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Inchworm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-06-08 09:27 PM Original message |
Show us your Military Patches |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-06-08 09:28 PM Response to Original message |
1. What's THAT patch from, someone who played hockey? |
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Inchworm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-06-08 09:32 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. A Navy Squadron |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-06-08 09:39 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Sorry, but I couldn't resist...the Russian plane looked |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 12:49 AM Response to Reply #5 |
29. That was my very first thought too. |
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Ptah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-06-08 09:30 PM Response to Original message |
2. Old guy here. |
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Inchworm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-06-08 09:53 PM Response to Reply #2 |
11. Thats Air Force right? |
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Ptah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-06-08 10:04 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. Air Force. |
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Inchworm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-06-08 10:09 PM Response to Reply #15 |
20. Carrier Air Group |
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ewagner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 09:12 AM Response to Reply #2 |
35. sigh.... |
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Ptah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 10:21 PM Response to Reply #35 |
70. 93 AMS, Castle AFB, 1971-1974 |
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huskerlaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 04:53 PM Response to Reply #2 |
55. Bellevue, Nebraska! |
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Ptah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 10:21 PM Response to Reply #55 |
71. I should know the name of that base. |
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huskerlaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 10:39 PM Response to Reply #71 |
75. Offutt AFB |
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Ptah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 10:46 PM Response to Reply #75 |
77. Thanks, huskerlaw. |
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huskerlaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 11:05 PM Response to Reply #77 |
79. The type he couldn't talk about at home |
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Captain Angry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-09-08 01:21 AM Response to Reply #2 |
98. My dad was a B-52 pilot. |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-06-08 09:38 PM Response to Original message |
4. AFCS 1970-73 |
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Inchworm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-06-08 10:06 PM Response to Reply #4 |
17. That's AWACS? |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 06:01 AM Response to Reply #17 |
33. Nope, We was the Air Farce long distance phone company |
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cloudbase (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-06-08 09:40 PM Response to Original message |
6. One of the best ever. |
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Prisoner_Number_Six (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-06-08 09:42 PM Response to Original message |
7. USAF Security Service |
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Inchworm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-06-08 09:58 PM Response to Reply #7 |
13. Ut oh.. *looks around* |
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Prisoner_Number_Six (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-06-08 10:06 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. That's right. |
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Inchworm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-06-08 10:11 PM Response to Reply #16 |
21. So.. I'm going in for... |
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DarkTirade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-06-08 09:50 PM Response to Original message |
8. Unfortunately my grandpa's stuff got moved about when we were renovating |
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Inchworm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-06-08 09:51 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Hehe |
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evlbstrd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-06-08 09:52 PM Response to Original message |
10. We didn't really wear patches. |
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Inchworm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-06-08 10:02 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. Draftsman? |
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evlbstrd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-06-08 11:05 PM Response to Reply #14 |
26. Yes. |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-06-08 09:57 PM Response to Original message |
12. These are my patches |
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Inchworm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-06-08 10:12 PM Response to Reply #12 |
22. Remind me to stay on your side of any debate |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 01:41 PM Response to Reply #12 |
51. color that triangle red and you could have fought for the klingon empire! |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-06-08 10:06 PM Response to Original message |
18. Close enough |
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Inchworm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-06-08 10:19 PM Response to Reply #18 |
23. I saw this and thought of.. |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 09:15 AM Response to Reply #23 |
36. You should try being inside the ship hanger bay |
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Inchworm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 11:44 AM Response to Reply #36 |
44. You can hear them for miles on land! |
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Aristus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-06-08 10:07 PM Response to Original message |
19. Mine: |
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Inchworm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-06-08 10:23 PM Response to Reply #19 |
24. Straightforward ones |
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Aristus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 12:10 AM Response to Reply #24 |
28. Neither. The broom and the floor-buffer. |
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Twillig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 01:19 PM Response to Reply #19 |
49. "Third Army Strategic Replacement Reserve" |
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Aristus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 07:06 PM Response to Reply #49 |
57. It's a rather grandiose name for a bunch of individual combat platoons |
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haele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-06-08 11:02 PM Response to Original message |
25. Here's some of mine - |
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Inchworm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 10:34 AM Response to Reply #25 |
37. AEGIS is cool stuff |
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Bravo Zulu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-06-08 11:45 PM Response to Original message |
27. shadow box |
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Inchworm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 10:36 AM Response to Reply #27 |
38. Thank you |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 02:57 AM Response to Original message |
30. Tactical Air Command - USAF |
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Inchworm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 10:38 AM Response to Reply #30 |
39. Cool |
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Prisoner_Number_Six (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 12:56 PM Response to Reply #30 |
46. Have I ever told you how H.O.T. HOT you look in that uniform? |
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trof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-08-08 08:03 AM Response to Reply #30 |
89. Me too! |
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Submariner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 03:22 AM Response to Original message |
31. Pigboater |
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Inchworm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 10:43 AM Response to Reply #31 |
40. Interesting history to your Sub |
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Submariner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 11:39 AM Response to Reply #40 |
43. It was a good boat, good crew, good Skipper, and good times on liberty |
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harmonicon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-08-08 03:07 AM Response to Reply #43 |
87. Question: |
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Submariner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-08-08 11:58 AM Response to Reply #87 |
94. Most everyone smoked |
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harmonicon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-09-08 12:10 AM Response to Reply #94 |
97. thanks |
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Wcross (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 04:28 AM Response to Original message |
32. We didn't wear patches but here is my units insignia. |
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Inchworm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 10:50 AM Response to Reply #32 |
41. Role: Armor protected firepower and shock action |
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YankeyMCC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 09:09 AM Response to Original message |
34. 4 Air Force Patches |
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Inchworm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 10:53 AM Response to Reply #34 |
42. Hobbit709 upthread was AFCS |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-08-08 03:09 AM Response to Reply #42 |
88. They changed it to AFCA later, after my time. |
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YankeyMCC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-08-08 08:10 AM Response to Reply #88 |
90. Actually my second day on base was pretty much taken up by |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-08-08 08:13 AM Response to Reply #90 |
91. We had our own version of the patch |
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YankeyMCC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-08-08 08:22 AM Response to Reply #91 |
93. lol |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 12:01 PM Response to Original message |
45. Trevor Paglen has a book out about the black ops patches |
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Inchworm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 12:59 PM Response to Reply #45 |
47. I didn't see a thing |
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JustABozoOnThisBus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 01:17 PM Response to Original message |
48. I was just a bozo on this deuce-and-a-half |
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Inchworm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 01:27 PM Response to Reply #48 |
50. Am I reading correctly? |
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JustABozoOnThisBus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 01:49 PM Response to Reply #50 |
52. Hmmm, dunno what caused activation |
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JustABozoOnThisBus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 04:42 PM Response to Reply #50 |
54. Cobwebs clearing slowly ... |
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Inchworm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 10:23 PM Response to Reply #54 |
72. woot |
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speedoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 02:05 PM Response to Original message |
53. No patch, but here's a pic... |
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Inchworm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 09:51 PM Response to Reply #53 |
62. but yer ship had a patch? |
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speedoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 11:06 PM Response to Reply #62 |
80. Well, she was a WWII destroyer, so she had lots of "patches" to keep her afloat and fighting! |
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speedoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 11:06 PM Response to Reply #62 |
81. delete - dupe |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 05:15 PM Response to Original message |
56. One of mine. |
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Inchworm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 09:57 PM Response to Reply #56 |
63. 2nd signal brigade |
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Bravo Zulu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 07:57 PM Response to Original message |
58. two years Arctic duty, one year Viet Nam duty |
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Inchworm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 10:02 PM Response to Reply #58 |
64. ok- my bad |
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Release The Hounds (341 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 09:33 PM Response to Original message |
59. Kansas, Korea, Maryland |
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Inchworm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 10:05 PM Response to Reply #59 |
65. Explain a bit if you would... |
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leeroysphitz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 09:39 PM Response to Original message |
60. 1988-1991, 319th M.I. patch and an 101st ABN division combat patch. |
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Inchworm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 10:12 PM Response to Reply #60 |
66. 319th.. hmmm... |
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SoxFan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 09:49 PM Response to Original message |
61. Guard, Reserve, and the ROTC patch |
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Inchworm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 10:15 PM Response to Reply #61 |
68. Your patches are infantry? |
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SoxFan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 10:40 PM Response to Reply #68 |
76. They are separate infantry brigades |
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Glorfindel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 10:12 PM Response to Original message |
67. Headquarters, I Field Force Vietnam |
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Inchworm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 10:17 PM Response to Reply #67 |
69. Am I reading right? |
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Glorfindel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 10:23 PM Response to Reply #69 |
73. Yes, but I was a lowly secretary/stenographer in G2 |
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Inchworm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 10:24 PM Response to Reply #73 |
74. Neat |
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erinlough (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 10:47 PM Response to Original message |
78. In honor of my father |
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Inchworm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 11:39 PM Response to Reply #78 |
83. Awesome, thanks to your Grandpa |
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Ptah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-08-08 01:02 AM Response to Reply #78 |
85. Thank you. And my father: |
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YankeyMCC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-08-08 08:20 AM Response to Reply #78 |
92. I like that idea for my Dad: |
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limit18 (261 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 11:36 PM Response to Original message |
82. Alaska Defense Command |
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Inchworm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 11:40 PM Response to Reply #82 |
84. Need more info :P |
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Born_A_Truman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-08-08 02:56 AM Response to Original message |
86. Hubby's patches... |
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Inchworm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-08-08 12:08 PM Response to Reply #86 |
95. "Top Gun" |
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Born_A_Truman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-08-08 12:21 PM Response to Reply #95 |
96. Miramar NAS |
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