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03-29-07, 09:02 AM
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This thread will be the official place for our boys (and girls) in uniform to post their updates, pictures, news, and other interesting info for our enjoyment. Please please please keep the politics out. I know for a fact that every single person on this forum fully supports our troops, and as a sign of respect, please keep this thread about what it is supposed to be about....our boys and girls fighting for this great country. Bashing, politics, and other worthless bickering will be deleted and I encourage you to report such a post so that it can be removed.
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04-09-07, 10:43 AM
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Walking The Line
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Camp Pendleton, 5th Marine Regiment Area 62
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Soldier's Diary/The Last 24 Hours In Iraq
Well, after all the protesting/rallies/marches/demonstrations whatever they want to call it depending on what news agency you listen to.......
We gave the Iraqis classes on weapons, vehicle inspections, first aid, prisoner searches. Then again the Iraqis gave us a big Iraqi meal. Forget about all the table manners your mom taught you. They are out the window at this table. Gawd! I hate goat milk off the tit but Iraqi dirty hand bread is very nice. I thought with all the bad news in the news the last two days I should share my little story. More pics after we get back from our foot mobile night patrol. That is if our satellite connection is still good and I'm still in one piece. __________________ Randy 71 FJ40 81 HJ47 Troopie 82 BJ44 13B-T/H55/Cable Lockers 86 HJ61 VX 12H-T/Cable Lockers (Now my parts Cruiser) 92 LJ78(Sold) 96 FZJ80 Locked Coxwell-59th Alabama CSA |
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04-09-07, 11:56 AM
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IH8MUD Lifer
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Thanks for your service, Pactoy! We look forward to your next pix!
__________________ 9/70 FJ40 +Rollbar 9/64 FJ45 (L) P-B with restored wiring 4/84 Toy 4x4 Mini PU "The hungry sheep look up, and are not fed: but, swol'n with wind, and the rank mist they draw, rot inwardly and foul contagion spread."--Milton |
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04-09-07, 12:18 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Houston
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Stay safe Pactoy, look fwd to having you back home safe!!
__________________ 1993 FZJ 80 214,208 miles and counting!!!  1999 LX 470 126,000 miles. Wifes Pink Panty! 
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04-09-07, 12:20 PM
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IH8MUD Lifer
Join Date: Nov 2005
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PacToy, stay safe, man.
__________________ '75 FJ40. V8. SOA. Cage. Lockers. Not done... "The FJ is Toyota's answer to the Jeep CJ, and flame wars between fanboys of the two vehicles will continue long after the apocalypse begins. The consensus is the Toyota will take more abuse -- a big plus when roaming the desolation -- but it's harder to fix when something goes sideways. Fortunately, it's a Toyota, so you'll break before it will." |
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04-09-07, 12:55 PM
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IH8MUD Addict
Join Date: Nov 2004
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Nice pics.
I hope we get to see some more real news from you. Iraq next to Syria - thats got to be dicey at best. Give em hell __________________ ___________________________________ FZJ80KIDPEN 96' FZJ80 186K miles 285/75/R16,OME 850/860's,locked,LED's Homebrew Rear Bumper and sliders, Flareless and Line-X |
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04-09-07, 01:28 PM
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Checkers R Wreckers
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Our family prayers are with you PacToy.
Stay safe and thank you Sir! __________________ TLCA Web Master |
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04-09-07, 02:28 PM
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IH8MUD Regular
Join Date: Feb 2005
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Fuck all y'all, I just want to know how the rest of the food was.
I'm especially curious about that pile of whatever in the middle. Looks good. __________________ 96 FZJ80, OEM Lockers, 3" OME lift, ARB front bumper, Kaymar tyre jockey, BFG 285/75/16, Graco Easy Rider. The biggest difference between a Republican and a Democrat is that they are both socialists. |
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04-09-07, 02:49 PM
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Walking The Line
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Camp Pendleton, 5th Marine Regiment Area 62
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Hey Fellas,
Thanks for the replies and wishes.  <- I wish!The good news is I'm back safe. The bad news is we missed catching the bad guy. Oh, well, we will head back out again in the morning and give it a go again. There are a bunch of pictures I would like to share. My internet just sucks balls most of the time and the attachment management stalls out. We pay $300 a month out of our pockets for it but it keeps us in touch with family and friends. Yesterday we had lamb, dirty hand bread, and hominy beans w/ cow's milk with water and salt added (Syrian). Tasted like shit and it gave me the shits. Glad I made it back to the porta-shitters just in time. Shahram, that would be dirty hand bread on the bottom, thick layer of rice, roasted yard bird and lamb parts. Plus lots of other things I couldn't idenify. It was good alright. Still haven't had to shit yet so it must be ok with the stomach. Thanks Again, Fellas. I will do my best to keep the pics coming. __________________ Randy 71 FJ40 81 HJ47 Troopie 82 BJ44 13B-T/H55/Cable Lockers 86 HJ61 VX 12H-T/Cable Lockers (Now my parts Cruiser) 92 LJ78(Sold) 96 FZJ80 Locked Coxwell-59th Alabama CSA |
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04-09-07, 02:54 PM
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Walking The Line
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Camp Pendleton, 5th Marine Regiment Area 62
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Pic 1) Easter sunset over Syria. One of a couple.
Pic 2) Is for Shahram. Maybe he can help identify some of the food? __________________ Randy 71 FJ40 81 HJ47 Troopie 82 BJ44 13B-T/H55/Cable Lockers 86 HJ61 VX 12H-T/Cable Lockers (Now my parts Cruiser) 92 LJ78(Sold) 96 FZJ80 Locked Coxwell-59th Alabama CSA |
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04-09-07, 02:56 PM
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BWHAHAHA!
Join Date: Feb 2005
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that's a shit load of food.
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04-09-07, 02:58 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: north of 49
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holy crap that is quite the meal.
nice hijack by whodat AND dave. __________________ 93 fzj80 66 fj40L m101cdn trailer 91 LS400 sedancruiser "Diplomacy is the art of having someone else impose your will on you" Lester Pearson "I have the conch" Piggy |
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04-09-07, 03:01 PM
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What's next?
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Podunk, Arizona
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Bet you're dying for some baby backs, pork is probably scarce over there.
Hope you have better luck with the bad guy next time. Take it easy and keep the posts coming.. __________________ '69 fj40 CSC#103 A dry heat still cooks a turkey |
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04-09-07, 03:06 PM
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IH8MUD Lifer
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from our family in so calif stay safe and let us know wherte you live here maybe we can plan a home coming run you deserve it and you bros. let us know again thanks for your service
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04-09-07, 03:18 PM
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IH8MUD Lifer
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__________________ 9/70 FJ40 +Rollbar 9/64 FJ45 (L) P-B with restored wiring 4/84 Toy 4x4 Mini PU "The hungry sheep look up, and are not fed: but, swol'n with wind, and the rank mist they draw, rot inwardly and foul contagion spread."--Milton |
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04-09-07, 03:27 PM
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Wow...uh, yeah... Okay, so I recognize some kind of birdy thing, as there's a wingish shape in the lower-left quadrant... ...and I see the rice there, at the bottom... ...bread... ...cucumbers and tomatoes, the salad of choice in any ME country... ...are those noodles? God, please let those be noodles... ...flaps of scrambled eggs, lovingly thrown from a great distance onto the plate... ...and a prodigious smattering of mystery offal... ...unpasteurized goats milk... ...and cans of unidentified "MC" soda beverage, which seems to have the word "Libia" underneath. Please tell me that "MC" does not stand for "Moamaar Chaddafi", and if it does, you will cease drinking it immediately. How'd I do? __________________ 96 FZJ80, OEM Lockers, 3" OME lift, ARB front bumper, Kaymar tyre jockey, BFG 285/75/16, Graco Easy Rider. The biggest difference between a Republican and a Democrat is that they are both socialists. |
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04-09-07, 03:33 PM
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IH8MUD Lifer
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04-09-07, 04:16 PM
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IH8MUD Lifer
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All I have to add is it is not hand bread, It is foot bread.
Least the locals where i was in both the Stan and Iraq made it with their feet. __________________ Proud Patriot Guard Rider , What are you doing for our Military Forces ? Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for YOU, Jesus Christ and the American GI. One died for your soul and the other for your Freedom Looking for a hardtop for a 45 lwb. Along with all hardware. |
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04-09-07, 05:37 PM
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F.O.E Friend of Euclid
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Thanks for what your doing over in Indian country.
Don't know about your Marine Corp. skills but if that food didn't get you a trip to a hospital ship... Your gastro skills are tuff as nails. Stay sharp and be safe. Good Hunting!!! __________________ Chris Cottonland Cruisers 1976 FJ40, Stereo by Euclid, Team Risher Metal Tech Family Cage, Tuffy consoles, 4inch Hell Creek Suspension, 35x1250-15 Hankook MT, Saginaw Psteering, Clutchee sliders, ARB Lockers stem & stern, Orion. 1994 FJZ80, Locked, OME, ARB bumper, IPF Lights, 28575-16 REVOs, very gay snorkel Ohhhh mercy! Yes we got to beat that competition. |
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04-09-07, 06:10 PM
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nan bread and curry is good stuff. Some cook over there was quite proud of that spread.
Keep up the good work and stay safe eh! __________________ -84 BJ60, Finally on the FN road! -91 FJ80, wife's ride Iron Butt award winner of the Cruise Moab 08 ! |
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04-09-07, 09:20 PM
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IH8MUD Regular
Join Date: Feb 2005
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Well, Randy hasn't been back. Either one of two things has happened:
1) He's sick of our shit. 2) He's sick with the shits. I'm goin' with #2. __________________ 96 FZJ80, OEM Lockers, 3" OME lift, ARB front bumper, Kaymar tyre jockey, BFG 285/75/16, Graco Easy Rider. The biggest difference between a Republican and a Democrat is that they are both socialists. |
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04-09-07, 09:32 PM
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Original hoser
Join Date: Feb 2005
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for the pics Randy! And.... Is that a freaking deep fried sheep's head in one of the pics? If so I want dibs! Yummy! __________________ 1982 BJ60... Rusty... and not so trusty... RIP - Rust In Peace 1989 HJ61 12H-T Steve "This was a particularly bad case of somebody being cut in half." "If your erection lasts longer than 3 hours... call more women!" |
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04-09-07, 11:57 PM
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Walking The Line
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Camp Pendleton, 5th Marine Regiment Area 62
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Shahram,
No, Silly, I was asking you what the mystery things were! It was a not challenge question. Damn, I thought you had skills too! Those are not eggs up top. That is lamb fat with a piece of bone somewhere in it. Those are not noodles either. Well, not any kind of noodle that would call a noodle. Maybe they are noodles by Iraqi standards but they taste ok what ever they are. Darin, are you saying that was a toe nail not a finger nail I found in my piece of dirty hand bread?  Properly it is called nan. We just call it dirty hand bread for our convenience.Dan, (KliersLC) We do get a tray rats in the morning and one in the evening. That is if you can make it there and the food hasn't ran out. There is no KBR chow hall here. So a lot of times we eat with the Iraqis and afterwards we discuss business with them. Apparently that is how they like to talk business. Steve, there are no lamb or goat heads there. We haven't had the Octopussy experience yet. So far my Iraqi food favorites would be the dirty hand bread (nan), lamb kabobs, and chi. Don't worry about all the squabbling in the thread. You guys should have seen the Iraqis getting pissed at what their news agencies were reporting yesterday. It must be a world phenomenon to have bad and distorted news on TV. __________________ Randy 71 FJ40 81 HJ47 Troopie 82 BJ44 13B-T/H55/Cable Lockers 86 HJ61 VX 12H-T/Cable Lockers (Now my parts Cruiser) 92 LJ78(Sold) 96 FZJ80 Locked Coxwell-59th Alabama CSA |
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04-10-07, 05:46 AM
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IH8MUD Lifer
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Randy, If you ever get a chance to see them make it then you will know. We had to go eat with them all the time and we would see how they made all of that stuff. Green tea good, milk tea bad. Funny thing is they always told us we were eating chicken, but we never seen any running around. I had my own ideas what it was.
Stay safe over there man. And remember there are alot of us out there that support you, and have your back, back here. __________________ Proud Patriot Guard Rider , What are you doing for our Military Forces ? Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for YOU, Jesus Christ and the American GI. One died for your soul and the other for your Freedom Looking for a hardtop for a 45 lwb. Along with all hardware. |
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