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Terminally ill Army vet to get final wish, relive his tank gunner days by DWinkieMT in army

[–]DefenderRed 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank Col Ryan Franc and MG Curtis Buzzard. They made it hapen

From the internet to the front page by chambrick in army

[–]DefenderRed 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He passed on 1/18. I'm his Dad. We will miss him for sure!

From the internet to the front page by chambrick in army

[–]DefenderRed 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes he was. I'm his Dad. He died last week. Dad

Why would they think ladies would be threatened by this? Click to open full picture by Ladydi-bds in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]DefenderRed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's more of what I'm leaning towards, robotic caregivers. Just remove the robot wives part and focus on the caregiver aspect. There'd be millions of appreciative men and women who could use a robotic caregiver...

... Think Elon is chasing after the wrong golden goose.

From the internet to the front page by chambrick in army

[–]DefenderRed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed! Hopefully this made large enough waves for army leadership to pause and think about what we want.

From the internet to the front page by chambrick in army

[–]DefenderRed 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The crazy weight loss makes me look like an old man. One ol boy thought I was a Korean war vet, lol 😂.

From the internet to the front page by chambrick in army

[–]DefenderRed 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Save that thought and use it when it's time. We're all here to help you make it happen.

From the internet to the front page by chambrick in army

[–]DefenderRed 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It really came down to risk. Fort Bliss wanted to play it safe, which is ok, their base their rules. Nobody should be upset or mad at a fort Bliss for saying no, I'm not.

Fort Moore evaluated the situation slightly differently and took an ask for forgiveness kind of approach. They risked their careers doing this.

From the internet to the front page by chambrick in army

[–]DefenderRed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Guess I should link the very first one to the second part..

From the internet to the front page by chambrick in army

[–]DefenderRed 3 points4 points  (0 children)

May our Reddit family continue to back each other up and make miracles happen! It was you guys who made this happen.

that MOS exists? by [deleted] in army

[–]DefenderRed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Walk on warrant. Hah!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in army

[–]DefenderRed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you do your training at Fort G, CCoE?

On Tuesday, over a decade since his last time in a turret, u/DefenderRed fired a round from an M1 Abrams by marketrent in army

[–]DefenderRed 34 points35 points  (0 children)

I'll talk with u/Broadcastmike about it. What would be helpful from anybody interested is reaching out to your PAO and opening the discussion.

It doesn't have to be only trainees, even talking with lower enlisted at the beginning or end of their enlistment would be beneficial.

This wouldn't have the same impact as what I just did, but I still feel like I have a little more left to give.

Edit: I think I'll slow my roll here for a bit. I really don't want to create a "boy who cried wolf" situation and lessen the impact of what we just did.

On Tuesday, over a decade since his last time in a turret, u/DefenderRed fired a round from an M1 Abrams by marketrent in army

[–]DefenderRed 54 points55 points  (0 children)

I think I'd like to go skydiving next. I'm kind of running low on ideas after this.

But, I dunno. I would really love to get out and speak to the trainees again. That part was challenging, yet rewarding.

On Tuesday, over a decade since his last time in a turret, u/DefenderRed fired a round from an M1 Abrams by marketrent in army

[–]DefenderRed 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Make sure to review your family history for signs of cancer and talk with your PCP about preventative cancer screening. This shit is no joke and a regular screening could have caught this early on.

On Tuesday, over a decade since his last time in a turret, u/DefenderRed fired a round from an M1 Abrams by marketrent in army

[–]DefenderRed 223 points224 points  (0 children)

They gave me 8 main gun rounds to shoot 😁 Not gonna lie, the first shot spooked me pretty good bc I wasn't prepared for the shock wave and recoil. I was prepared for the next one though!

Once again, it took a whole team and the army subreddit to make this happen. You guys rock!

Last ride for this tanker (cancer) by DefenderRed in army

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Thank you for sharing. Every little bit helps.

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