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May you find a quiet moment on this being Veteran's day to reflect on OUR many blessings... ..first and foremost: FREEDOM, followed by Liberty, Family, Friendship, and LOVE ... ...and Remember those who sacrificed for the peace and security of all.

 

O.K. Now for the nitty gritty. With this being Veterans Day, it is time for a cointest of sorts. Sorry, but not All of you will be able to participate. This one is for the veterans of the United States armed forces It's been a couple of years since I did a cointest similar to this for the courageous people who has served or are serving but I like the idea of giving a coin as a THANK YOU ! Only one coin (maybe) will be given away.

So, tell us about what branch and anything else you care to divulge. I have to go to work ( not by choice but need to fill in :) ) So, I won't be here. You may post up until 2300 PST. The winner will be drawn by random and the coin will be determined by me.- the divulgeness will be to tell the faithful readers a bit about You :D

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smgsmg

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I served in the US Army active duty for 5 years

1997-2002

Deployed to Kuwait and Bosnia

was in Bosnia on 09/11 and witnessed a rapid response from the military

was called up from IRR status (sometimes known as the back door draft, but really the Individual Ready Reserve) during 2003 and did a tour in Baghdad

 

many in my family have served and many of my friends still do

Thank You

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fuzziebear3

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I served in the US Army active duty for 5 years

1997-2002

Deployed to Kuwait and Bosnia

was in Bosnia on 09/11 and witnessed a rapid response from the military

was called up from IRR status (sometimes known as the back door draft, but really the Individual Ready Reserve) during 2003 and did a tour in Baghdad

 

many in my family have served and many of my friends still do

Thank You

 

Thank you for your service. I will now take a moment and reflect on my freedom.

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SYOTT

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Although I'm not a part of the US Forces, but I've worked hand in hand with them.

 

-Operation Apollo (ROTO 3) in the Arabian Gulf in 2003

 

-SNMG1 / Operation Active Endeavor 2006 (sailed for 24 hours onboard the USS Boone during this time) In Europe and the Mediterranean

 

Veterans Day in the USA is the same as Remembrance Day in Canada...

 

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning

We will remember them.

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GATOULIS

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What a great day for this cointest!!!

 

Veterans day!!! Except this, In November 11 of 1918 I think.... WWI ended officially! every year that day is a memorial day in many countries in europe for the soldiers who lost their lives in WWI & WWII!

 

I know that I am not qualified for this cointest! I was in the army as all (of almost all...) Greeks, but I was in the Greek army to serve my country!!

 

I am just posting here to say I big THANK YOU to all the veterans who founght so we can breath free air! To all who lost their lives, to all the heroes who droped their blood to free us!! Some came back.. some stayed and engraved in a foreign country... a country who recognized them as her children and embrased them! We have here allied cemetary! There are no americans (I think) but you can see British, Australians, New Zeelandians..... All, no matter from where they were from... were BROTHERS IN ARMS!

 

A special thank you to the families of all those heroes! To the mothers who kissed their children when they were leaving and maybe that was the last time they saw them! the tears and the pane they had became Honor and respect in the eyes for the new ages!

 

The woonds of the injured veterans who came back, were the real medals of heroism... from a crazy and stupid thing we call war!

 

I hope you understand what I mean... I know that I am making mistakes and my spelling kills... :)

 

As you know... many Americans fight in both wars, in places they didn't even know in the map, and many died in the name of freedom! In some battles, in some wars.. we fought together side by side as friends, as brothers!!!

 

To all veterans.... God Bless you, & Thank you!!!

 

* I have at least one cousin In the USA Marines! So... I know... :D

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2LittleCache

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I served in the U.S. Army 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry, 1st infantry division, better known as 1/4 CAV, as a Tank Scout

I Served 4 years, two of which were deployed in Iraq, 2 in Germany. While deployed I was stationed at 14 FOB's (Forward operating Bases), you could say we moved around alot. Glad to have served, glad to be done.

 

Thanks to all those who served and to those serving. God Bless all of you, thank you!

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The Stoned Wookie

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I've been a jet engine mechanic in the USAF since Jan. 99. I am going to be retraining starting Nov. 30th though. My new job is called "cyber transport systems." In simple terms, I'll maintain the base computer and comm networks.

 

I have worked on 7 different aircraft since I joined:

 

KC-135R/T

C-5A/B - some with the upgraded avionics

C-17

C-141 - Not much here since they are gone.

A-10C

HH-60G

C-130

 

Assignments include Fairchild AFB, WA, Rhein-Main AB, Germany, Spangdahlem AB, Germany and Moody AFB, GA. I've been deployed once. That deployment took me to UAE with a stop in England each way.

 

I've been TDY to the following places:

 

Edwards AFB, CA

Dover AFB, DE

Charleston AFB, SC

Cincinnati, OH

Ramstein AB, Germany

 

I'd like to thank all those that have served before me. I'd also like to thank those that currently put themselves in harm's way.

 

Thanks for the cointest. Hopefully there will be more responses.

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webscouter.

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Those who know me know that I am proud of my family and their service.

 

Starting with my father, a US Air Force pilot.

 

Next was me, 4 years in the USAF as a Precision Measurement Specialist and Military Airlift Command Honor Guard squad leader.

 

My brother served on a tender in the US Navy.

 

My daughter was in Security Forces in the US Air Force.

 

My son is currently a Fire Direction Control Specialist with the US Marines.

 

My pride runs deep and I am honored to have served with the many men and women that served with me, previous to me and after me.

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2golfers

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I proudly served in the US Army from November 1970 to October 1972. My job was a Court Reporter in the JAG Shop of 32nd AADCOM in Kaiserslautern Germany.

 

The best part of this experience was meeting Luise, my wife. We have been married for 37 years. We are a good caching team - she finds the cache while I'm still watching the arrow. There are three children (with several others adopted over the years) and 5 grandchildren in our family.

 

My father served in the US Air Force for 26 years and my uncle served in the US Navy for 25 years.

 

Thanks to all who have served and to those serving. God Bless to all of you, thank you!

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Howlingmoon

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My father was a Staff Sergeant in the Air Force Security. He was in from 1976 'til 1987 when he got out. He was stationed in South Korea in 1979/'80. The other places he was stationed were all in the States.

 

I called him earlier to wish him a Happy Veteran's Day. hehe

 

Thank you all for your Service, Veterans!

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The Stoned Wookie

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I proudly served in the US Army from November 1970 to October 1972. My job was a Court Reporter in the JAG Shop of 32nd AADCOM in Kaiserslautern Germany.

 

The best part of this experience was meeting Luise, my wife. We have been married for 37 years. We are a good caching team - she finds the cache while I'm still watching the arrow. There are three children (with several others adopted over the years) and 5 grandchildren in our family.

 

My father served in the US Air Force for 26 years and my uncle served in the US Navy for 25 years.

 

Thanks to all who have served and to those serving. God Bless to all of you, thank you!

 

Have you been to Kaiserslautern lately? I was in that area a few times. Did you ever go to Hanau? My step-dad was active Army in the early to mid 70's. I know he was at Hanau from 73 to 76. He came over to visit me in 06 so we drove over to Hanau. He did recognize some of the area and base.

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tsunrisebey

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:) US Army MP! 87-92 Also went through basic the same summer as Tsun, at the same now de-comissioned fort. Sure was hot in the summer of 87 in Alabama. Small world. Happy Veterans Day to all the folks that did their time in all branches of the military. HoooAh! Semper Fi! Carry On! :D

 

That's right! Haha :) Good ole' Ft. McClellan. I sure hated that Alabama weather (heat and humidity) but I did get introduced to grits there, never heard of 'em til' then, lol.

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2golfers

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I proudly served in the US Army from November 1970 to October 1972. My job was a Court Reporter in the JAG Shop of 32nd AADCOM in Kaiserslautern Germany.

 

The best part of this experience was meeting Luise, my wife. We have been married for 37 years. We are a good caching team - she finds the cache while I'm still watching the arrow. There are three children (with several others adopted over the years) and 5 grandchildren in our family.

 

My father served in the US Air Force for 26 years and my uncle served in the US Navy for 25 years.

 

Thanks to all who have served and to those serving. God Bless to all of you, thank you!

 

Have you been to Kaiserslautern lately? I was in that area a few times. Did you ever go to Hanau? My step-dad was active Army in the early to mid 70's. I know he was at Hanau from 73 to 76. He came over to visit me in 06 so we drove over to Hanau. He did recognize some of the area and base.

 

The last time we visited the Kaiserslautern area was Fall 2006. My wife's family lives in Hochspeyer, a little town outside K-Town. No, I never did visit Hanau.

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Six Little Spookies

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I am currently a Capt in the US Air Force but will pin on Major next year sometime (WooHoo!).

I have been in for over 9 years now, and spent all but 6 months of that assigned to bases in the Florida Panhandle.

I am also on my 7th deployment to Iraq (be home in a month).

I won't tell you what aircraft I fly on, but my caching name has a lot to do with it. :D

 

And I just landed a couple of hours ago from flying a mission on Veteran's Day. Ironic, no? :)

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i have a very close friend shipped out early oct. to afganni, i am worried i will not see him again, he came out for zariahs and my birthday for he's last leave before hes deployment. i talked to him at 1 am the night before he left, hes a gunner in the army, and hes job is to protect the sargent cornal major from road side bombs and gun fire, kinda like a human shield. i wish him luck and god speed and wish everyone a safe return, and a big thank you to those who is/have served for our freedom. im not the millitary type, id be hiding under a rock. so thank you!!!!

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fairyhoney

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Thank You for those who posted . You should be rather proud of yourselves. With us living with the "volunteer" services, You've all joined because you wanted to serve our wonderfully , marvelous United States of America. I'll give this until 0900 PST tomorrow morning cuz I am feeling generous and in case some were busy serving or paying tribute. At that time, I may not be awake yet but all I'll have to do is look at the time stamp.

I can't thank you all enough . . .

THANK YOU ! ! !

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GATOULIS

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i have a very close friend shipped out early oct. to afganni, i am worried i will not see him again, he came out for zariahs and my birthday for he's last leave before hes deployment. i talked to him at 1 am the night before he left, hes a gunner in the army, and hes job is to protect the sargent cornal major from road side bombs and gun fire, kinda like a human shield. i wish him luck and god speed and wish everyone a safe return, and a big thank you to those who is/have served for our freedom. im not the millitary type, id be hiding under a rock. so thank you!!!!

 

Oh boy.... the duty your friend has is soooo difficult and dangerous!!! I hope the best my friend and I hope he will come back soon and ok!

 

I had a friend in Afghanistan too! He is a geocacher and he is a German Officer! He was in Camp Marmal I Mazar - E - Sharif! He was there for some months but now he is back ( went back to Germany on November 1st) and safe! He is a geocacher and I know him from the game! ;)

Things there are difficult!

 

BTW.... you wrote that you will be hiding under a rock etc.... My dear friend.... you never know!

In difficult situations you may learn who you really are! You may be surprised if you find out that you have the soul of a fighter! War makes us different people.... takes out things that were hidden so deep inside us so we didin't even know them! That is why in the old times in WWI & WWII (and probably in other wars too) they used to say that... war turns us into animals in behavior! the things you see, do etc, turns you like that!

Except of the fight with the enemy, you have a battle with your inside world! Sometimes..... :)

That is why the majority of the army men are the first who do not want a war, but if they can not do anything else.... they will fight! they know what war is! Nobody likes war, but if war knocks our door, we will stand there to fight! :)

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I just want to say thank you to all of you. Having just returned from a year-long tour in southern Afghanistan, I can attest that all of the heartfelt thanks that come from those back home definitely make a year fighting the Taliban a little easier to bear.

 

In regards to myself, I've been in for 13 and a half years now and am a Sergeant First Class in the Army with a majority of that time spent as an infantryman. I came in as a cavalry scout for my initial 3 years, then crossed over to put on the crossed rifles. I've been here, there, and everywhere over the course of this time, and have another 6 and a half to go before I can retire. It's just too much fun for me to think about hanging up my uniform now, even with the deployments.

 

As I mentioned above, thanks again for all the support that I received while I was in Afghanistan, and my support goes out to those who are there now, or getting ready to head over, whether you be American, Canadian, British, Aussie, French, or any of the other coalition partners I got a chance to work with during my year. Best of luck and come back safely!

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GATOULIS

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I just want to say thank you to all of you. Having just returned from a year-long tour in southern Afghanistan, I can attest that all of the heartfelt thanks that come from those back home definitely make a year fighting the Taliban a little easier to bear.

 

In regards to myself, I've been in for 13 and a half years now and am a Sergeant First Class in the Army with a majority of that time spent as an infantryman. I came in as a cavalry scout for my initial 3 years, then crossed over to put on the crossed rifles. I've been here, there, and everywhere over the course of this time, and have another 6 and a half to go before I can retire. It's just too much fun for me to think about hanging up my uniform now, even with the deployments.

 

As I mentioned above, thanks again for all the support that I received while I was in Afghanistan, and my support goes out to those who are there now, or getting ready to head over, whether you be American, Canadian, British, Aussie, French, or any of the other coalition partners I got a chance to work with during my year. Best of luck and come back safely!

 

Welcome back my friend! ;) Have you seen any greek there? there isa greek force there too, but I do not know where exactly! My german friend who was there, saw them! :)

 

sorry for asking, but I saw something today about Afghanistan and I didn't quite understand it! the documantary showed some paper cons in cents, that they use there insteadof real coins, because they are lighter to carry!!! Have you seen them? I am trying all morning to find info about them but I can not!!! :)

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GATOULIS

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...I saw something today about Afghanistan and I didn't quite understand it! the documantary showed some paper cons in cents, that they use there instead of real coins, because they are lighter to carry!!! Have you seen them? I am trying all morning to find info about them but I can not!!!

 

GATOULIS, you've got a package coming.

 

Package coming?? Thank you my friend!!!

 

You have these strange paper coins??? WOW!!!

 

I am trying to find info about them but nothing! :) I do not even know... are they in use from the soldiers, from the people, ... from both????

 

Do you have my address? ;)

 

Fairyhoney, thank you for this great cointest! Congratulations to the winners!!! :)

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Six Little Spookies

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...I saw something today about Afghanistan and I didn't quite understand it! the documantary showed some paper cons in cents, that they use there instead of real coins, because they are lighter to carry!!! Have you seen them? I am trying all morning to find info about them but I can not!!!

 

GATOULIS, you've got a package coming.

 

Package coming?? Thank you my friend!!!

 

You have these strange paper coins??? WOW!!!

 

I am trying to find info about them but nothing! :) I do not even know... are they in use from the soldiers, from the people, ... from both????

 

Do you have my address? ;)

 

Fairyhoney, thank you for this great cointest! Congratulations to the winners!!! :)

 

If your current address is on the Geocoin forum user address book I have it. If it has changed send me an email.

 

The coins used on American bases are actually made of plastic; the ones on some of the British bases are some kind of cardstock covered with a thin plastic coating. They are called "pogs" because they are the same size as the pogs kids used to play with in the 90's. Check out "pogs" on Wikipedia and you'll get a good rundown.

 

They are used to avoid having to ship metal coins because, as we all know, shipping tons of coins is expensive! Because only Congress can authorize minting US coins they are considered "gift certificates" instead of currency. And because all the places we have to buy things from are affiliated with the Army Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES), including our Burger Kings and Taco Bells, it keeps them all in one system and works out rather nicely. www.aafespogs.com is a good site for pictures of the US ones, while www.efipogs.com shows the british ones.

 

Thanks for the cointest fairyhoney. It just goes to show how many people have had some part in supporting freedom around the globe.

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i have a very close friend shipped out early oct. to afganni, i am worried i will not see him again, he came out for zariahs and my birthday for he's last leave before hes deployment. i talked to him at 1 am the night before he left, hes a gunner in the army, and hes job is to protect the sargent cornal major from road side bombs and gun fire, kinda like a human shield. i wish him luck and god speed and wish everyone a safe return, and a big thank you to those who is/have served for our freedom. im not the millitary type, id be hiding under a rock. so thank you!!!!

 

Oh boy.... the duty your friend has is soooo difficult and dangerous!!! I hope the best my friend and I hope he will come back soon and ok!

 

I had a friend in Afghanistan too! He is a geocacher and he is a German Officer! He was in Camp Marmal I Mazar - E - Sharif! He was there for some months but now he is back ( went back to Germany on November 1st) and safe! He is a geocacher and I know him from the game! :)

Things there are difficult!

 

BTW.... you wrote that you will be hiding under a rock etc.... My dear friend.... you never know!

In difficult situations you may learn who you really are! You may be surprised if you find out that you have the soul of a fighter! War makes us different people.... takes out things that were hidden so deep inside us so we didin't even know them! That is why in the old times in WWI & WWII (and probably in other wars too) they used to say that... war turns us into animals in behavior! the things you see, do etc, turns you like that!

Except of the fight with the enemy, you have a battle with your inside world! Sometimes..... ;)

That is why the majority of the army men are the first who do not want a war, but if they can not do anything else.... they will fight! they know what war is! Nobody likes war, but if war knocks our door, we will stand there to fight! ;)

i hear ya buddy,, when it comes to my family thats one thing , and hand to hand combat, i can handle,, but to volinteer to be shot at with 50 cal. machine guns and have bombs going off,,, forget it,, scares the crap outta me just thinking about it. :) wheres that rock!! yikes!!!

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GATOULIS

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WOW!!! Pogs??? I have never heard that word! Not even my dictionary has it, but I understood what this is!! ;) They are like the round plastic things I used to find in Cheetos!!!! :)

 

hmm... so the American ones were in Cents and the British in Penny??

I have to visit the sites to see them! ;)

I am wondering... if a british one was in the hands of an American soldier... (or the opposite), it was useless... right?

 

There was a small mistake in the list, but it is fixed now my friend! :)

I sent you an email anyway! :D

 

Once again thank you!!!!!!! :ph34r:

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i have a very close friend shipped out early oct. to afganni, i am worried i will not see him again, he came out for zariahs and my birthday for he's last leave before hes deployment. i talked to him at 1 am the night before he left, hes a gunner in the army, and hes job is to protect the sargent cornal major from road side bombs and gun fire, kinda like a human shield. i wish him luck and god speed and wish everyone a safe return, and a big thank you to those who is/have served for our freedom. im not the millitary type, id be hiding under a rock. so thank you!!!!

 

Oh boy.... the duty your friend has is soooo difficult and dangerous!!! I hope the best my friend and I hope he will come back soon and ok!

 

I had a friend in Afghanistan too! He is a geocacher and he is a German Officer! He was in Camp Marmal I Mazar - E - Sharif! He was there for some months but now he is back ( went back to Germany on November 1st) and safe! He is a geocacher and I know him from the game! :)

Things there are difficult!

 

BTW.... you wrote that you will be hiding under a rock etc.... My dear friend.... you never know!

In difficult situations you may learn who you really are! You may be surprised if you find out that you have the soul of a fighter! War makes us different people.... takes out things that were hidden so deep inside us so we didin't even know them! That is why in the old times in WWI & WWII (and probably in other wars too) they used to say that... war turns us into animals in behavior! the things you see, do etc, turns you like that!

Except of the fight with the enemy, you have a battle with your inside world! Sometimes..... ;)

That is why the majority of the army men are the first who do not want a war, but if they can not do anything else.... they will fight! they know what war is! Nobody likes war, but if war knocks our door, we will stand there to fight! ;)

i hear ya buddy,, when it comes to my family thats one thing , and hand to hand combat, i can handle,, but to volinteer to be shot at with 50 cal. machine guns and have bombs going off,,, forget it,, scares the crap outta me just thinking about it. :) wheres that rock!! yikes!!!

 

Well... yes... this thing with 50cc and bombs is not good.... I completely understand my friend!

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fairyhoney

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POGs

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Pogs is a game that was popular during the 1990s.[1][2][3] The word "POG" also refers to the discs used to play the game. The name originates from POG, a brand of juice made from Passionfruit ( I thought it was Pineapple), Orange and Guava; the use of the POG bottle caps to play the game pre-dated the game's commercialization.[3] The game of pogs possibly originated in Hawaii in the 1920s or 1930s,[1][2] or possibly with origins in a game from much earlier: Menko, a Japanese card game very similar to pogs, has been in existence since the 17th century.[4] Pogs returned to popularity when the World POG Federation and the Canada Games Company reintroduced them to the public in the 1990s. The pog fad soared in the 1990s before rapidly fading out.

POGs can sometimes still be found on eBay and in game and card stores. During the early 1990s a US national pog tournament was held every February 7 in honor of the game's inventor's birthday.

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While in Highschool, I joined the Army National Guards between my Junior and Senior years. I spent the summer at Ft. Benning GA for Basic and AIT (Infantry School). I returned and Graduated school and did a lateral transfer into the Marine Corps. I was a Marine from 1983-1989. I was with the 7th Marines at Camp Pendleton, Ca.

 

15 Years later, In 2004 I Joined (Volunteered) a local National Guard Unit which was deploying to Iraq for Operation Iraqi Freedom II. I missed their deployment by two weeks and had to wait for them to call up replacements. Two months later (at the age of 39), i was in Ft Bliss Texas for a week of training before being deployed to Iraq to meet up with the National Guard unit who I had never met.

 

While in Ft Bliss, I met a soldier named "Mike Uvanni" from Rome, NY (About two hours from me). He too was a former Marine and he too volunteered to go to Iraq via a National Guard Unit.

 

IN October 2004, Mike was killed in Action in Samarra.

 

In November 2004 I was injured by an IED and sent home.

 

I have many photographs of my Military Days both in the Marines and the National Guard.

 

Here are a few:

 

http://s664.photobucket.com/albums/vv8/geo...isc%20Military/

 

Semper Fi Mike!

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DJ.J.ROCK

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POGs

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Pogs is a game that was popular during the 1990s.[1][2][3] The word "POG" also refers to the discs used to play the game. The name originates from POG, a brand of juice made from Passionfruit ( I thought it was Pineapple), Orange and Guava; the use of the POG bottle caps to play the game pre-dated the game's commercialization.[3] The game of pogs possibly originated in Hawaii in the 1920s or 1930s,[1][2] or possibly with origins in a game from much earlier: Menko, a Japanese card game very similar to pogs, has been in existence since the 17th century.[4] Pogs returned to popularity when the World POG Federation and the Canada Games Company reintroduced them to the public in the 1990s. The pog fad soared in the 1990s before rapidly fading out.

POGs can sometimes still be found on eBay and in game and card stores. During the early 1990s a US national pog tournament was held every February 7 in honor of the game's inventor's birthday.

i have a bag full of pogs in my save stuff, it was one of the fastest fads ever, and may be worth some serious money some day. no other game has came in and faded out so rapidly in the history of games.

 

while it was in we had alot of fun playing them in school, i was very good at them and my small stack grew big fast from winning. i liked them,, each one had a picture on them some were die cut into shapes. oh man those were the days.

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While in Highschool, I joined the Army National Guards between my Junior and Senior years. I spent the summer at Ft. Benning GA for Basic and AIT (Infantry School). I returned and Graduated school and did a lateral transfer into the Marine Corps. I was a Marine from 1983-1989. I was with the 7th Marines at Camp Pendleton, Ca.

 

15 Years later, In 2004 I Joined (Volunteered) a local National Guard Unit which was deploying to Iraq for Operation Iraqi Freedom II. I missed their deployment by two weeks and had to wait for them to call up replacements. Two months later (at the age of 39), i was in Ft Bliss Texas for a week of training before being deployed to Iraq to meet up with the National Guard unit who I had never met.

 

While in Ft Bliss, I met a soldier named "Mike Uvanni" from Rome, NY (About two hours from me). He too was a former Marine and he too volunteered to go to Iraq via a National Guard Unit.

 

IN October 2004, Mike was killed in Action in Samarra.

 

In November 2004 I was injured by an IED and sent home.

 

I have many photographs of my Military Days both in the Marines and the National Guard.

 

Here are a few:

 

http://s664.photobucket.com/albums/vv8/geo...isc%20Military/

 

Semper Fi Mike!

 

Thanks for posting your memories. My heart reaches out to the losses and all who serve in our military and my hat goes off to you all, including the families!

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:) SORRY ABOUT THE CAPS.... BUT THAT THE WAY I READ???? I JUST WANTED (HAD) TO TELL SOMEONE..... AFTER A LONG RUN AND A LOT OF THOUGHT.... I HAVE PUT OUT A NEW CHALLENGE....

 

EXAMPLE:

GC20ZA4 TEXAS VIETNAM VETS ( KING Co. ) 6666 RANCH

A cache by TVV Hwy 83 CHALLENGE Hidden: 11/13/2009

 

THIS IS A LONG RUN 760 MILES AND A LOT OF STOPS (27) (ONE IN MOST COUNTIES ALONG US HWY 83),,, AND I HAVE A FEW MORE TO GO.... IT IS TO HONOR MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY THAT SERVED IN VIETNAM....

 

PLZ LET ME KNOW HOW I CAN IMPROVE THE SITES???? I WOULD INVITE YOU TO CHECK THEM EVEN IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO MAKE THAT KIND OF TRIP..... JUST POST A NOTE....

 

WHAT CAN I DO TO LET FOLKS KNOW ABOUT THE CHALLENGES.... SHOULD THERE BE A COIN OR THE LILE FOR THE FIRST WINNER?????

 

MOST OF ALL JUJST HELP ME CELEBRATE THOSE THAT SERVED..... YES!!!!! I AM HAPPY..... THX L8R FREDY :laughing:

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