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| 2004-02-21 |
| Five Russian soldiers were killed and another 14 wounded in the latest attacks in Russia’s breakaway region of Chechnya. One of the Russian serviceman died and another eight were injured as federal outposts came under fire 16 times in the past 24 hours, an official in the Kremlin-backed Chechen administration said on Friday. An armoured personnel carrier blew up on a land mine, killing two servicemen and wounding two. Another military vehicle exploded on a land mine in the Chechen capital of Grozny on Thursday night, leaving one soldier dead and four more wounded. Another soldier died after carelessly handling his gun. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #9 Yo Ed! Bueno. |
| Posted by: Lucky 2004-2-21 11:10:33 PM |
| #8 Thank you, Sgt. Mom. For what it's worth, I'm the same Ed Becerra that posted to your thread about that idiot Quaker/deserter a while back. And yeah, having a Mom who made E-4 and was going for E-5 (I'm afraid my unexpected arrival *grin* got in the way of her promotion.. heh.) was very educational for me. You have NO idea how her face BEAMED when I was called to the front of the formation and my CO pinned the three stripes on my collar. One of the defining moments of my life. Ed Becerra |
| Posted by: Ed Becerra 2004-2-21 6:21:41 PM |
| #7 Think of it as being much the same sort of work: judicial use of authority and discipline to mold impressionable young minds, and better fit them for adult responsibilities. |
| Posted by: Sgt. Mom 2004-2-21 5:44:51 PM |
| #6 I'll trust ya Sgt. Mom. It's just so..... so. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-2-21 5:36:57 PM |
| #5 Shipman, having been a career NCO is excellent training for being a Mom, trust me on this one. |
| Posted by: Sgt. Mom 2004-2-21 4:29:35 PM |
| #4 Things to be thankful for: Dad was the Marine. I'm sorry. Ed the idea of a BAM as Mom scares the beJesus outa me. LOL! Day 30: Introduction to high speed crawling. Day 31: The limits of screaming. Day 32: Sleep and how to maintain it. Day 33: 6 hours sleep test. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-2-21 3:23:56 PM |
| #3 "This is my rifle; this is my gun. This one's for fighting, this one's for fun." Me mum taught me that one, she did! (Mom was a Marine for more years than either she OR I cared to remember. Heh) Ed. |
| Posted by: Ed Becerra 2004-2-21 2:22:37 PM |
| #2 after carelessly handling his gun. I can just see every Marine cringe as they read this, then burst out laughing. You either have to be a Marine, or have been closely associated with them, to understand the double entendre in that last sentence. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2004-2-21 11:49:49 AM |
| #1 Who's your buddy, who's your pal. |
| Posted by: Lucky 2004-2-21 1:18:01 AM |