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RE: EVERYTHING I NEEDED TO KNOW IN LIFE I LEARNED AS A HELICOPTER PILOT IN VIETNAM.
you write that chris? i did enjoy it. makes me appreciate the fact that there are some crazy b@stards allowing me to lead an otherwise risk free life. i use that term "risk free" a little loosely. i wrote a similar piece to my girlfriend entitled (and i'm sure i'm not being original) everything i learned, i learned from the "in-flight manual"
on a side note, have you ever seen the hbo series generation kill? it was about the iraqi invasion post 9/11. it was well done. there was this sergeant major who liked to yell at soldiers for having their shirts untucked or their mustaches too "elvis like." the soldiers mocked him behind his back and hated him. in another episode, i kind of feel they alluded to him chastising these soldiers for these mundane things, simply to get their minds off of the fact they could die that day. i don't know, just thought it was a nice thought. but i do understand the need for strict obedience.
anyways, my pops and i are going on our first father/son roadtrip and to kansas. we're going to see my brother who's stationed, i think in ft. riley, this april before he's deployed to afghanistan. i was hoping to take his 70's rv he bought on ebay for two grand about a year ago. but he doesn't trust taking it to see his son. i have no problem with that.
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03-07-2012 11:35 AM |
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