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<p>At some point, somewhere along the line, we've all seen it, maybe it was an example of good "old school" military graffiti or maybe it was military "nose art"&nbsp;or perhaps a unit mural of some sort. Whatever "it" was, in many ways it is reflective of its time, helps to tell the story of its generation, and is instrumental in defining a generation and culture. Other examples could have been on a piece of gear or vehicle, in a training environment or manual,&nbsp;in a deployed location, or perhaps it was official artwork of some sort... or something&nbsp;unique and different altogether...&nbsp;it could've been a classic from another era, from an important location, or represents&nbsp;a significant or&nbsp;historic event.&nbsp; So, was the message profound or did&nbsp;it make you laugh? Make you pause to think? ...or&nbsp;perhaps it was just plain&nbsp;funny.&nbsp;Whatever it was, please feel free to add a photo, a link, a description, or anything&nbsp;needed to tell your story... just&nbsp;a couple simple rules, please try to&nbsp;keep it clean, and of course display&nbsp;respect for all members at all times.&nbsp;I'm&nbsp;sure&nbsp;that this will&nbsp;be&nbsp;great fun, so what are we waiting for...&nbsp;let's get this thing started!&nbsp;Thank you&nbsp;for all that you do, I look forward to hearing your awesome stories, and... see&nbsp;you all in the discussion threads!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>
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Minuteman ii launch control center blast door
Being a former Minuteman II Missile Launch Officer during the final years of the Cold War, this one has been one of my favorites.&nbsp;&nbsp;A structure that looks like a house near the town of Wall, South Dakota, has a steel-runged ladder which leads down a 30-foot concrete access shaft. At the bottom, a massive, eight-ton steel-and-concrete door is painted the red, white and blue image of a Domino’s Pizza box, with a slightly altered phrasing of the chain’s familiar promise: “World-wide Delivery in 30 Minutes or Less; Or Your Next One is Free.” But in this case the “Next One” is a Minuteman II intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). For almost three decades, the house was the “Delta One” Launch Control Facility (LCF) for ten Minuteman missiles armed with nuclear warheads. The massive blast door was designed to ensure that the underground launch control center survived a nuclear attack.<br>
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Lt Col Rojas, wow, great story and the picture is worth a thousand words as well, thanks for sharing... this one definitely gets my vote!
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MSgt Tricare Oerations And Patient Administration Flight Chief
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You can get one of these on a bumper sticker for $6 here in Minot.
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There was a price to pay for landing on the wrong carrier... A message was always sent back with the unfortunate crew.
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Wow, great find.... awesome photo!!!!
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
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Flashbacks to a Coast Guard Helicopter that had to use the California as an Island to assist in a Medevac from a commerical ship halfway between California and Hawaii. It left with the Golden Grizzily and Property of USS California stenciled on it's bottom.

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Haha good one, very nice! lol
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U.S. Navy McDonnell F2H-2P Banshee (BuNo 125019) of Fighter Squadron 62 (VF-62) "Gladiators" from the aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea (CVB-43) after it mistakenly landed on the flight deck of the USS Wasp (CVA-18) circa 1953.
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I took this pic from a landing pad on FOB Salerno, RC East.

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When abouts?
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SGT Pefley, it was around November or December 2012. 
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ah, I was there in "06, and '11, didn't remember seeing that mural
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SPC Charles Brown
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10th Mountain, my military home sweet home. Climb to Glory! Rest in Peace my brothers and sisters. Valhalla welcomes you home
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