Share your favorite military snapshot that you took!

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Simple : Share your favorite military-related snapshot that you took with a camera. Describe it.

The above was a photo I took with my iPhone 4S right after Airborne Graduation at Ft Benning in May 2014. The little girl had been there with her Mom to see Dad earn his wings. She ran ahead of Mom to this classic bird and stopped suddenly in front and held a salute until her Mom came to grab her. I happened to see it and snap it. So sweet that little girl was. And SHE 'GOT IT!'

Share yours....

Response by MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca made May 11 at 2015 9:07 PM

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Sunset in Baghdad

Response by MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca made May 11 at 2015 9:07 PM

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Nothing better to do in Baghdad

Response by MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca made May 11 at 2015 9:09 PM

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Response by CH (MAJ) William Beaver made May 11 at 2015 9:12 PM

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Gaurd at sunset, NTC, March 2102

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made May 11 at 2015 9:13 PM

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Our barrier we painted before heading into Iraq.

Response by CH (MAJ) William Beaver made May 11 at 2015 9:17 PM

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5-man Bradley Crew from Bonecrusher Troop, 3-1 Cav, 3ABCT, 3ID sprints to the finish line of the 2013 Gainey Cup competition at Ft. Benning. The guys surrounding them who went the entire final ruck march are the Troop CO, the 1SG, XO, the Squadron Chaplain and others. The SCO ran alongside in Stetson to the finush line. I had chills.

Response by LTC Stephen C. made May 11 at 2015 9:45 PM

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Extraordinary photo, CH (MAJ) William Beaver! Extraordinary timing!

Response by LTC Stephen C. made May 11 at 2015 10:05 PM

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CH (MAJ) William Beaver, here's my photo of the "Green Beret" taken at Fort Bragg, NC (of course). It's now known as The Special Warfare Memorial Statue or "Bronze Bruce". The old JFK Special Warfare Museum (the Colonel Arthur D. Simons Memorial Museum Building) is in the background.
This photo is special to me because when I took this photo in AUG70, the statue had been there less than a year. During SF Phase 1 at Camp Mackall, we had to come attention and sing Barry Sadler's "Ballad of the Green Berets" every morning prior to the beginning of training when in a classroom setting!

Response by MSgt Private RallyPoint Member made May 11 at 2015 11:27 PM

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A couple of my buddies who really like the camera! Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms around 1981.

Response by COL Charles Williams made May 11 at 2015 11:49 PM

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Arlington Cemetery 2010, notice the reflection in my sunglasses.

Response by Capt Private RallyPoint Member made May 12 at 2015 3:39 AM

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American Military Cemetery, Normandy, France. This was at the foot of a grave to an unknown soldier, and it just touched me.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made May 13 at 2015 1:18 AM

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I took this of Soldiers of the Georgia National Guard, conducting reflexive fire training in Indiana. It's a couple years old, but it's one of my favorites. The snow made for a nice natural backdrop.

Response by CPT Alan W. made May 13 at 2015 1:38 AM

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Snapped this in SA a few weeks before the ground war, we were moving along at pretty good clip and he was keeping up with no problem. I'm pretty sure he took a picture of me as well, it fun be fun to see it from his prospective.

Response by MSG Brian Breaker made May 13 at 2015 11:10 AM

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Veterans Day 2003 Jacksonville Florida.

Response by SGT Suraj Dave made Jun 11 at 2015 9:30 AM

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The terrain changes quick in RC East...

Response by MAJ Charles Ray made Jun 28 at 2015 5:58 PM

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This photo of an IED going off during an Angel Thunder exercise was featured in Air Force Magazine.

Response by CW4 Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 28 at 2015 7:04 PM

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Operation Deep Freeze 2012, McMurdo Station, Antartica. I was the Maintenance Chief for the 331st TC, the Army's only Modular Causeway Company. We provided a causeway pier that help support a vital resupply mission to the research facility at the station.

Response by CSM Tony Blair made Jun 1 at 2017 3:34 PM

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Response by SMSgt Lawrence McCarter made Nov 12 at 2020 10:58 AM

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Me in 1968 at Da Nang Air Base Vietnam on a Base perimeter bunker used by My unit, the 366th Security Police Squadron overlooking rice paddies. This bunker had be placed by the French before We took it over and used it. Notice the M60 and ammo loaded and ready for use. There was also a 50 caliber mounted on the roof but surrounded by walls up there. There was another small sandbag bunker with a Vietnamese guard and a WWII vintage 30 caliber machine gun within it. In addition a good portion of the perimeter also had our own Claymore mines placed there.

Response by SGT Robert Pryor made Nov 12 at 2020 12:34 PM

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Detachment A-344, 5th Special Forces Group (ABN) 1st SF, Bunard, Việt Nam
SFC Charles C. Hinson (Sr Intel), SFC Carl C. Cramer (Commo), SFC Daniel M. Dudley (Weapons), SP4 Robert D Pryor (Combat Engineer & Jr Intel), 1LT John J. Parda (Detachment Commander), SGT Larry L. Crile (Jr Medic), MSG John E. Nowlan (Team Sergeant). The black & white portion was taken in June of 1969 while the color portion was taken in Hot Springs, AR in October of 2000. Missing are SFC Efrem "Esse" Renteria (Weapons) and SSG Charles P, Orona (Sr Medic) who were on operation in 1969 and had died in the 1990s.

Response by Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen made Nov 12 at 2020 12:42 PM

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Great photo.

Response by Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen made Nov 12 at 2020 12:44 PM

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Well I have none, but my wife took this one from a tanker of me coming in to refuel.

Response by CWO3 Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 12 at 2020 12:46 PM

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My first Platoon, Subic Bay PI. A III MEF Provisional MEU, later ISO KITP (2/7, 3/5) in Korea.

Response by SGT Ed Matyjasik made Nov 12 at 2020 1:49 PM

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Vietnam 1969 I Corp. That's me looking at the camera man, taking the picture with my KODAK Instamatic camera.

Response by SGT James Murphy made Nov 12 at 2020 2:30 PM

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Recognize the T-195 ??
Taken 1969

Response by SGT James Murphy made Nov 12 at 2020 2:43 PM

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This is a Close 2nd. Lawrence Nashua from Hawaii..CENTER. Yes, THAT PINEAPPLE!
We Called Him Pineapple! That was his nickname. Nobody really knew the truth but a few of us.
A lot of guys thought it was racial. It WASNT! His Family Owns the Biggest Pineapple Plantations in Hawaiian History! That was Lawrence's LITTLE Joke! 1969

Response by SGT James Murphy made Nov 12 at 2020 2:53 PM

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D Company 707 Mnt. Btln. Korea 1969

Response by SGT James Murphy made Nov 12 at 2020 2:57 PM

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This Picture was in 1968 way before any tourist shit....
Mount Soyosan Trail is a 4.6 mile heavily trafficked loop trail located near Dongducheon-si, Gyeonggi, South Korea that features a waterfall and is only recommended for very experienced adventurers. The trail is primarily used for hiking, walking, trail running, and bird watching and is accessible year-round.

Response by MSG Felipe De Leon Brown made Nov 28 at 2020 10:00 PM

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September 1970, Nha Trang. This was the only fully manned SFODA that I served with during two tours in Viet Nam...Det. A-504, 5th SFGA, 1st SF. A-504 was the advisory detachment for 2nd Bn, 5th Mobile Strike Force Command (Airborne). Captain Jones was rotating out after a one-month overlap with Captain Twining, Three others were also PCSing. I'm the skinny guy in shades on the far left in a full squat. Robert, you might have known "Jazz" and "Doc Demo" Metcalf.