LTC Private RallyPoint Member 588002 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Incredible story of perservance and determination. I only wish that I was his commander. <br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.duffelblog.com/2013/01/awol-private-returns-after-seven-years-with-box-of-grid-squares/">http://www.duffelblog.com/2013/01/awol-private-returns-after-seven-years-with-box-of-grid-squares/</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/011/947/qrc/gridsquaresbox.jpg?1443038486"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://www.duffelblog.com/2013/01/awol-private-returns-after-seven-years-with-box-of-grid-squares/">AWOL Private Returns After 7 Years With Box Of Grid Squares</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">FORT BRAGG, N.C.—Army Private Steven Gerner disappeared seven years ago, officially listed as AWOL. His family, friends and Army buddies all assumed he’d had an accident or lost his nerve and no one ever expected to see him again. He returned yesterday, only to find himself arrested by Military Police. What happened in between is …</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> 2015-04-12T20:53:03-04:00 LTC Private RallyPoint Member 588002

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Incredible story of perservance and determination. I only wish that I was his commander. <br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.duffelblog.com/2013/01/awol-private-returns-after-seven-years-with-box-of-grid-squares/">http://www.duffelblog.com/2013/01/awol-private-returns-after-seven-years-with-box-of-grid-squares/</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/011/947/qrc/gridsquaresbox.jpg?1443038486"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://www.duffelblog.com/2013/01/awol-private-returns-after-seven-years-with-box-of-grid-squares/">AWOL Private Returns After 7 Years With Box Of Grid Squares</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">FORT BRAGG, N.C.—Army Private Steven Gerner disappeared seven years ago, officially listed as AWOL. His family, friends and Army buddies all assumed he’d had an accident or lost his nerve and no one ever expected to see him again. He returned yesterday, only to find himself arrested by Military Police. What happened in between is …</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div>

2015-04-12T20:53:03-04:00 2015-04-12T20:53:03-04:00 CW5 Private RallyPoint Member 588012

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Is this, or a variation of this, a possible Bergdahl defense? There's always some truth hidden in humor. I'm glad the guy found the grid squares.<br /><br />In addition to the medals, he should have been promoted to SSG, in absentia. That's the way it works these days, right?

2015-04-12T20:56:17-04:00 2015-04-12T20:56:17-04:00 LTC Private RallyPoint Member 589125

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>See <a class="dark-link bold-link" role="profile-hover" data-qtip-container="body" data-id="328499" data-source-page-controller="question_response_contents" href="/profiles/328499-12a-engineer-officer">CPT Private RallyPoint Member</a> see I told you that grid squares are real....and you said nobody could find them!<br /><br />And <a class="dark-link bold-link" role="profile-hover" data-qtip-container="body" data-id="103825" data-source-page-controller="question_response_contents" href="/profiles/103825-12a-engineer-officer-451st-esc-79th-ssc">CPT Private RallyPoint Member</a> I am still waiting on those chem light batteries!<br />

2015-04-13T13:51:14-04:00 2015-04-13T13:51:14-04:00 CMSgt Private RallyPoint Member 589140

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2015-04-13T13:57:26-04:00 2015-04-13T13:57:26-04:00 SSG Private RallyPoint Member 589225

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>STILL MISSING THE LEFT HANDED SCREWDRIVER!!!!!!!!!!!

2015-04-13T14:39:01-04:00 2015-04-13T14:39:01-04:00 MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca 590021

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>leave it to duffle blog! :-)<br /><br />I'm still waiting for those cans of squelch I sent out for to fix my radios!

2015-04-13T21:13:01-04:00 2015-04-13T21:13:01-04:00 SPC David S. 592608

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I wish he would of asked me. There were right under the canopy lights.

2015-04-14T21:30:04-04:00 2015-04-14T21:30:04-04:00 SFC Private RallyPoint Member 7792631

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Promote them ahead of peers!!

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