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Sunday 02/29/2004 6:34:35pm |
| Name: |
Sangi |
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I
will be getting together with Carrol and Chosa
in order to put the video on DVD. Once this
has been completed we will post how and when
to order copies. All procedes less cost of copying
and S&H will go to taskforce grizzly.org in
order to help offset the cost Mcgehee is putting
forward. If you guys can spare a few bucks,
I'm sure Kauffman and Mcgehee would appreciate
some help in their efforts to bring Lane and
Porters families to the reunion and also the
cost of the web site. |
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Still
cant remember a damn thing. |
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Sunday 02/29/2004 7:18:13am |
| Name: |
David
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E-4 |
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Thanks
Mike for all your hard work. My wife and I had
a great time. It was nice to see everyone. |
| Favorite
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Watching
the old videos that Sangi brought. |
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Saturday 02/28/2004 4:14:22am |
| Name: |
Ditto |
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Detroit |
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Hey
all, I'm on AIM as EMUChopper, shoot me your
screen name and it'll be easier to stay in touch.
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Saturday 02/28/2004 3:13:45am |
| Name: |
Jim
Carrell |
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Watch
it today fellas. It comes on @ 1100 Central
time. |
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Then
go to here and buy it. If needed you can, leave
a "preview rating of it" like I did.
http://shopping.discovery.com/stores/servlet/Product
Display?catalogId=10000&storeId=10000&langId=-1&prod
uctId=55325&categoryId=22608 |
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Friday 02/27/2004 3:33:31pm |
| Name: |
Juan
"Alphabet" Ontiverossoto |
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San
Jose, Ca |
| Message: |
FYI
The Dicovery Channel HALO Free Fall School will
be on again tomorrow 2/28 at 12pm and 1pm(PST)
Parts 1 and 2
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Friday 02/27/2004 2:59:12pm |
| Name: |
Larry
watson |
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http://woodlot.com/vietnam/index.html |
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Bowie,
Texas, cattle rancher |
| Message: |
I
have heard that my old squad was on the "point"
when youse guys went over the fence into Kuwait.
I just read TFG story. I served with Kilo 3/7
2nd. squad 3rd. Plt.. You guys done good! Proud
of you! |
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Check
out what was happenning with Kilo and Mike on
Feb. 23rd. 1969. Search "a company called Mike".
read "weber's story" or "23rd. Feb."
Semper Fi! |
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Friday 02/27/2004 2:05:55pm |
| Name: |
D.
Shaun Chosa |
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Just
wanted to say thanks to Mike for all his hard
efforts in bringing the right people together
to make this all happen. And personally for
hooking me up! Also thanks to David Pennington
for all his extra help and taxi service, you'll
be set in MinneSO TAAA! |
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Hanging
out with some damned outstanding
Marines. I remember so many of these guys as
young men, grown now, with families, I am extremely
proud to have served with you all. Stay in touch....you
too Rudy!
Semper Fi leatherdevils!! |
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Friday 02/27/2004 11:47:45am |
| Name: |
Sheamus
Cullen |
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Just
found the HALO DVD set on the Discovery Channel
website for $29.95 ships out April 15, 2004.
I'll tell you Schindler looks great, he makes
freefall look easy. I just sent him an email
to get his address, so my guys and myself can
send a CARE package to him. That guy's career
is what we all wished we could've become in
the Corps. Do you guys remember him and Gerstandt
used to be roommates talk about a gungy group
their head looked like the MCI library. |
| Favorite
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Sangi
& Knauls Las Vegas 2004, they cant wait for
Tampa Bay 2006. |
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Friday 02/27/2004 9:19:53am |
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Detroit |
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What
a trip! If anyone TIVO'd it, it might be nice
to burn it to DVD and ship him a copy. |
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Friday 02/27/2004 5:58:55am |
| Name: |
Jim
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Pensacola,
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| Message: |
I
watched it. I think I shed a few tears here
and there. Seeing Rick in his normal form. TOUGH!
Man hasn't changed a bit. To quote Rick,...
"Aieyuuuuuuuu NASTEEE!" |
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Mucho
Love Mike. Anytime and Thanks! |
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Thursday 02/26/2004 9:12:12am |
| Name: |
McGehee |
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http://www.taskforcegrizzly.org |
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San
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First
and foremost I would like to thank John Porter,
Tom and April Lane for visiting and giving us
the opportunity to meet with you. Our reunion
would not be complete without your attendance...
THANK YOU!
I can't say enough how great it was to see everyone
back together... and I want to thank the Marines,
Sailors and family members that made the trek
out and who have helped get this operation moving...
can't say enough how memorable this was.
Personally, I would like to thank:
Jim Fulks- for donating money for meals... sorry
you had a death in the family and was unable
to attend.
Ed Conger - for correcting some misunderstandings
and putting up with Savage's cursing.
Darlene and Keith Hilton- for locating Lima
Co., helping organize the reunion, appropriating
door prizes.
Knauls- for locking on our rooms.
Kauffman- for locating our fallen brothers family.
Chosa- for busting out our t-shirts.
Carrell- always lending a hand.
Ditto- for all the great stories.
Sangi- for always doing dumb stunts that make
me laugh.
Corral- locking on TAPS at the reunion.
Savage- for you nonstop cursing.
Gadsen- great speech... couldn't say it any
better.
Hylton & Forget- for still being in the USMC...
kicking down doors and kicking in teeth.
Edwards- sharing your story... enough said.
Cullen- for not being in jail.
Clovis- being the funniest (alcohol induced)
cop I've ever seen.
Pennington- local Motor T and S-3.
Cordero, Wessel, Dionisio, Alsteens, Bergman,
Boufford, Brooks, Buch, Garcia, Kettle, Lind,
Martinez (Marty), Martinez (TC), McGinty, Mills,
Neitzel, Ontiverisotto, Slater, Snell, Cordero,
Dionisio and Wessel - for showing up and making
our event possible.
Marine Corps League- for setting up a great
dinner and allowing us gather for a reunion.
Reflecting back on our Saturday night muster...
I think it's safe to say that we all had closure
of some type... amongst ourselves, for shedding
light on our past experiences and having the
opportunity to visit with Christian and Brian's
family. I left Las Vegas with a greater sense
of relief and belonging... one thing we cannot
deny is that WE ARE STILL BROTHERS AND WILL
ALWAYS BE FAITHFUL! |
| Favorite
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Saving
Sangi from giving the girls $100 dollar bills
instead of $1 dollar bills. Don't worry, the
girls still got their $100... I think that's
where I lost my credit card... they ran up a
$100 dollar charge anyway! |
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Wednesday 02/25/2004 8:24:54pm |
| Name: |
David
Pennington |
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Dont
forget that Schindler has a show on the Discovery
Chanel Feb 26.
Free Fall School |
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Wednesday 02/25/2004 7:13:33pm |
| Name: |
Doc
Kettle |
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San
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I
wanted to reiterate what everyone has been saying
about Sat. Thanks Mike, Kauffman, the Hiltons,
and everyone that attended. I don't think my
stomach will heal for a while from all the laughing.
I thought that Sat. might turn into a "I love
you man" fest, however since it didn't let me
say "I love you all" (not the same love as Sangi
and Knauls share.) Can't wait till Tampa, but
I'm sure my liver can. |
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I
know what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas buuut....
I had three marines on Sunday afternoon say
" Doc, I can't go out another night." So Sunday
evening the four of us mysteriously ended up
outside a club. Curiously the club was just
finishing a male review. Turns out the demographics
included 88 women, three marines and one corpsman.
WOW!!! Only in Vegas. What a night. It was off
the hook. |
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Wednesday 02/25/2004 5:48:01pm |
| Name: |
Edwards,Ron |
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| Message: |
I
just wanted to say thank you to all the people
who set this up .I don't know waht to say but
THANK YOU !!!!! i HAD A GREAT TIME AND WILL
HAVE GOOD MEMORIES OF SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE
CLUB. I can't wait till the next time we see
each other .Hopefully we will have more people
joining us.If any one is going to be in the
WISCONSIN aera give me a call we shall hook
up (262)638-9750.Party Wisconsin style .(beer
and bikes).Again Thank you to all you did a
wonderful job .You are true Brothers |
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Wednesday 02/25/2004 11:18:59am |
| Name: |
BRIAN
KNAULS |
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OK!!
OK!! THANKS KEITH!! LIKE I SAID. IF THERE'S
NO BLOOD OR POLICE REPORT. I'M NOT HAVING SEX!!!!
I'LL GET AT YOU LATER SANGI!!! XOXOXO!!
"NUTTS" |
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Wednesday 02/25/2004 10:13:52am |
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keith
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i
had a great time. it was good to see alot of
old friends and make new friends(carroll). i
hope to see everyone at the next. thanks to
mcgehee for getting the ball rolling. thanks
to kauffman for getting lane and porter's family
to the reunion. |
| Favorite
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the
four block? walk to freemont street. knauls
mouthing about north l.v. police and running
into the traffic light control box. then kauffman
almost getting the police called for arguing
with the security guard at the mortuary. then
sangi running into the guy wire, and barking
at the guard dog. on the way back from glitter
gulch with sangi and ditto, sangi had to expel
some gastric contents. ditto will all his compassion
making a comment about the plentiful colors
in the vomit.then to find out the next morning
that sangi awoke with knauls in his bed with
him. |
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Wednesday 02/25/2004 9:01:10am |
| Name: |
Sheamus
Cullen |
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NYC
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| Message: |
To
quote the late great Bob Hope "Thanks for the
Memories". I just returned back to NYC on Tuesday
2/24/04. I cannot put into words how great this
reunion was for me. For all those who missed
this one, make sure you don't miss the next
one. Your all a great bunch of guys and I was
proud to serve with each and everyone of you.
The parties in Vegas were great, and best of
all no NJP. Semper Fi! |
| Favorite
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Too
many to list from Vegas & the Corps. |
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Wednesday 02/25/2004 0:19:31am |
| Name: |
OMAR
GADSDEN |
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STAFF
SERGEANT |
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NEW
YORK CITY TRAIN OPERATOR |
| Message: |
DAM
DEVIL DOGS I HAD A GREAT TIME AND CAN'T WAIT
TILL THE NEXT.EVERYBODY BE SAFE AND TAKE CARE
OF YOUR FAMILIES!EVER IN NYC HOLLA AT ME 212
281 5477 |
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Tuesday 02/24/2004 7:55:18pm |
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Rudy |
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Pensacola,
FL Mechanical Engineer |
| Message: |
Guys,
it was great. I cannot get the smile off of
my face. Although my lungs are clearing up.
A few shout outs; |
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Sav:
I agree TOTALLY! Steens was "appreciated" by
all. Talk about an EXAMPLE of WILL-POWER!
Ditto: I had to bust out the dictionary for
your "poem" and it made a lot of sense. You
were right!
BUUUUUUUUUUUUCH: Tall MA FUCKA!
Chosa: Tis good to see a fellow OLDER NCO!
Conger: You look great. Looking forward to seeing
you in Texas along with Brad, and Keith.
Brad: Thanks man. Especially for the little
things that no one noticed that you did.
"Mrs" Hilton: Thanks. I have NO other way of
saying anything else. I hope it says it all.
Keith H: Love ya too,... even though you really
LOVED me!
Marty TC: It was great to see someone there,
SHORTER THAN ME! Heh heh heh.
I have to get going,... I will toss some more
on here soon. To those of you whom did not make
it, plan on another in the summer, 2 years.
Tampa FL. |
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Tuesday 02/24/2004 5:55:43pm |
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Des
Moines, Iowa |
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I
want to say thank you to everyone who set up
last weekend, and a special thank you to Darleen
Hilton for finding all of us.
If anybody is ever traveling through the "Buckle
of the Corn Belt" (IOWA) give me a call. (515-249-7461). |
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My
wife and I arrived in LV Thursday evening. Walking
through the hotel I Hear the unforgettable sounds
of
"B-U-U-U-U-U-U-U-U-U-U-U-C-C-C-C-H-H-H"
being bellowed from Ditto and Carrol. It made
me feel as if I never did get out. Or was it
the beer? |
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Tuesday 02/24/2004 8:45:08am |
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Man,
it was great seeing you crazy cats again. I
can't imagine it being any better, except for
more participation. The word has already gotten
out and several Marines have expressed their
regrets. I'm already looking forward to seeing
you "MA FUCKAS" in Florida. Much love, Jim.
Thank you McGehee, Pennington, Knauls, Kaufman,
Hilton for your hard work in setting up the
event. Thank you Gadsden and Cullen for coming
the longest distance to be with old friends.
Thank you to Lane and Porter for making the
ultimate sacrifice. Thank you to you devil dogs
who stayed in a little longer (Conger, Forget,
Hilton, Gadsden . . .) and continue to make
our country the safest land on the planet. Thank
you Omar and Steven Rodrigues for being some
of the best friends a man can have.
Thank you God for Marines. |
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Okay,
I'm sitting at the table enjoying this feast
before me (thank you Marine Corps League) and
the comfort of my old Weapons Platoon bubbies.
A bottle comes around and everybody takes a
sip. Gadsden passes it to Martinez who passes
it to Snell who passes it to Ditto (great poem)who
passes it to Captain Conger who gives it to
me. Here's the irony. To my right sits a man
who I "escorted" to the Brig (he got a CM and
did not receive an honorable discharge from
the Marine Corps). He could hate me and would
be justified. But wait a minute. The guy that
just handed me the bottle was the C.O. who over
a decade ago wasn't handing me a bottle but
handing me the other guys "final orders". He
also gave me a firm proclaimation that I was
partially responsible for this person's infractions
because I was his Squad Leader. As I verbalize
my observation to the table, my cell phone rings.
Calling way down from the deep south was my
driver on that infamous brig run, Steven Rodrigues.
Is that crazy or what. The phone is passed around
with the bottle and we are all just old friends
remembering old times and having a good laugh.
I think that it is noteworthy that Captain Conger
wrote my mother and the university that I was
to attend character letters. I was accepted
and graduated with high honors 4 years later.
Thank you.
That guy that I drove to the brig . . . Most
of you know who he is, but for those who don't,
you probably don't need to. We communicate almost
weekly now and I am honored to call him my friend.
Thanx bro. You made my weekend complete. |
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Tuesday 02/24/2004 8:33:19am |
| Name: |
Eddie
Corral |
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Chicago |
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Thank-you
Mike, Brad, and everyone who helped out in getting
the weekend together. I had a great time!
S/F,
EC |
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Tuesday 02/24/2004 7:15:01am |
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Well
said Sangi and Marty! |
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Monday 02/23/2004 7:23:30pm |
| Name: |
A.
MArtinez |
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| City
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Los
Angeles CA |
| Message: |
It
was great seeing all you guys. Captian Conger
is cool cat after all. It seems like we all
went to the Corps looking for something and
while we were in there we all thought we didn't
find it.. so most of us got out. It was later
that we realized what we truely did find...
we found us.. we found each other. It was truely
a pricelss experience. I urge everone to get
the word out. If anyone is ever near Los Angeles
feel free to call me at 562-644-8669. And for
those Marines living in So Cal I don't see why
we couldn't hang out more often. |
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EATING
TACO RICE |
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Monday 02/23/2004 3:44:29pm |
| Name: |
Sangi |
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CA |
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For
those of you who who set this up, spoke your
words, told your stories, shared a tear, shared
a laugh. Thank You |
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I
cant remember anything, was I in Vegas?? |
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Monday 02/23/2004 3:43:53pm |
| Name: |
Sangi |
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| City
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CA |
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For
those of you who who set this up, spoke your
words, told your stories, shared a tear, shared
a laugh. Thank You |
| Favorite
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I
cant remember anything, was I in Vegas?? |
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Monday 02/23/2004 3:43:28pm |
| Name: |
Sangi |
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CA |
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For
those of you who who set this up, spoke your
words, told your stories, shared a tear, shared
a laugh. Thank You |
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I
cant remember anything, was I in Vegas?? |
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Monday 02/23/2004 1:18:47pm |
| Name: |
BRIAN
KNAULS |
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LAS
VEGAS, NV |
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THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING DITTO! I GOT TO KNOW
ALOT OF PEOPLE ALOT BETTER DURING THE REUNION.
I THINK AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER WE SAT AND GOT
HAMMERED TOGETHER, BUT IT'S THE FIRST TIME SOME
OF US JUST WENT OUT TOGETHER. IF WE KNEW THEN
HOW MUCH FUN IT WAS GOING TO BE IT WOULDN'T
HAVE BEEN TWELVE YEARS IN THE MAKING. THANK
YOU ALL AGAIN! IT WAS FUCKING GREAT! |
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Monday 02/23/2004 8:27:37am |
| Name: |
Brad
Kauffman |
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taskforcegrizzly.org |
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CPL |
| City
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Arlington,
TX |
| Message: |
Same
here Marines! Anybody down in the Dallas area
come visit. Arlington is right in the Center
of DFW. We laughed and cried together, we are
truly a family. Everybody keep in touch with
everone and try to Locate more jarheads. We
have two years and hell I'm starting up again
today to look for more. If you find time make
some phone calls check with relatives, track'em
down. Anywho.com is a great website to help
locate our missing brothers. |
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Monday 02/23/2004 7:31:16am |
| Name: |
Ditto |
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Detroit |
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What
a great time! If any of you are ever in Detroit,
make damn sure you look me up. Jim, the only
thing I would change would be to make it bigger,
and to get more officer SNCO participation.
Talking to Ed Conger as man to man instead of
LCpl to Capt gives much new perspective. Ed
it was great to have the oppurtunity to get
to know you a little bit better. |
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For
those of you that have no idea who Tennyson
was or about the poem I refered you to, here
it is in its entirety;
It little profits that an idle king,
By this still hearth, among these barren crags,
Match'd with an aged wife, I mete and dole
Unequal laws unto a savage race,
That hoard, and sleep, and feed, and know not
me.
I cannot rest from travel: I will drink
Life to the lees: all times I have enjoy'd
Greatly, have suffer'd greatly, both with those
That loved me, and alone; on shore, and when
Thro' scudding drifts the rainy Hyades
Vest the dim sea: I am become a name;
For always roaming with a hungry heart
Much have I seen and known; cities of men
And manners, climates, councils, governments,
Myself not least, but honour'd of them all;
And drunk delight of battle with my peers;
Far on the ringing plains of windy Troy.
I am part of all that I have met;
Yet all experience is an arch wherethro'
Gleams that untravell'd world, whose margin
fades
For ever and for ever when I move.
How dull it is to pause, to make an end,
To rust unburnish'd, not to shine in use!
As tho' to breath were life. Life piled on life
Were all to little, and of one to me
Little remains: but every hour is saved
From that eternal silence, something more,
A bringer of new things; and vile it were
For some three suns to store and hoard myself,
And this gray spirit yearning in desire
To follow knowledge like a sinking star,
Beyond the utmost bound of human thought.
This is my son, mine own Telemachus,
To whom I leave the sceptre and the isle-
Well-loved of me, discerning to fulfil
This labour, by slow prudence to make mild
A rugged people, and thro' soft degrees
Subdue them to the useful and the good.
Most blameless is he, centred in the sphere
Of common duties, decent not to fail
In offices of tenderness, and pay
Meet adoration to my household gods,
When I am gone. He works his work, I mine.
There lies the port; the vessel puffs her sail:
There gloom the dark broad seas. My mariners,
Souls that have toil'd, and wrought, and thought
with me-
That ever with a frolic welcome took
The thunder and the sunshine, and opposed
Free hearts, free foreheads- you and I are old;
Old age had yet his honour and his toil;
Death closes all: but something ere the end,
Some work of noble note, may yet be done,
Not unbecoming men that strove with Gods.
The lights begin to twinkle from the rocks:
The long day wanes: the slow moon climbs: the
deep
Moans round with many voices. Come, my friends,
'Tis not too late to seek a newer world.
Push off, and sitting well in order smite
The sounding furrows; for my purpose holds
To sail beyond the sunset, and the baths
Of all the western stars, until I die.
It may be that the gulfs will wash us down:
It may be we shall touch the Happy Isles,
And see the great Achilles, whom we knew.
Tho' much is taken, much abides; and tho'
We are not now that strength which in the old
days
Moved earth and heaven; that which we are, we
are;
One equal-temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield. |
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Monday 02/23/2004 2:08:07am |
| Name: |
David
Pennington |
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Monday 02/23/2004 2:05:35am |
| Name: |
David
Pennington |
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To
all of you that could not make it... We missed
you, But we still had a great time. You may
never know just how much you missed. So Do Not
Miss the next one.
To those who did make the long trip it was one
of the best times in my life. My wife is now
aware of what I have been talking about all
these years.
THANKS |
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The
REUNION ! ! ! ! ! |
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Monday 02/23/2004 1:37:11am |
| Name: |
Jim
Carrell |
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| City
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Pensacola
Fl. Mechanical Engineer |
| Message: |
"Ditto"
on the what Knauls said. It was great. Summer
of 2006, the next one will be in Tampa, Florida.
Things will be done a little different. |
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How
many times "Savage" said
"MA FUCKAS" That was funny. Sangi, look out
for the "guy wires" |
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Monday 02/23/2004 0:00:42am |
| Name: |
BRIAN
KNAULS |
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knuttsl137@yahoo.com |
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| City
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LAS
VEGAS, NV |
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THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING TO THE CITY OF SIN!
IT'WAS TOO LONG COMING! I HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL
AGAIN IN TWO YEARS! WE CAN'T LET THAT MUCH TIME
GO BY AGAIN.... THAT SUCKS!! TWO MORE YEARS
BEFORE I GET TO SPOON SANGI AGAIN! TAKE CARE
OF YOURSELVES. NEXT TIME WILL BE EVEN BIGGER,
BUT IT'S GOING TO BE HARD TO MAKE IT BETTER.
TO ALL THE BROTHERS THAT WEREN'T ABLE TO MAKE
IT THIS TIME BECAUSE THEY ARE STILL SERVING
IN GODS CORPS. WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME, BUT
OUR PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU NOW. THANKS AGAIN MIKE
AND KEITH!! THIS WAS GOOD SHIT YOU GUYS DID!!
PEACE... OR SOMETHING LIKE IT!!!
BRIAN KNAULS "NUTTS"
knuttsl137@yahoo.com
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Sunday 02/22/2004 6:38:34pm |
| Name: |
James
Flores |
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former5831marine@cs.com |
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05/31/2002
- SSgt |
| City
- State - Occupation: |
Carlsbad
- CA - Financial Planner |
| Message: |
It
was extremely regretful that I could not make
it to the reunion in Vegas this year. The weekend
was spent involuntarily going back in time with
memories of our time on deployment with MAGTF
4-90 and of course our time spent in the Gulf.
I hope that each and every one of you have had
the opportunity to view that video that the
celebrities made back in 1991 for all of us
"Voices That Care". The words to the song are
extremely strong and you can't help but remember
some of thoughts that were probably going through
everyone's head at that time.
Semper Fidelis
James B. Flores 3/7 Kilo "World Tour" |
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Friday 02/20/2004 11:25:39am |
| Name: |
Advance
Party |
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| Message: |
5
Mile hump complete last night, those who didnt
attend will have to take a cab to the Palamino
and then walk to the strip, make sure you take
a break at the Mortuary. Good times! |
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Thursday 02/19/2004 8:14:55pm |
| Name: |
ED
CONGER |
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EGCONGER@GARLANDISD.NET |
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USMC |
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Retired
2001: Major |
| City
- State - Occupation: |
Dallas,
TEXAS -- 7th Grade Math Teacher |
| Message: |
Gents,
can't tell you how much I look forward to seeing
you hero's soon! |
| Favorite
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Our
Company toast before we left Oki and watching
the line as we saddled up before crossing the
LOD the night of Feb 21st, 1991. |
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Thursday 02/19/2004 6:29:30pm |
| Name: |
Brian
Wessel |
| Homepage: |
http://www.bunji.net |
| E-Mail: |
bwessel@idcnet.com |
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92/Cpl |
| City
- State - Occupation: |
Milwaukee,
WI - IT Consultant |
| Message: |
Hey
Devil-dogs. I will be in Vegas by about 1300
tomorrow. Looking forward to seeing everybody
Saturday night. No plans for Friday yet, so
give me a call! 414-940-4435 (cell) |
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Ask
my wife, she knows them all by heart! At least
she doesn't tell me to shut up when I start
telling one for the 100th time... |
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Thursday 02/19/2004 6:48:30am |
| Name: |
Sangi |
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cpl |
| City
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CA |
| Message: |
I
put together a video from Oki and the PI. I
will be showing it at the dinner so if anyone
has any objections, take it up with God because
most of you in Lima are in it. I'll be pullin
in tonight. Yarch |
| Favorite
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Driving
in Palm Springs with Carrol and Reeder at 0
dark in the morning when some dependant flip
chick pulls us over and gives each of us a hummer.
I was first and carrol was last. He probably
still has trace evidence of my DNA. |
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Wednesday 02/18/2004 11:57:48pm |
| Name: |
Jim
Carrell |
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taag_yur_it@bellsouth.net |
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| City
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Pensacola
Fl. Mechanical Engineer |
| Message: |
Guys,
bring a lite rain jacket. It is "drizzling"
here. Dave makes a great steak. Mung,... you
would have loved it. See you on the flip side.
Jim Out! |
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Wednesday 02/18/2004 11:54:52pm |
| Name: |
Jim
Carrell |
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taag_yur_it@bellsouth.net |
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| City
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Pensacola
Fl. Mechanical Engineer |
| Message: |
The
beach is secure. All is well Marines. Approach
in an orderly fashion. Stagger guns, and KEEP
IT DOWN! I have a headache! |
| Favorite
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Meeting
this hooker here in Vegas. They're all hookers
here man?!?!? Whats a guy gotta do, huh? |
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Wednesday 02/18/2004 5:21:59pm |
| Name: |
Jeremy
Wead |
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squab_3@yahoo.com |
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| EAS
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lcpl |
| City
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omaha,
ne |
| Message: |
Mark,
shoot me an e-mail. I believe Mckenzie would
like to hear from you. I'll get you his info.
Why he hasn't posted I don't know. |
| Favorite
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Trying
to killl maggots in the Thai chow hall. The
maggots would not die. even with a heavy dose
of pine oil. (sgt jackson said pine oil works
for everything) |
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Wednesday 02/18/2004 1:08:31pm |
| Name: |
wayne
alsteens |
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cant
wait to see you all |
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Wednesday 02/18/2004 6:04:53am |
| Name: |
Mark
Thyen |
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Corpel |
| City
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Harrison,
Ohio Supervisor Environmental |
| Message: |
Hello
everyone hope all is well can you let me know
when the next reunion. |
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Wednesday 02/18/2004 5:50:07am |
| Name: |
Ditto |
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| Message: |
Jim,
If youre gonna warm, the town, you better at
least wipe it own with a rag when youre done
so nobody catches anything!
OooH Freakin Rah! |
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Favorite
story? All ther ones my wife WONT be hearing
cause she aint coming! |
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Wednesday 02/18/2004 2:15:37am |
| Name: |
Jim
Carrell |
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taag_yur_it@bellsouth.net |
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| City
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Pensacola
Fl. Mechanical Engineer |
| Message: |
BUUUUUUUUUUUUCH! |
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I
can't sleep. Thanks Kauff. Anyhow, I am lying
here on the bed, and thought that I'd check
the sight. I am doing the "Intel Gathering"
as far as "advanced party" is concerned. Me
and David will warm the town fellas. |
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Tuesday 02/17/2004 7:51:55pm |
| Name: |
Rick
Buch |
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RICKBUCH@HOTMAIL.COM |
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| Message: |
Just
wanted to add my number to the list 515 249-7461.
We will be flying in around 2:30 thursday afternoon.
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Tuesday 02/17/2004 5:27:32pm |
| Name: |
Brian
Franck |
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brianfranck842@comcast.net |
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2000
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| City
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CottageGrove
, Mn Protective Agent |
| Message: |
Prior
3/7 India 2nd Plt 89-93. I am glad to find you
3/7 Marines. It has been a long time. I wish
I could make the reunion. Next time for sure. |
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It
was all one big favorite story. |
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Tuesday 02/17/2004 4:12:00pm |
| Name: |
Sheamus
Cullen |
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jarheadnyc@nyc.rr.com |
| Referred
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| City
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NYC-Account
Manager |
| Message: |
Guys
see you Thursday 10:30 Vegas time. Pray for
me, Sangi ending up staying with me due to SNAFU
with Sanders. Now that Cpl. Charm (Sanders)
won't be there we will all have more chances
with the ladies. Anyway we will have a couple
for you Sanders sorry things didn't work out,
wish you could've been there. |
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Too
many to list, we will discuss in person to protect
the innocent. |
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Tuesday 02/17/2004 3:35:07pm |
| Name: |
Brad
Kauffman |
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| Message: |
Y'all!
My cell is posted already. If you get a women's
voice on the voice mail, its cause its my wifes
phone, I will take over the phone for the weekend,
so there is no confusion.
S/F |
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| Dedicated
to the Marines & Sailors who participated in Desert
Shield and Desert Storm! |
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