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softballnrd27 · 06-17-2011, 07:44 PM

What's up fellas!!! I figured I would psot some pics of me from Afghanistan.
Our work area:

One of my Marines relaxing:

One of our gun posts:

One of me with a picture my Son painted for me:

One of me in my gear, I am a POG, not a grunt, so I don't don the gear too much. My Son thinks it's cool:

The tower in the background is the Air Traffic Control tower for the rotary Wing Flight line we supported.

Our chow was poor so we had family and friends send stuff out to us and we made some very interesting combinations of food. Don't ask what was in this bc I can't remember:

I still have a couple months left out here. The goog thing is, that this deployment has allowed me to collect some parts for the truck!!

rare86 · 06-17-2011, 07:48 PM

thanks for sharing and more importantly, thanks to you and your family for your service.

burb1085 · 06-17-2011, 07:56 PM

Great pics. Thanks for your service and for keeping us and our families safe.

Sillyoldman · 06-17-2011, 08:16 PM

Thanks for the pics & mainly your service. That chow looks like, well um chow! Stay safe!

dammitmitchell · 06-17-2011, 08:38 PM

yeap still looks like a Sh** hole.. hahaha good luck brother

GMCjunkie · 06-17-2011, 08:39 PM

Thanks for being the wonderful person you are, and thank your family for lending you to us! Awesome pics, Kinda brings things in to perspective for thoes of us here in the US. The chow, def. looks like guy food, lol. hope you enjoyed!! Bless you!

***Liz*** · 06-17-2011, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Sillyoldman

Thanks for the pics & mainly your service. That chow looks like, well um chow! Stay safe!

It kinda looks like something my kids would come up with

Thanks for sharing the pics. Its neat to see stuff like that. And as said by the rest, thank you so much for all you do for us. Stay safe and get home quick.

Indian113 · 06-17-2011, 09:21 PM

Thanks for the glimpse of your life over there! Stay safe and tell your son we think your great guy.

thirdstreettito · 06-17-2011, 09:43 PM

Thank you for your service!

jb1016 · 06-17-2011, 11:07 PM

My sincere appreciation to you and your family for your service.

I like the basketball court in the fourth pic!

JoetheMobster · 06-17-2011, 11:15 PM

I think the grub in the pot looks pretty good actually!

softballnrd27 · 06-18-2011, 12:45 PM

The chow was actually really good. We had a ton of other "creations" but they didn't last long enough to take a picture. We were living off of MRE's and tray rations, which are MRE's in bulk, needless to say the chow was horibble so we had to do something. Now I am living it up with great chow, in a real chow hall!

Thanks for all the support!! It definitely makes doing this all the more worth it.

GOPAPA · 06-18-2011, 01:21 PM

Thx Sir.. appeciate the pictures to put every thing in retrospect.. that mac and cheese looks sorta like mine when I get done with it ..LOL take care and tell your men we back home are thinking of them..
What parts have you gotten ,,that you can install when back home in the states?

***Liz*** · 06-18-2011, 03:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by softballnrd27

The chow was actually really good. We had a ton of other "creations" but they didn't last long enough to take a picture. We were living off of MRE's and tray rations, which are MRE's in bulk, needless to say the chow was horibble so we had to do something. Now I am living it up with great chow, in a real chow hall!

Thats just wrong.. I know MREs are food, and you are suppose to deal with it.. but seriously.. in this day and age there is no excuse for yall having no "real" food... I am so glad you got your chow hall and real food. That had to simply suck monkeybutt.

72BlckButy · 06-18-2011, 06:15 PM

Thank you for the pics, but most of all, thank you for your service.

softballnrd27 · 06-18-2011, 08:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GOPAPA

Thx Sir.. appeciate the pictures to put every thing in retrospect.. that mac and cheese looks sorta like mine when I get done with it ..LOL take care and tell your men we back home are thinking of them..
What parts have you gotten ,,that you can install when back home in the states?

So far I have:
2004 6.0 LQ4 and parts to convert from DBW to DBC
Ford 9"
Dash from a 65
Doors from a Suburban with elec. windows and locks
I will be rebuilding the front suspension/steering and upgrading to HD 1.25" brakes, rebuilding LQ4, the350 and 9" rear. Also installing a trailing arm suspension from CPP and rewiring the whole truck. I will make the big purchases in August.

MRE's aren't too bad, we were really out in the middle of nowhere.

waynep · 06-18-2011, 09:49 PM

Cool pic.thanks.Happy fathers day!!!

softballnrd27 · 06-18-2011, 10:33 PM

Thanks!!

FRENCHBLUE72 · 06-18-2011, 10:47 PM

1ST off thank you for what you do so we can do what we do back home be safe...2nd That looks like a place I would rather not be...3rd happy fathers day and stay safe...

VA72C10 · 06-18-2011, 11:11 PM

Thanks for your service! My family al pray for the troops daily

**70cst** · 06-18-2011, 11:22 PM

Thanks for your service and to your family

**70C10Toejam** · 06-20-2011, 11:52 PM

Thanks for the pics. Stay safe.

Most importantly, thanks for your service!

06-17-2011, 07:44 PM	#1
softballnrd27 Always a work in progress Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Harker Heights, TX Posts: 1,599	Some pics from Afghanistan What's up fellas!!! I figured I would psot some pics of me from Afghanistan. Our work area: One of my Marines relaxing: One of our gun posts: One of me with a picture my Son painted for me: One of me in my gear, I am a POG, not a grunt, so I don't don the gear too much. My Son thinks it's cool: The tower in the background is the Air Traffic Control tower for the rotary Wing Flight line we supported. Our chow was poor so we had family and friends send stuff out to us and we made some very interesting combinations of food. Don't ask what was in this bc I can't remember: I still have a couple months left out here. The goog thing is, that this deployment has allowed me to collect some parts for the truck!! __________________ USMC Retired Never trust a man who can't laugh at his own fart! 2010 Silverado Crew Cab 73 SWB 5.3/4l80e Build Thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=695168

06-17-2011, 07:48 PM	#2
rare86 Extended cab fanatic Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Gardendale, Tx Posts: 314	Re: Some pics from Afghanistan thanks for sharing and more importantly, thanks to you and your family for your service. __________________ If it has a motor, it has my attention.

06-17-2011, 07:56 PM	#3
burb1085 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Lancaster,Oh. Posts: 138	Re: Some pics from Afghanistan Great pics. Thanks for your service and for keeping us and our families safe.

06-17-2011, 08:16 PM	#4
Sillyoldman #16876 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Auburn WA Posts: 12,266	Re: Some pics from Afghanistan Thanks for the pics & mainly your service. That chow looks like, well um chow! Stay safe! __________________ Posted via Stationary Device '71 Custom Deluxe C-20 402. '67 Buick Special 455. '49 Plymouth Special Deluxe. *"I love that old car smell"* *Some people are like Slinkies... not really good for anything, but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs.*

06-17-2011, 08:38 PM	#5
dammitmitchell the pollock Join Date: May 2008 Location: abilene, texas Posts: 4,423	Re: Some pics from Afghanistan yeap still looks like a Sh** hole.. hahaha good luck brother __________________ Jack of ALL trades, Master of none.. (but one... procrastination) Army vet 02-08 RIP El Jay! Miss you brother! http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=343538 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=386042

06-17-2011, 08:39 PM	#6
GMCjunkie Dude...I'm a CHICK Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Lakeland Georgia Posts: 6,192	Re: Some pics from Afghanistan Thanks for being the wonderful person you are, and thank your family for lending you to us! Awesome pics, Kinda brings things in to perspective for thoes of us here in the US. The chow, def. looks like guy food, lol. hope you enjoyed!! Bless you! __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~* "The unexamined life is not worth living" -Socrates ~~~~~~~~~~~~~* '71 GMC Suburban 4x4

06-17-2011, 09:21 PM	#8
Indian113 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Monroe,Iowa Posts: 4,370	Re: Some pics from Afghanistan Thanks for the glimpse of your life over there! Stay safe and tell your son we think your great guy.

06-17-2011, 09:43 PM	#9
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06-17-2011, 11:15 PM	#11
JoetheMobster Listening since '86 Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Canada Posts: 1,799	Re: Some pics from Afghanistan I think the grub in the pot looks pretty good actually! __________________ 2007 Saturn Aura - hey it WAS a GM product

06-18-2011, 12:45 PM	#12
softballnrd27 Always a work in progress Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Harker Heights, TX Posts: 1,599	Re: Some pics from Afghanistan The chow was actually really good. We had a ton of other "creations" but they didn't last long enough to take a picture. We were living off of MRE's and tray rations, which are MRE's in bulk, needless to say the chow was horibble so we had to do something. Now I am living it up with great chow, in a real chow hall! Thanks for all the support!! It definitely makes doing this all the more worth it. __________________ USMC Retired Never trust a man who can't laugh at his own fart! 2010 Silverado Crew Cab 73 SWB 5.3/4l80e Build Thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=695168

06-18-2011, 01:21 PM	#13
GOPAPA Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Nampa Idaho Posts: 7,551	Re: Some pics from Afghanistan Thx Sir.. appeciate the pictures to put every thing in retrospect.. that mac and cheese looks sorta like mine when I get done with it ..LOL take care and tell your men we back home are thinking of them.. What parts have you gotten ,,that you can install when back home in the states? __________________ When you learn a thing a day you store up smart.

06-18-2011, 06:15 PM	#15
72BlckButy Tot Roddin' Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Mid-MO Posts: 24,461	Re: Some pics from Afghanistan Thank you for the pics, but most of all, thank you for your service. __________________ -Nate 1969 CST SWB - Project Blank Slate (4.5/6" ECE Static Drop, 6-lug disc brake upgrade (manual), Billet Specialties Vintec 20x8.5 255/40 (F) 20x10 295/40 (R), 250 I-6) 1960 AMF Skylark - Tot Roddin' (Lowered with custom frame; soon to include custom push bar and interior) 2008 Silverado CrewCab 1LT (5.3L, 3:73, 4x4, LT1, Z-71, Towing Package)

06-18-2011, 09:49 PM	#17
waynep Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Greer SC Posts: 187	Re: Some pics from Afghanistan Cool pic.thanks.Happy fathers day!!!

06-18-2011, 10:33 PM	#18
softballnrd27 Always a work in progress Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Harker Heights, TX Posts: 1,599	Re: Some pics from Afghanistan Thanks!! __________________ USMC Retired Never trust a man who can't laugh at his own fart! 2010 Silverado Crew Cab 73 SWB 5.3/4l80e Build Thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=695168

06-18-2011, 10:47 PM	#19
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06-18-2011, 11:11 PM	#20
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06-18-2011, 11:22 PM	#21
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06-20-2011, 11:52 PM	#22
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