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    yes but i have also been in the mounted world, i was in a mechanized unit.

    Scouts out? thats what i say when i well ya know, drop the scouts at the pool as it were. ;) lol

    my unit was actually reflagged to a scout unit so we got a lot of scouts incorperated in to us after we get back from Iraq, then all of us real soldiers got moved to other bats. i got moved to the 1/15INF Audi Murphys old unit.

    How i miss the fun jabs we used to take at each other...

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    Here are two more possibilities:

    http://www.uscavalry.org/ (The US Cavalry Association)

    http://www.buffalosoldiermuseum.com/

    T.

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    Yea tho I fly over the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil.
    For mine helicopter rules the skies and the valleys below.
    For I reach out and touch mine enemies from afar and in in the heart of the darkness.
    For I shun the filth and toil of the earth below.
    For I alone on the field of battle am secure in the knowledge that hot chow and clean sheets await my weary soul back at the FAARP.
    Mine enemies fear the righteous sound of the halo of rotor blades above mine head and mine mustachioed raiment gleams down upon those friendlies below.
    For I alone am secure in the knowledge that all others must look skyward to gaze upon my countenance.

    Aviation book 1 verses 1-7

    "Why yes, I fly!"




    Guys, please take this in the vein of humor it was intended. I make no attacks on anyone. I am not belittling anyones beliefs. honestly, it is not religious, it's just the way soldiers use among themselves to relieve the pain.
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    Swish + Swagger = Swoon.

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    Thanks for the links I bookmarked them all.
    Steve Ashton
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    I wear the kilt because:
    Swish + Swagger = Swoon.

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    Check this link: Medals of America - http://www.usmedals.com/ribbons.html...FRE9VAodlQYdkA
    Last edited by Matthew J. Greene; 30th March 07 at 03:43 PM. Reason: wrong URL

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    try askjeeves.com or ask.com sometimes you get different search results there than with google.

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    The Differential Theory of US Armed Forces (Snake Model) upon encountering a snake in the Area of Operations (AO)

    1. Infantry: Snake smells them, leaves area.

    2. Airborne: Lands on and kills the snake.

    3. Armor: Runs over snake, laughs, and looks for more snakes.

    4. Aviation: Has Global Positioning Satellite coordinates to snake. Can't find snake. Returns to base for refuel, crew rest, and manicure.

    5. Ranger: Plays with snake, then eats it.

    6. Field Artillery: Kills snake with massive Time On Target barrage with three forward Artillery Brigades in support. Kills several hundred civilians as unavoidable collateral damage. Mission is considered a success and all participants (i.e., cooks, mechanics and clerks) are awarded Silver Stars.

    7. Special Forces: Makes contact with snake, ignores all State Department directives and Theater Commander Rules of Engagement by building rapport with snake and winning its heart and mind. Trains it to kill other snakes. Files enormous travel settlement upon return.

    8. Combat Engineer: Studies snake. Prepares in-depth doctrinal thesis in obscure 5 series Field Manual about how to defeat snake using counter mobility assets. Complains that maneuver forces don't understand how to properly conduct doctrinal counter-snake ops.

    9. Navy SEAL: Expends all ammunition and calls for naval gunfire support in failed attempt to kill snake. Snake bites SEAL and retreats to safety. Hollywood makes fantasy film in which SEALS kill Muslim extremist snakes.

    10. Navy: Fires off 50 cruise missiles from various types of ships, kills snake and makes presentation to Senate Appropriations Committee on how Naval forces are the most cost-effective means of anti-snake force projection.

    11. Marine: Kills snake by accident while looking for souvenirs. Local civilians demand removal of all US forces from Area of Operations.

    12. Marine Recon: Follows snake, gets lost.

    13. Combat Controllers: Guides snake elsewhere.

    14. Para-Rescue Jumper: Wounds snake in initial encounter, then works feverishly to save snake's life.

    15. Supply: (NOTICE: Your anti-snake equipment is on backorder.)

    16. Transport pilot: Receives call for anti-snake equipment, and delivers two weeks after due date.

    17. F-15 pilot: Mis-identifies snake as enemy Mil-24 Hind helicopter and engages with missiles. Crew chief paints snake kill on aircraft.

    18. F-16 pilot: Finds snake, drops two CBU-87 cluster bombs, and misses snake target, but get direct hit on Embassy 100 KM East of snake due to weather (Too Hot also Too Cold, Was Clear but too overcast, Too dry with Rain, Unlimited ceiling with low cloud cover etc.) Claims that purchasing multi-million dollar, high-tech snake-killing device will enable it in the future to kill all snakes and achieve a revolution in military affairs.

    19. AH-64 Apache pilot: Unable to locate snake, snakes don't show well on infra-red. Infrared only operable in desert AO's without power lines or SAM's.

    20. UH-60 Blackhawk pilot: Finds snake on fourth pass after snake builds bonfire, pops smoke, lays out VS 17 to mark Landing Zone. Rotor wash blows snake into fire.

    21. B-52 pilot: Pulls ARCLIGHT mission on snake, kills snake and every other living thing within two miles of target.

    22. Missile crew: Lays in target coordinates to snake in 20 seconds, but can't receive authorization from National Command Authority to use nuclear weapons.

    23. Intelligence officer: Snake? What snake? Only four of 35 indicators of snake activity are currently active. We assess the potential for snake activity as LOW.

    24. Coast Guard (USCG): Chases snake. Fires shot across snake's bow. Boards snake and detains it. Sends it to foreign snake impoundment camp at Guantanimo Bay.

    25. Judge Advocate General (JAG): Snake declines to bite, citing grounds of professional courtesy.

    26. National Guard: Looks at calendar. "It's not my weekend to kill the snake," so snake is left for other military branches to deal with it.

    27. CIA: Agent sent in with guise to blend in with snakes. Learns the language and the customs. Waits for prime opportunity to take out the snake, and receives the green light from the Commander in Chief to go ahead with Operation: Springfield Wacking Day. Snake's remains are left behind with planted evidence that Muslim extremists carried out an assassination attempt. CIA washes hands of any involvement.

    28. Black Ops: Snake destroyed before it even had a chance to exit its hole. All traces of black ops existence are cleaned before ex-filtration.

    29. Homeland Security: Serious deliberation of who is responsible and what funds will be required for snake termination. Once snake is incarcerated, they then have to deal with such groups as Amnesty International, Greenpeace, and PETA for the safe transfer and release of the snake.
    TURNING THE ENEMY INTO HAIR, TEETH AND EYEBALLS SINCE 1984

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    Hey If you haven't found the crest you need go to Vanguard.com., the supply all the crest's to the ARMY currently. CR66
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    very nice wizard. whats that poem about scouts and some field? where the scouts stayed at some bar outside the gates of hell and the infantry kept marching straight through to hell?

    the scouts that took over out bat. painted that on the wall.

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    Fiddler's Green

    Quote Originally Posted by Mountainman View Post
    very nice wizard. whats that poem about scouts and some field? where the scouts stayed at some bar outside the gates of hell and the infantry kept marching straight through to hell?

    the scouts that took over out bat. painted that on the wall.
    Are you referring to the old army song Fiddler's Green?

    Halfway down the trail to hell
    In a shady meadow green,
    Are the souls of all dead troopers camped
    Near a good old-time canteen
    And this eternal resting place
    Is known as Fiddler's Green.

    Marching past, straight through to hell,
    The infantry are seen,
    Accompanied by the Engineers,
    Artillery and Marine,
    For none but the shades of Cavalrymen
    Dismount at Fiddlers' Green.
    Though some go curving down the trail
    To seek a warmer scene,
    No trooper ever gets to Hell
    Ere he's emptied his canteen,
    And so rides back to drink again
    With friends at Fiddlers' Green.

    And so when man and horse go down
    Beneath a saber keen,
    Or in a roaring charge or fierce melee
    You stop a bullet clean,
    And the hostiles come to get your scalp,
    Just empty your canteen,
    And put your pistol to your head
    And go to Fiddlers' Green.


    Cheers,

    Todd

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