Uniform protest - Veterans' Day

"vincent p. norris" wrote in message
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Veterans' Day rolls around. Hope some of you can still fit into your old
uniforms, if you'd like to.

It's been 49 1/2 years since I got out of the marine corps, but I can
still get into my uniform! Fits perfectly!

Well, not the *whole* uniform. Just the cap and the socks.

That's my kinda uniform! Well, not on you, Vince, though we've never met. I
meant on me. As anyone who's met me can attest, I am one svelte specimen of
masculinity.
--
TL,
Tim
http://css.sbcma.com/timj

"slenon" wrote in message
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I ceremonially burn all my uniforms, upon discharge.
Op --ashes to ashes--

Indian Joe offers-----with fond memories of impressed women,I tried to
wear my old pinks and green paratrooper uniform yesterday.---the cloth must
have shrunk a little hanging in the attic and I could not find that Korean
kid who used to keep my boots spit shined.

Well, not the *whole* uniform. Just the cap and the socks.
vince

You kept the socks? I am duly impressed.

--
Stev Lenon 91B20 '68-'69
Drowning flies to Darkstar

http://web.tampabay.rr.com/stevglo/i...age92kword.htm

"slenon" wrote in message
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Well, not the *whole* uniform. Just the cap and the socks.
vince

You kept the socks? I am duly impressed.



Hey, him and those socks spent many a lonely evening together back during
the war......

--riverman
(the liver eventually went bad)

"daytripper" wrote in message
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On Tue, 11 Nov 2003 19:26:38 -0500, "Guyz-N-Flyz"
I ceremonially burn all my uniforms, upon discharge.

Eeewwwwww!

Hey, it was an honorable discharge!

Op --who has been know to ceremonially discharge, from time to time--

Hey, him and those socks spent many a lonely evening together back during
the war......

No, I wasn't in no war, nohow. I was in during a "police action." But
never got closer to Korea than El Toro Marine Air Station.

And that's no bull!

The Commandant of the Marine Corps didn't think the situation was so
desperate that he needed to send the likes of me over there.

vince

Well gentlemen (and i use that term very loosely in this crowd ) I weight 152
lbs when i got out of the army i'm thinking my belly weights that much
now...... my tie doesn't even fit anymore


Handyman Mike
Standing in a river waving a stick

"Mike" wrote in message
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Well gentlemen (and i use that term very loosely in this crowd ) I weight
152
lbs when i got out of the army i'm thinking my belly weights that much
now...... my tie doesn't even fit anymore




LOL. Gotta remember that tie line. :-)

Never had the pleasure of losing weight at boot camp, but about the time you
guys were running off the pounds, I was laid up with some stupid medical
problems (back when I was 18). Apparently in those days, doctors couldn't
get enough nutrients into IVs without them crystallizing, so when patients
were on an IV diet for extended time (like a month), they lost tremendous
muscle mass. I came out of the hospital weighing 118 lbs. For reference,
nowadays I'm the same height (6ft 4), 220 pounds, and technically
'borderline overweight'. Back when I came out of hospital, you could see my
wisdom teeth through my cheeks. I had a shirt that I wore back then that
looks like a sock to me now.

Personally, I much prefer my body shape nowadays. :-)

--riverman

I came out of the hospital weighing 118 lbs. For reference,
nowadays I'm the same height (6ft 4), 220 pounds, and technically
'borderline overweight'.

This is my rifle and this is my gun, oops. Sorry, long skinny thing is
Private Myron, not my rifle. God, hope I don't have to field strip him.
Frank Reid

"Francis Reid" wrote in message
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I came out of the hospital weighing 118 lbs. For reference,
nowadays I'm the same height (6ft 4), 220 pounds, and technically
'borderline overweight'.

This is my rifle and this is my gun, oops. Sorry, long skinny thing is
Private Myron, not my rifle. God, hope I don't have to field strip him.
Frank Reid

Just keep that damn barrel cleaning tool to yourself, there, buddy!!

--riverman
(twice the man I used to be...)