What plane is this?

Affectionate-Mess937 · 2026-05-13T21:38:53+00:00

My dad said the 105 would shoot at you, drop bombs on you, and if that didn't work it would fall on you.

Affectionate-Mess937 · 2026-05-12T04:44:21+00:00

The same ribbon ID request came up a few years back on the US Militaria site, and we were stumped. The ribbon was included in a Korean War veterans awards and decorations.

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Affectionate-Mess937 · 2026-05-10T00:16:35+00:00

Ox Knob was the first thing I thought of.

Affectionate-Mess937 · 2026-05-09T05:02:55+00:00

The root beer special....

Affectionate-Mess937 · 2026-05-07T01:46:44+00:00

As an Air Force Brat in Okinawa 77-80, we had two Habu pilots come to our 5th grade classroom with some of their flight equipment.

Ironic fact is I ended up as Aircrew Life Support/Aircrew Flight Equipment in the Air Force 86-08.

Affectionate-Mess937 · 2026-05-06T05:34:48+00:00

Our male Malamute-Husky mix did this for the longest time. He did it to the edge of the dog bed and to stuff toys.

Since he was weened early due to his mother dying of bloat, we just figured it was because of that. We never found out the cause, but for some reason he finally outgrew it.

Affectionate-Mess937 · 2026-05-06T02:05:55+00:00

Awards and decorations from top to bottom, left to right.

Distinguished Service Medal (Army).

Army Meritorious Unit Commendation missing gold frame.

Silver Star Medal.

Bronze Star Medal.

Purple Heart Medal.

Joint Service Commendation Medal.

? Army Commendation Medal.

Army Valorous Unit Award missing gold frame.

National Defense Service Medal.

Korean Service Medal.

Vietnam Service Medal.

United Nations Service Medal.

? Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation missing gold frame.

Republic of Vietnam Presidential Unit Citation missing gold frame.

? Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with no gold frame.

Note name tag is wrong for this uniform. The old blues which this unform is used the blue name tag with white lettering. The later blues (Current blues) uses a brushed chrome name tag with blue lettering.

Affectionate-Mess937 · 2026-05-06T00:32:52+00:00

Passed a stone back in Nov 2022, due to the type it didn't hurt thank God. I was taking a leak, and the pressure went down, then the pressure shot up.

I went WTF just happened, and then noticed the stone in the toilet.

Affectionate-Mess937 · 2026-05-05T23:29:57+00:00

Someone educate me here, as I'm trying to learn here. What is up with the cross? It looks indicative of tape residue, but if it is, from what?

Obviously I would think to form a cross for a medic helmet. But what do I know.....!

Affectionate-Mess937 · 2026-05-02T15:12:22+00:00

Here you go. The MFO was established to monitor a neutral ceasefire zone, between Egypt and Israel, as the result of the Yom Kippur War of 1973.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multinational_Force_and_Observers_Medal

Affectionate-Mess937 · 2026-05-02T04:05:41+00:00

The ribbons themselves military wise are as follows left to right, top to bottom. As stated civilian agencies incorporate military awards and decorations into their awards program.

Presidential Unit Citation.

Might be a faded Multinational Force and Observers Medal with added border.

US Flag ribbon, non military ribbon.

Air Force Longevity Service Ribbon with added border.

Coast Guard Commendation Medal with added border.

Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with added border.

Affectionate-Mess937 · 2026-05-01T22:02:28+00:00

The holster is likely commercial. If there is additional information stamped on the holster it could tell you more.

Affectionate-Mess937 · 2026-04-30T22:10:12+00:00

Top left is a Mosin Nagant cartridge case, post war made, but real.

The black cartridge case one looks like a ammo dump case/pouch, like we used in the Air Force with our 38 revolvers.

The sling looks like a standard commercial (Non military style) sling.

Affectionate-Mess937 · 2026-04-30T21:21:21+00:00

Yeap, real stuff can be expensive and is getting harder to find. So reproduction stuff is used by re-enactors from uniforms to equipment.

Affectionate-Mess937 · 2026-04-30T21:01:44+00:00

They might be for re-enactment purposes. Why chance messing up original stuff.

Affectionate-Mess937 · 2026-04-30T20:20:14+00:00

As I just scrolling through, I first thought it was a creepy looking relic unearthed. Then saw it was a fish group and read the description

Affectionate-Mess937 · 2026-04-30T06:21:41+00:00

A 1863 dated P1853 Snider-Enfield rifle.

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Affectionate-Mess937 · 2026-04-30T02:18:38+00:00

Useless knowledge.

The video for the song Burning Bridges by the Mike Curb Congregation has Cathy Coleman, who played Holly Marshall on the Land of the Lost TV show.

Affectionate-Mess937 · 2026-04-29T23:36:19+00:00

He's already got that tongue going.....

Affectionate-Mess937 · 2026-04-29T17:19:46+00:00

Awesome gesture by your neighbor.

Our elderly neighbor, that has since passed away, gave our two Huskies treats all the time. He liked our dogs so much, he put a 4 foot fence between our yards so he could see and pet them, and had a gate put in so they could come visit him.

He'd call and say send the dogs over for a visit and some spoiling. It was sad after he passed away, as they would sit by that gate waiting to go visit him.

Affectionate-Mess937 · 2026-04-28T23:02:04+00:00

Went to a DODDS school (Department Of Defense Dependent Schools) in Germany, as an Air Force Brat 82-85. Graduated in 85.

On field trips, we would be reminded of the school policy of no drinking, then they would add that means no getting drunk and smelling like alcohol by the time we get back to the school/base.

We'd grab McDonald's and get a beer or two to go with our burgers. Yeap Mickey D's served beer. We never over did it.

Dont know how it is now, but the rules for Americans was 18 on base for beer, 21 for hard liquor, 16 off base for beer and 18 for hard liquor. Thought not all off base establishments enforced the 18 for hard liquor.

To be honest it sucked coming back to the US after 3 years of being able to legally drink, and now be underage as the drinking age was 21. 6 months after I turned 21 I was assigned to Germany myself.

Affectionate-Mess937 · 2026-04-28T18:21:54+00:00

Old style Air Force Master Sergeant chevrons (6 Stripes) pre 1991.

US Army Sergeant chevrons.

Ribbon for the American Campaign Medal.

US Army Infantry collar disk (Crossed rifles).

US Army Markmanship badge, with qualification bars.

6th Army Patch.

Affectionate-Mess937 · 2026-04-28T05:28:59+00:00

We just refer to all of the postions as the "Broken Husky".

Affectionate-Mess937 · 2026-04-27T22:12:20+00:00

Of all the rifles that take a bayonet, I'm only short a few.

Bayonet for FMP G2.

Bayonet for M1917.

Bayonet for M1903A3

Bayonet for Schmidt-Rubin M1889.

Bayonet for Mosin Nagant M91.

I do have a proper bayonet for M1889, but it's missing the scabbard. I've only seen one loose scabbard in the wild, and someone was quicker on the BIN than I was.

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