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No matter what enemy propaganda tried to say or the lying, stinkin' media put out (which was which?) we were there to help the Iraqi people.
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I believe the Romans are the first to try their hand at peacekeeping, back in the day of the Caesar and Cleopatra. I'll bet the suqs were eager to supply the mighty Roman Army with whatever they wanted.
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cartoons, out on a limb, ancient egypt, busters battery, roman empire
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Fort Leavenworth has all kinds of history plaques and markers. Every Army officer of any consequence has been here at one time or another, including one pretty intense tank major...
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In the early days of OIF language barriers were a problem, so some soldiers were issued laminated cards with pictures to help facilitate communication. It didn't always work out, though...
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When we let some Uighurs go to Bermuda I'm sure they had never heard of the place before. I also know that Bermuda didn't seem to ask the UK about doing it either....
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Beaker loves to tell the newbies all about the "Old Army," like where you could get drunk at the All-Graders and how many times he made SP4.
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During Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom the PX would give you change in "pogs", plastic tokens worth 5-25 cents. They didn't do pennies, so...
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th limb, busters battery, out on a limb, military, the limb
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The new Army Combat Fitness Test is a marvel... if carried to extremes it will have everyone equally fit. They won't have time to do any actual SOLDIERING (or have a family, or get an education, etc.) but they'll be fit.
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I had a doctor thrilled at the prospect that a disease had moved from a camel spider to me via a nocturnal bite. No spidey powers but a Hell of a fever and necrosis at the bite site that left an impressive scar.
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Pogs were cardstock "coins" given out as change by AAFES in Iraq and Afghanistan. They featured photos of U.S. servicemembers, past and present... OK, so maybe Beaker wouldn't have been on the "A" list!