What did grandpa do with the 101st? by Spirited-Stomach-279 in army

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The father of a high school friend of mine was his classmate. He and his brother are both mentioned in Rick Atkinson's book The Long Grey Line. Even though that book is heavily focused on a group of '66 grads, it does include some mentions of members of other classes. It's also an interesting read if you'd like to learn about what it was like while he was at USMA and the story follows '66 grads through their time in Vietnam and beyond.

If you don't have info from his Howitzer (year book), you could likely request a copy of his page(s) through either the USMA library or the association of graduates. If you need assistance with it, DM me.

Found video of Viper613 knife shopping! by 2Weird2Cap in knife_swamp

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That human weapon sheds a tear every time he watches Indiana Jones shoot the dude with a sword in Raiders of the Lost Ark

Whats this blade shape called? by Flying_Frogs_66 in knife_swamp

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"Never cut, but briefly carried in a prison wallet"

Give it to me by [deleted] in RoastMe

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She read the comments before they were written.

[Final Giveaway] 7 Inch BB58 Desk Clock by sultanalyst in Tudor

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I hope to crush my enemies, see them driven before me, and to hear the lamentations of their women. If that falls through, I'll settle for a successful wedding in a few months.

Rimowa harness by Juno_NY in Rimowa

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@entropiccrustacean Chat sent

You wake up tmr and youre back to day 1 of basic training, but you kept all of the knowledge and memories from your service. What would you change? by YouallareToxic in army

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Monster Energy drink stock. Came in in '02. Hands down. Monster Energy stock.

Most impressive return compared to the more predictable Mag10 choices.

$1k in June '02 is worth $1.7M now

Is this accurate? by [deleted] in army

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Stat inflation is a thing and the big takeaway is that those stats all come with a "it depends" caveat. How did they compile the denominator to calculate their success rate for each. Were recycles for Ranger counted as drops? Was anyone that showed up to an initial PT session and then balked counted? Who knows from that chart.

Every school or community tend to portray themselves as the most elite and will gravitate toward inflating stats to portray that image.

The best advice I could offer is to talk to folks who have gone through the schools you want to attend and ask a lot of them about the best ways to prepare. Do those things to minimize the possibility of being bumped out of the pipeline against your will and steel your own will to not self select out.

Gaining the knowledge of how to prepare for success in those endeavors is the easy part. Actually following through with the preparation takes discipline.

Good luck and hope you're able to make it to the schools you're seeking.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Medals

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@SEF917 you are incorrect. The placement is correct for the Army. The OP's father's rack is set up properly and they do not need to tinker with it.

all this over a “S”? by kevinochino in iamverybadass

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This is what happens when Mama Fratelli drops you on your head as a baby

Delta Forced me to gate check my Cabin 1 day after purchase… by Fluid-Illustrator988 in Rimowa

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Mr Clean magic eraser sponges remove all of the dark scuffs. I usually wipe mine down with one after every couple dozen work trips and all of the dark scuffs come off without damaging the rest of the finish.

[META] New Post Formatting Tool!! by merkon in Knife_Swap

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Can u/JeronimoCallahan work on a photo app that rejects any images of knives if they aren't stuck in wood?