Posted on Feb 5, 2015
Where was your "fortress of solitude" while deployed?
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Regardless of how OORAH you are, everyone had that "time consuming" maintenance or job or even just an empty space that they'd go to in order to escape for a bit. What was yours?
Personally, as an electrician, I'd occasionally go visit a wardroom galley to "tinker" with stuff just before lunch. The cooks would always serve me up a plate while I was there. It didn't hurt that the CS2 was a cute blonde either.
Personally, as an electrician, I'd occasionally go visit a wardroom galley to "tinker" with stuff just before lunch. The cooks would always serve me up a plate while I was there. It didn't hurt that the CS2 was a cute blonde either.
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After LSA Anaconda was established, it was still kind of wild west land. At night another guy and I'd sit out side and watch the tracers flying at night accented by a few mortars once in a while for the bass section.
When I finally got to Victory Base, I'd go to the roof of the Palace and have a cigar after dark, while watching the fire works. Was pretty cool to watch the AF planes take off with all the flares flying out the back as they did combat takeoffs.
When I finally got to Victory Base, I'd go to the roof of the Palace and have a cigar after dark, while watching the fire works. Was pretty cool to watch the AF planes take off with all the flares flying out the back as they did combat takeoffs.
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I spent my life with my helicopters. I was wound pretty tight and preferred to focus on work. But in 2003 (first trip), I had a "vicious" guard dog and he was a pretty good listener. In Iraq, I preferred the animal kingdom.
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Iraq was with the guys playing Halo or Wii Boxing, Afghanistan was out on aircraft fixing some random broken line that someone over torqued. Put me at peace.
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