GI Joe or Toy Soldiers?

SSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 01:42:03 -0400

I had lots of those green men with the various guns and man I had some battles! No GI Joes, that seemed girly to me. No offense ladies, I am old. I even forts with indians and we never crossed over from WWII/Vietnam and the Civil War.

Response by SFC Mark Merino made Oct 21 at 2014 3:08 AM

SFC Mark Merino — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 03:08:06 -0400

Not only green army men, but I'd dig trenches, use small pebbles as sandbags and twigs for overhead cover. Then, the Daisy 880 with 4x scope and I would spend the day calling in fire missions. Destined for greatness....lol

Response by SFC(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 21 at 2014 5:08 AM

SFC(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 05:08:26 -0400

I had them all when I was a kid, if it had anything to do with the military I had it or needed it. G.I. Joes, and the little green Army men, were all over our house and back yard. I used to take the ones that had the parachutes and toss them out of trees, to see how far they could/would go. Which lead to a lot of them being stuck on the roof, or other branches that I couldn't get to.

Response by SrA Rex Brown made Oct 21 at 2014 6:06 AM

SrA Rex Brown — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 06:06:12 -0400

I had both because an aunt had bought the GI Joe for me so that when I stayed at her house I had something to do because she had 2 girls. But I loved the army men. A friend and I used firecrackers to blow up airplanes, tanks and jeeps plus make bomb depressions in a huge sand box.

Response by MSG Wade Huffman made Oct 21 at 2014 7:48 AM

MSG Wade Huffman — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 07:48:17 -0400

Had 'em all! The little green Army men by the 100s, and GI Joes with lots of accessories. There were some major battles fought in my back yard and there is probably still a battalions worth of them buried throughout the yard that had been lost over the years!

Response by MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca made Oct 21 at 2014 9:07 AM

MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 09:07:40 -0400

Of course you know @SSGT LARRY OLSON that you are goating me into this conversation with the "too girly" comment :-) As we say, "They're ACTION FIGURES, not dolls". I've had everything from the green plastic Army men on up. Remember the "Guns of Navarone" moutain playset and it's Sears equivalent the "Iwo Jima" playset with all the vehicles, etc., had'em both. Then I graduated to 12" action figures. Could not get into the smaller 3 3/4 " ones. Now as many of you know I have a 1/2 a garage devoted to my GI Joe and military action figure passion.

Response by COL Vincent Stoneking made Oct 21 at 2014 10:06 AM

COL Vincent Stoneking — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 10:06:11 -0400

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Response by LTC Paul Labrador made Oct 21 at 2014 11:04 AM

LTC Paul Labrador — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 11:04:39 -0400

I had both, although I had way more green army men than GI Joes (those tended to be expensive). Used have epic battles with those little dudes...

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 21 at 2014 1:02 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 13:02:28 -0400

I was never much of a GI Joe fan, mainly because I wasn't exposed to it as much, but toy soldiers on the other hand, those were the best. Playing with the ones with the parachutes, throwing them down the stairs or trying to throw them as high as I possibly could to watch it slowly fall back down to me. Or lining them up at the top of the laundry chute, shooting them off one by one with my rubber band gun. Good memories with my toy soldiers.

Response by SFC Mark Merino made Oct 21 at 2014 2:46 PM

SFC Mark Merino — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 14:46:27 -0400

I remember all the advertisements in the back of the comic books with BIG battles raging and pillboxes opening up on the beaches. You could buy the entire set and it came delivered in a footlocker. I always wish I had the $1.95 (back then NOTHING was $19.99). Anyone know the ads I am referring to? Anyone ever get it? I WANT TO PLAY!!!!!!

Response by SFC Mark Merino made Oct 21 at 2014 2:58 PM

SFC Mark Merino — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 14:58:43 -0400

I had an AAA battery of model rockets (that you build from scratch and launched with disposable rocket engines) and inside I had the army men with small parachutes that would fall to earth. I would have small Army bases throughout a dirt field and see which's base could be infiltrated by the paratroopers. I had army guys, not a lot of friends. I wanted to be in the military since I was conceived. Now, it is Call of Duty on PS4 and no one plays any more. If these hands worked better, I'd be doing it too (jealous).

Response by SFC Mark Merino made Oct 21 at 2014 3:02 PM

SFC Mark Merino — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 15:02:49 -0400

SSgt Private RallyPoint Member I hope this thread runs forever. I am remembering things from childhood that have been forgotten for decades. Well done, sir!

Response by SFC Mark Merino made Oct 21 at 2014 3:19 PM

SFC Mark Merino — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 15:19:13 -0400

Memories!

Response by SFC Mark Merino made Oct 21 at 2014 3:42 PM

SFC Mark Merino — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 15:42:53 -0400

Whoopie!

Response by SFC Mark Merino made Oct 21 at 2014 4:21 PM

SFC Mark Merino — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 16:21:16 -0400

I liked my bazooka guys the best.

Response by SFC Mark Merino made Oct 21 at 2014 4:23 PM

SFC Mark Merino — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 16:23:05 -0400

OG Army men!

Response by SFC Mark Merino made Oct 21 at 2014 4:25 PM

SFC Mark Merino — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 16:25:13 -0400

Don't forget our Fighting Navy!

Response by CW5 Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 21 at 2014 5:20 PM

CW5 Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 17:20:51 -0400

SSgt Private RallyPoint Member, I remember those green Army men very well. My twin brother and I played with them quite a lot. That was in the 1960s. I think we probably couldn't afford G.I. Joe, but we had a lot of fun playing with the smaller figures.

Thanks for this topic and for bringing back some good memories (faint, distant memories, but good all the same).

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 21 at 2014 6:11 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 18:11:42 -0400

I'm going with the era in which I grew up in and go with GI Joes

Response by PO2 Rocky Kleeger made Oct 21 at 2014 7:39 PM

PO2 Rocky Kleeger — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 19:39:12 -0400

I remember when GI Joe was one guy, and then they came out with the black version...I had them both. Them, and a Big Jim "action figure"

Response by MSG Brad Sand made Oct 21 at 2014 8:58 PM

MSG Brad Sand — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 20:58:26 -0400

Both, but the good GI Joes. The ones that could have the traumatic amputations...if you are old enough, you know which ones I am talking about.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 21 at 2014 11:17 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 23:17:37 -0400

I was a mixed up little girl. I had toy soldiers and GI Joes. I would conduct regular raids on Barbie's fortress.

Response by SFC Boots Attaway made Oct 21 at 2014 11:26 PM

SFC Boots Attaway — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 23:26:40 -0400

Green army men, my cousins and I would have battles with them and hit them with artillery (firecrackers). That was a lot of fun.

Response by SFC Mark Merino made Oct 22 at 2014 2:00 AM

SFC Mark Merino — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 02:00:46 -0400

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Response by SGT(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 22 at 2014 8:08 AM

SGT(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 08:08:24 -0400

I had both

Response by PO3 Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 22 at 2014 10:31 AM

PO3 Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 10:31:14 -0400

I had both. I even had the full size G.I. Joe (back when it was just the one) but lost him to some older kids who just had no respect. My brother and I used to execute the Joes with our BB guns. Good times.

The little green army guys were OK too, but it kinda sucked not being able to pose them for battle. If you needed a guy to snipe from a prone position you better not have lost that one guy who was posed that way.

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