Posted on Jun 11, 2015
That One Time Mr. T's Platoon Sergeant Punished Him...
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From wikipedia:
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Mr. T was born in Chicago, Illinois, the youngest son in a family with twelve children. His father, Nathaniel Tureaud, Sr., was a minister.
He enlisted in the United States Army and served in the Military Police Corps. In November 1975, Tureaud was awarded a letter of recommendation by his drill sergeant, and in a cycle of six thousand troops, Tureaud was elected "Top Trainee of the Cycle" and was also promoted to squad leader. In July 1976, Tureaud's platoon sergeant punished him by giving him the detail of chopping down trees during training camp at Fort McCoy in Wisconsin, but did not tell him how many trees, so Tureaud single-handedly chopped down over 70 trees from 6:30-10:00 a.m., when a shocked major superseded the sergeant's orders.
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Mr. T was born in Chicago, Illinois, the youngest son in a family with twelve children. His father, Nathaniel Tureaud, Sr., was a minister.
He enlisted in the United States Army and served in the Military Police Corps. In November 1975, Tureaud was awarded a letter of recommendation by his drill sergeant, and in a cycle of six thousand troops, Tureaud was elected "Top Trainee of the Cycle" and was also promoted to squad leader. In July 1976, Tureaud's platoon sergeant punished him by giving him the detail of chopping down trees during training camp at Fort McCoy in Wisconsin, but did not tell him how many trees, so Tureaud single-handedly chopped down over 70 trees from 6:30-10:00 a.m., when a shocked major superseded the sergeant's orders.
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SSG Stephen Arnold
*Hannibal*
Yes, I am aware that B.A. never said that line. However, the "pity the fool" line was already in abundance here.
Yes, I am aware that B.A. never said that line. However, the "pity the fool" line was already in abundance here.
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If he did that in Germany he would be paying for those trees and all the possible saplings they would have had.
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Did anyone else have the 12" high Mr. T action figure from the 80's? Man I wish I still had mine! Of course, it wouldn't be worth much. Like most kids, I actually took mine out of it's original box and played with it!
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