubail I thought you were fishing for posers or something as jubail is the port in saudi. sounds about right, I think our scouts were the ones that took out the tomatoe truck threat as they were attempting to leave the AO. haha I have some pictures of...
- Fri Jan 28, 2011 8:30 am
- Forum: Fact Finder
- Topic: the Battle of Rumaylah
- Replies: 25
- Views: 36438
Re: the Battle of Rumaylah
WTF? is that supposed to be humorous or what? No wonder this place is a ghost town! I'm outta here!
- Wed Jan 26, 2011 9:57 am
- Forum: Fact Finder
- Topic: the Battle of Rumaylah
- Replies: 25
- Views: 36438
Re: the Battle of Rumaylah
on the way in though, I thought I was gonna s#@t in my pants when they opened up on us with an anti aircraft gun, but realized the pucker factor was so high u couldnt have drove a pin up my @ss with a jackhammer!