Weekend Open Thread

| May 6, 2016

Ft. Wainwright Manchu Barracks 1975

This weekend’s picture comes from Thunderstix. He took it at Fort Wainwright, Alaska in 1975. I jumped on Wainwright’s airfield in January 1976. I remember that one of our medics dropped his 1911 over the drop zone and we kicked and crawled through the three feet of snow and -40 degree temperature for a few hours until, yes, we found it! It was after a nine-+-hour flight from Georgia where the temperature was about 60 degrees. Good way to get acclimated. We were there for Operation Jack Frost ’76. That was a tough month. Especially since I’d enlisted in Syracuse, NY in late ’74 and picked Georgia to get away from snow and cold.

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Terrorologist

First

Claw

First.

Claw

Crap, there goes my creds.

Perry Gaskill

Your reflexes might be slow today, Claw. It’s gotta be stressful for you and Scooby to go through a Household 6 inspection…

Claw

We did that yesterday.

She made it home about 1945 MDT and immediately broke out the white gloves, clipboard, Mag-Lite and extendable mechanic’s mirror. Nothing gets by the Sergeant Major’s all seeing eye.

Damn sure was glad to have been proactive instead of reactive, cause I would have ended wearing my ass for a hat. (and Scooby, too)

Ex-PH2

But you’re still first in my heart, dear Claw.

Claw

Right back at ya. Thank You.

Hack Stone

Fourth?

Veritas Omnia Vincit

4th Personal Best

Silentium Est Aureum

Not really caring where I place.

Been a hell of a day, that’s for sure.

Brown Neck Gaitor

Top 10!

IDC SARC

Here!

Hack Stone

Honorary First!

Brown Neck Gaitor
IDC SARC

Here! fo realz

Ex-PH2

Gravy. That’s the only thing that brings us all together. That, and to find out who’s on first.

SFC D

The real question is… What makes the rockin’ world go ’round?

Lurker Curt

Fat bottom girls, baby…

Silentium Est Aureum

Only if it’s Bob Evans gravy.

The one seriously lacking item in New England is a decent breakfast chain. Everything is either IHOP or Dennys (gag) or mom and pop shops which are hit or miss.

AskaMarine

FLASH! FLASH1 FLASH!

Latest news on CSM Carrot Top from 8th MP Brigade in Hawaii courtesy of the Army Times:

http://www.armytimes.com/story/military/2016/05/05/csm-counseled-appearance-following-social-media-firestorm/83973536/?from=global&sessionKey=&autologin=

“CSM counseled on appearance following social media firestorm”

Check out the pictures of her talking to soldiers. They do not seem happy.

Also, the picture of CSM Binford sharing a book with her.

Ex-PH2, hopefully she has met the standards for you.

Very interesting comments under the Army Times.

Still cannot find the PT Video but did find an a 2010 Ft Leonard Wood picture of SGM Carrot Top wearing her girl bun:

http://www.myguidon.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12830&Itemid=42

Let’s see how this all plays out.

Claw

Yep. Here’s hoping Sergeant Major Carrot Top’s “epiphany” came after she extracted a Size 13 Combat Boot from her Hell Hole.

Same here. No luck on finding the wearing her ass for a hat PT run video. But it’s only a matter of time.

The mouse hunt continues.

HMCS(FMF) ret.

She must have “forgotten” that little thing about leadership and setting the example as a NCO.

Bet you that she goes on a witch hunt against those that spoke out about her appearance.

Ex-PH2

Let her, Senior Chief. We are THOSE that spoke out about her appearance. I said I’d love to have a go at her, because she’s a slap in the face to all the women who ever served in the Army. I’ll be happy to face her down.

HMCS(FMF) ret.

I know you would… one of the “Lionesses of TAH”!

I kneel before thee…

OWB

She’s been rocking that extreme hairdo for quite a while. Not sure if she or those who failed to address it long ago are more disgusting.

Wonder how we can discover if her counseling included the simple fact that she has not earned three NDSM’s. Let’s hope that someone in her chain of command noted that there are folks out here who object to embellishing one’s record.

Sapper3307

She was allowed to stay on her thrown BS.
Promotion boards are going to be loads of fun her sitting as president of the board.
Question one are you on Facebook?

Sapper3307

Around 1997ish (307th engr) at Bragg we had the Army’s one and only Indian CSM. Dot on head not feather. E1 thru E9 like an EO powered missile. His uniform was always tailored on to small and looked like crap. But nobody ever fixed him for fear of proven EO complaint’s at the drop of a hat. 110% toxic POS.

thebesig

A couple days ago, I busted a soldier for not having his army tape, name tape, rank insignia, unit badges, and US flag on his uniform. His uniform was completely “stripped”. I suspected that he was a faker. He was sitting at a table with a female in civilian clothing. He tried telling me that he was at an exercise. So, I started grilling him, to see if he was a faker, or if he was an actual soldier that was simply ate up. He responded by asking to see my card, I showed him my card and asked for his. Turned out, his card had him as a SSG. Then, I informed him that when he leaves the post from an exercise that didn’t require those items, he should put his tapes on and get compliant with AR 670-1 when he left that exercise and the post. The civilian female that was with him got up and made like she was leaving, and he followed suit. As he stood up, he tried to lecture me about how I should have given that “on the spot correction”. Something about being “forgiving” about mistakes. I responded by saying “Not all mistakes.” He angrily added, “Yes, all mistakes.” She got between us. I pointed to his missing tapes and let him know that “was not a mistake”. Of course, he was so focused on being butt hurt about being called out, that as he was arguing his position, outside the door and in the parking lot, he was uncovered in addition to not having his patches and tapes on. Even tried to egg me to “have a talk with him outside”, despite there being a police car parked across the street, lights flashing. When I didn’t take the bait, he angrily said, “I thought so!” I ran into him again, later in the week, and he was not so forgiving of what he felt were “my” mistakes as he demanded from me towards him. The female, in the civilian clothes, that was with him? He later identified her as a SFC. She… Read more »

SFC D

When the Army switched to ACU’s, I made the all too common mistake of reversing the nametape and US ARMY tape. A young PFC made a fearful but very respectful on the spot correction on this grumpy old SFC. That’s how it’s supposed to work.

thebesig

This all started politely and conversational from both of us. We’re in a Navy town, the coffee shop was right outside of one of the entrances to the adjacent Navy base, short walking distance. The Army base is further down the street, in the adjacent city.

With the Soldier’s appearance, in this setting, there’s the risk that the Soldier isn’t a Soldier, but someone trying to get discounts or favorable treatment. This place is crawling with military and veterans, yet I’ve still busted fakers and embellishers in this area.

Had this been on the Army base, it probably wouldn’t have gone more than 30 seconds, with the guy missing the patches and badges acknowledging and moving on with the view of fixing his uniform… With the entire conversation being professional. This has been the case with other on the spot corrections I’ve done.

He was a lot more behaved, but still abrasive, when he had all of his patches and tapes on. I located his command team, turns out that he’s on active duty.

During both encounters, I was in civilian clothing.

Twist

I did the same thing. I had a PFC inform me that my patches were backwards. I thanked him and fixed myself. I asked my Squad Leaders why it took a PFC to grab his nuts and tell me (politely) to fix myself when I had been talking to four Staff Sergeants face to face all morning.

thebesig

The alleged SFC that was with the above guy either didn’t say anything to him, or did say something to him, then allowed him to continue on with the coffee shop visit sans all of his hook and loop attachments. But when she didn’t correct him for not having his cover on outside, in addition to his being completely stripped, I wouldn’t be surprised if she didn’t say anything to him in the beginning.

Unfortunately, that does happen and folks wouldn’t mention discrepancies on you or the other Soldiers. This may be because they didn’t notice it themselves as their attention was elsewhere, or they did notice it and were either afraid to say something, or they wanted the Soldier to fail.

Ex-PH2

Gee whiz. You guys are a bunch of crybabies, y’know? I was in the middle of unreeling 16mm film to toss it out, landing in a pile around me on the deck. (That’s floor to you non-Navy types.) I always put a spit shine on my shoes at night – last task of the day – and they looked good when I got to work that morning, but by 14:00 when I was unreeling all that film in piles and putting it in a waste bin, the film had hit my shoes repeatedly and dulled the shine.

This PN1 came up from the first floor office and for no reason at all, tole me to come see her in the personnel office. Okay, I went and she chewed me out about the way my shoes looked. I gave her a blank look and asked her politely if that was why she came up to the second floor – because my shoes weren’t shiny enough to see your face in them?

Some things are just silly, you see. And besides, I did a quick polish by rubbing my shoes on my nylons. Worked like a charm.

So I have no idea what you guys are complaining about.

thebesig

Onboard ship, you could start the day with shoes looking like the commercially available shiny black shoes, and by the time they announced “knock of ship’s work”, they’d be completely dull. It got to the point to where they were just concerned that you had polish on them.

During one personnel inspection, my chief commented on how my shoes were really black. You could see the reflection of the surrounding area on them. I was tempted to say, “There’s only shade of black, Chief!” Suggesting that if the other shoes weren’t like mine, they weren’t black. :mrgreen:

Roger in Republic

That one is easy.”Excuse me Sergeant, but is your name really U.S. Army?”

ChipNASA

13th.

Watching the news about the multiple shootings in Maryland and P.G. County 3 dead 3 wounded in the last 24 hours.

http://www.fox5dc.com/live

Ex-PH2

That is getting to be as bad as Englewood, isn’t it?

AW1Ed

Been following this pretty closely, as it is in the PRofMD. On Fox, Greta was bemoaning the fact that a piece of paper like a restraining order, the court system, and the police can’t protect victims of meld-downs like this.
Well no shit.
How about allowing potential victims the ability to defend themselves and their families?

HMC Ret

Darn it … go to the reefer to make a sammich and this happens. One day, folks, one day. Soon …

HMCS(FMF) ret.

Hot Damn! 27th this week! Moving up in the TAH OT world!

Here’s my weekly shout out to Dickless Danni-boi Bernsatypants and his purple tiger striped, urine stained skydiving suit wearing butt buddy CoCkSlUuUuRrRrPeTh41! Hope you two buttpirates are getting that 50 gallon drum of DRG COCKtails ready for the weekend!

Hey Danni-boi! Still waiting on the letter from the CA State Bar? Don’t fret your wrinkled little scrotum over it – we all know what it will tell you – that you are DISBARRED from the malpractice of law!!! Just another accomplishment in the life of the not honorary or initiated CPO, deadbeat dad and committer of fraud, Daniel A. Bernath. The question is, will you be wearing handcuffs and spending time in jail in the “loving” arms of Thor, Bubba, Julio and Mr. “Tiny”? Only time will tell…

As for QuEeFeRs – How you doin’, Nutsack? Still downing that cheap rotgut booze and lustin’ after that Peke in the trailer park? Aren’t you overdue for a visit to the local poundyouintheass lockup for being intoxicated and pissing your pants in public? Just be sure that you get Danni-boi all up to speed on how to be a prison bitch, since you’re the “subject matter expert” on that!

I”m done – PEACE, OUT, BOY SCOUT!!!

HMC Ret

OK, on another subject. Today is Military Spouse/Partner Appreciation Day. I want to give a loving shoutout to Mrs. HMC, my wife of 45 years. You saved my butt many times, Mrs. HMC. Oh, BTW, Mrs. HMC is an Army veteran. I don’t hold it against her that she went to the dark side. LOL

Claw

I did the same for Mrs. Claws, my blushing bride now for 38 years.

Her father was WWII Navy, as well as one of our sons who did 26 years as a Mess/Culinary Specialist, but I, too, don’t hold that against her.

All the best to you and yours, Chief.

HMC Ret

You too, Brother.

Eden

My hubby and I wished each other a happy Military Spouse Appreciation Day this morning. Yep, we both qualify.

Sapper3307

We have a nice all female West Point senior class black power /blm salute picture making the rounds.

AW1Ed

Are they all in their safe space shielded from micro-aggressions? Because nothing says warrior ethic like being shielded from micro-aggressions.

IDC SARC

That’s just sad that a West Point Senior class doesn’t have the capacity to see through a false narrative. So much for analytical skills.

IDC SARC

oh dayamm…in uniform no less.

Bad gurlz

Claw

Just saw the image. 16 members of the class standing on the steps of the barracks.

How very PC of them. Trouble brewing? Only time will tell.

HMC Ret

I wouldn’t want to be a subordinate of one of these women if I was not a ‘person of color’. Wonder how long before these women begin to crash and burn if they take their attitudes with them? Wonder how many careers of subordinates will be ruined? The PC/SJW attitudes will be strong with this group.

HMC Ret

I saw that. You think their tudes will change after a counseling session? Oh, yeah, they will say they understand, but they will take that bullshit with them. I’m thinking these are the people who will play The Card throughout their careers. On a positive note, at least their seniors will know what they are about. I wonder if those not pictured, both white and black, are victims of the micro-aggression demonstrated by these people? Life is hard. It’s harder when you are given a free, highest-quality education and exhibit this behavior.

Ex-PH2

I saw that elsewhere. First of all, I don’t believe for one second that any of those silly women know what that really means, since not one of them was even an egg in mommy’s ovaries during the 1960s.

Second, if they are allowed to get away with this at this stage, they are going to be nothing but trouble because their minds are not focused on being officers, but rather on being troublemakers.

They should all be reprimanded for that crap. But what do I know? We were never supposed to make political statements in the military when I was in during the Dark Ages.

streetsweeper

word on the street is, there is a 15-6 underway. Their antic’s did not go unnoticed, bwahahaha!

Sparks

Number 29!

Sparks

Story of my life. I missed it by one. Bummer.

Claw

Same here.

But have a C-Rat Tropical Chocolate Bar and a Fresca for lunch.

That’ll bring you out of your funk.

Smile

C2Show

Quick question ladies and gentlemen: Have you ever seen a dumbshit ever ask you for your full SSN because they seem to think you are a phony?

OWB

Uhhh, no. And should anyone ask for it for any reason, they would either be laughed at or reported to the local police, perhaps both.

Ex-PH2

What OWB said.

Hondo

Sounds like someone fishing for PII to use in identity theft to me. But I’ve become a bit . . . suspicious and cynical as I’ve gotten older.

Silentium Est Aureum

No, and they won’t get it, either.

Then again, I don’t advertise my veteran status.

Snotcrow

Lilyea,

I think we all have that story in one version or another. I am not sure if it was the Malamute Drop Zone or the Donnelly Drop Zone – but I remember that it was a Major that routed his own 1950, weapon case on his lowering line.

The drop went well, until the Major dropped his ruck, and released the weapons case.. that did not slide down his lowering line to his ruck as intended, but instead followed the law. The law of gravity. I am sure that the Major was off that DZ within the hour, while morons like myself went hunting for that weapons case. It was cold. It is amazing what kind of sweat you can work up in that kind of a cold.

AW1Ed

I am not now, nor was I ever, a Disco fan. Rather the opposite. That being said, the Swedish Bump and Stumble, err, Marching Band, nails ABBA’s Dancing Queen, with ruffles and flourishes. Enjoy!

OWB

Nice. Thanks for sharing that.

Claw

Yes, very, very nice. I love Brass and Drums.

However, as Major Reisman said: “Very pretty, Colonel, very pretty, But can they fight?”

Smile.

AW1Ed

Reisman: “And kill any officer in sight.”

Franko: “Ours or theirs?”

Back at’cha. *smile*

Claw

COL Breed: “What’s your name, Soldier?”

Pinkley: “Number 2, Sir!”

And Wladislaw: “Killing generals could get to be a habit for me.”

AW1Ed

Reisman: “You’ve seen a general inspecting troops before haven’t you? Just walk slow, act dumb and look stupid!”

Need to have a military quote challenge post. Ant takers?

AW1Ed

“movie” and “any”

Stupid keyboard.

AskaMarine

Movie Quote challenges sound interesting and fun.

Game on for me.

Just need to research the quotes to ensure they are correct since brain memory matter is slowly going away.

And movie quotes may give away our tell us which generation we were raised. Just as Jeopardy questions. The catergory may be the 20th Century and I spout them out in a heartbeat. The new music or video games that are popular, I would become a vegetable.

Please give me some time to think of quotes to post her since it seems most of us were born in the 40s, 50s, 60s and 70s.

Claw

I’ll admit it and be proud of it.

I was born during the Truman Administration.

Yep, you got it. The Buck Stops Here!!

AskaMarine

Here is a movie quote:

“You know how to whistle, don’t you, Steve? You just put your lips together and… blow.”

AW1Ed

A player! To have and have not.” Lauren Bacall. My turn, a low ball, “Fill your hands you son of a Bitch!”

AskaMarine

Ding!
DingDing! Our First Winner on This Aint Hell!

AskaMarine

TRUE GRIT!

AW1Ed

Yep! Now your movie quote? Answer and next quote, your play. that’s how it works.

AskaMarine

Eisenhower Administration baby.

🙂

AskaMarine
AskaMarine

Get your stinking paws off me, you damned dirty ape!”

AskaMarine

And here is another one!

“I’m mad as hell and I”n not going to take it all”

AW1Ed

Network. Next!
“I’d like to know where these needle-dick dinks are getting new AK forty-fucking 7’s at.”

Ex-PH2

You ALL missed ‘May the 4th be with you.’ So sad.

AW1Ed

If its any consolation, I had enchiladas for Cinco de Mayo, Ex.

*got nothin’*

Roger in Republic

I keep telln’ you guys, it’s Cinco de Cinco

Instinct

No, I didn’t miss it at all

😀

Eden

And the Revenge of the Fifth.

Claw

And the category is:

Military Movie Quotes

We’ll start off easy with “Well, I didn’t shovel shit in Louisiana.”

AskaMarine

Reply button missing-not on PC, but smartphone, so will have to go at the end to answer last 2 movie quotes, then nigh nigh for me. Food Chain already sleeping, so gotta join the dream land.

AW1Ed

Patton. And from The Worst Naval Aviation Movie Ever, “The defense department regrets to inform you that your sons are dead because they were stupid.”

AskaMarine

TOP GUN!

See my other two comments below.

Gotta hit the sack with Food Chain. This was fun. Sometimes it is good to get away from talking politics, phonies, politics, guns, politics and do other stuff.

Oh, Dave….are you going to do another video?

?

Claw

Top Gun starring the wannabe grunt who shall not be named.

“That dog won’t hunt.”

Twist

Good morning. In less than an hour, aircraft from here will join others from around the world. And you will be launching the largest aerial battle in the history of mankind. “Mankind.” That word should have new meaning for all of us today. We can’t be consumed by our petty differences anymore. We will be united in our common interests. Perhaps it’s fate that today is the Fourth of July, and you will once again be fighting for our freedom… Not from tyranny, oppression, or persecution… but from annihilation. We are fighting for our right to live. To exist. And should we win the day, the Fourth of July will no longer be known as an American holiday, but as the day the world declared in one voice: “We will not go quietly into the night!” We will not vanish without a fight! We’re going to live on! We’re going to survive! Today we celebrate our Independence Day!

thebesig

Dennis Howard Chevalier (Denny H Chevalier) made a claim that he was a disabled veteran. He did that on a service site, where he complained about the service. I screen capped his claim, and will put it on my blog along with text that’ll add more Google hits to his old and current versions of his name. :mrgreen:

Eden

Recently? Still rockin’ the lie?

thebesig

As of last month. Dennis Howard Chevalier (Denny H Chevalier)is engaged again, and it looks like he packed up his stuff in his old apartment. He complained about a moving company, identifying himself as a “disabled veteran”.

LC

Sharing a joke I received in e-mail the other day – grimly amusing for most of us:

If an airplane carrying Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump crashed in the mountains, who would survive?

… America.

Eden

WHOOP!!

A Proud Infidel®™

It’s an extreme pity that Hillary wasn’t married to OJ Simpson instead of “Blowjob Willie”.

Silentium Est Aureum

No matter who wins, Americans will be sending a New York liberal to the White House.

Alberich

Should’ve done your jump in the summer. Then all you would’ve had to worry about is midair collision with an Alaska mosquito.

Frankie Cee "In the clear"

I am loving the life of the ‘free and easy” senior citizen. Getting in tons of miles, seeing old faces, and visiting new places. Thankful for having my own wi-fi device, that puts me in touch with those in the interwebs anywhere I have cell service,and not having to use a phone to do it. I am old school enough to appreciate an actual keyboard. In the past week, I ran into an old friend, now living in Bonita Beach Florida, just down the road from a nearly disbarred lawyer who just can’t seem to get his act together. On my way up US-41 in Lee County, I considered wandering off the path and doing drive by, but just didn’t see any value in looking at the house of a nobody. When I came north, through Seminole County, I considered coming up US17/US-92, through Deltona, Debary, Orange City, and such, but again, why in hell would I want to see a nobody, or the 7/11 that he buys his cheap beer at?
Spent a night with old friends in Deland, then lit out for the NW corner of the state to be able to be with some active duty types at their annual Open House. Loving the traveling. Looks like Louisiana and my Cajun friends next week.

Alemaster

Watched a trooper streamer during the Jack Frost jump at Ladd AAF, Ft. Wainwright, AK in either ’77 or ’78. Fought it all the way from 700′ AGL. Caught another trooper as he fell and they both hit the snow and walked away. Impressed this old Huey pilot. regards, Alemaster

ex-OS2

I love this fucking blog.

AskaMarine

Amen, ex-OS2, Amen.

Just got finish reading the Trump-Hillary thread.

Think I brought this up before in another WOT.

If one would vote together, who among TAH bloggers would be your choice for President, VP, Secretary of State, Speaker of the House, Secretary of Defense, Attorney General, the Surgeon General, replacement on the Supreme Court, etc. ect?

And please, the only nominee for the 5th SEAC of the JCS would have to be an embellisher. ?

AskaMarine

“today”, not “together”

ex-OS2

I have only been hanging around here for a month or so but,

I would nominate HMCS(FMF) ret. as Secretary of State, for being an eloquent orator.

I would nominate Ex-PH2 as Speaker of the House, I want to see a lot of cats running around the Hall of the House of Representatives.

HMCS(FMF) ret.

You haven’t see me all fired up… yet!

🙂

Welcome aboard ex-OS2!

ex-OS2

I look forward to it. Thank you for your service Senior Chief!

Sparks

Welcome to the board and family ex-OS2!

ex-OS2

Thank you Sparks, I plan on hanging around! I had an average enlistment, but proud of it. These posers really piss me off and I enjoy seeing them outed.

Jon The Mechanic

I’ll bite.

President- Gary Johnson
VP- Zell Miller
Secretary of State- Rand Paul
Speaker of the House- Trey Gowdy
Secretary of Defense- Mark A. Milley
Attorney General- Ted Cruz
Surgeon General- Ben Carson
Replacement(s) on the Supreme Court- Miguel Estrada, Peter Keisler, David Schizer, Randy Barnett, and Eugene Scalia.

Yes, I loaded up on nominees, just because I expect there to be several vacancies, these 5 are all relatively young, and also all members of the Federalist Society (which would drive Libs batshit crazy) and would sit on the court for a while.

Instinct

79th but I self identify as 1st.

Jon The Mechanic

82nd comment, and I just wanted to let everyone know I am a leg. Never even had a desire to jump out of airplanes.

AskaMarine

AW1Ed: Did you see my other movie quote about the ape?

AskaMarine

Answer for AW1Ed Movie Quote:The Siege of Firebase Gloria.

That was a hard one…!!!!

Will start game again tomorrow. Thanks..that was fun!

AW1Ed

Missed the ape, and I rise to the challenge! Glad you enjoyed the game, and hope more will chime in. Time for me to RTB. Nighty night, Devil Dog.

Claw

I want to send out a very Happy Birthday (now yesterday by EDT) to the Say Hey Kid on his 85th birthday.

NormanS

Attended the Santa Clara County (California) Peace Officer’s Memorial. In honor of my late brother, Douglas B. Miller

http://www.ussjouett.com/memorial.htm
http://www.odmp.org/officer/9319-deputy-sheriff-douglas-b-miller

Mick

A Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier from VMA-542 crashed into the ocean off of Wrightsville Beach, NC on Friday afternoon. The pilot ejected and was rescued, and he is reported to be in stable condition at the Naval Hospital at Camp Lejeune, NC.

http://www.newbernsj.com/article/20160506/NEWS/160509304

Hondo

This just in: according to the State Bar of California, Daniel A. Bernath is still Not Eligible To Practice Law!

Further, it does not appear that this ineligibility to practice law is voluntary. Anyone who is curious regarding why Mr. Bernath is no longer eligible to practice law is invited to read this.

And since I was on the road yesterday and missed the WOT fun so far: here’s my IMO completely apropos – as well as highly NSFW – suggestion for ol’ Danni-boi and the rest of the DRC’s weekend actions.

Please take the suggestion to heart and execute repeatedly, DRG.

Silentium Est Aureum

I’ve always been partial to this one:

https://youtu.be/a-WJkJsPZoQ

Sparks

Thanks I love this guy!

Silentium Est Aureum

New military movie quote?

Here’s mine:

“People, you are in Vietnam. You have no problems, except me.

And him.”

AW1Ed

Hamburger Hill. My turn,

“You’d better flush out your head, new guy. This isn’t about freedom; this is a slaughter. If I’m gonna get my balls blown off for a word, my word is “poontang”.”

Claw

FMJ.

But I’m not gonna play wit any of youse guys until my quote (from yesterday) is answered. So There!! (sticks out tongue)

Sparks

Okay then Claw. Sam Elliot in “Road House”.

Claw

Gong!! Gong!! Wrong!!

This game is supposed to be about quotes strictly from military themed movies.

So here it is again:

“That dog don’t hunt.”

Smile/Smile/Smile

Sparks

Bummer. I’ll have to give it more think.

AW1Ed

Looking for “The Unit” Claw?

Claw

Okay, I’ll give up the answer.

T5 George Luz in Band of Brothers.

And so, back to the game.

Claw

“It’s like finding a needle in a stack of needles.”

AW1Ed

Saving Private Ryan.

My turn,

“You gotta learn right and you gotta learn fast. And any man that doesn’t want to cooperate, I’ll make him wish he had never been born.”

Claw

Sands of Iwo Jima.

And,

“When I want your opinion, I’ll give it to you.”

AskaMarine

GI JANE.

Claw

Correct. And your next one is??

OK. I’ll go. I’ll even be a good guy and double up.

“Move it up until the Private in front of you smiles.” and “Here’s your body count, Captain. Three chickens and a duck.”

AskaMarine

Next one is:

“Out here, due process is a bullet!”

AskaMarine

I know thst one…on the tip of my tounge…can see the picture.

Dirty Dozen?

AskaMarine

3 chickens and a duck: “Boys in Company C.

AskaMarine

Full Metal Jacket? Stripes? fot this quote?

“Move it up front until the Private in front of you smiles.”

Claw

Nope, same movie. Another pearl of wisdom from the lips of SSGT Loyce.(Gunny Hartman starter role)

To answer yours: COL Kirby in The Green Berets.

Now mine: “Don’t tell me about your little problems. I’m only interested in results.”

AskaMarine

Durn it! Time laspe, so am sending quotes while you are as well. Let me figure out your last one. Bit hard. Be right back!

AskaMarine

“Well I ain’t never learned Sergeant! Folks back home used to say I could shoot a rifle before I was weaned, but they was exaggeratin’ some.”

Claw

SGT York.

Where’s AW1? I thought he was gonna play too.

OK, I’ll wait.

Claw

Oops, my bad. Sparks was in here also for a bit.

Sparks? Sparks?

AW1Ed

SGT York is a great movie, and I don’t want to be a thread hog.

I’ll be back.

And no, that’s not a quote! *smile*

AskaMarine

Claw,”Stratigic Air Command.”

Claw

Correct. My turn:

You once told me “When you’re in Command…Command!”

AW1Ed

Midway.

“There is a war on. How is it you are headed west?”

“Well, we kinda face to the north and real sudden-like turn left.”

Claw

The Last of the Mohicans.

Tweet. Tweet. Half-Time!!

Claw

OK. I’ll do a couple more. It’s getting close to brown beans and taters time, so I’ll call for a half-time of indeterminate length.

“We operate on a first name basis. My first name is Captain.”

and

“Thank you, Sergeant.” “That’s P.F.C. to you, Major. As in Praying For Civilian.”

Note: During the second half, the quotes only get harder, not easier.

AW1Ed

That is pretty arcane. Ice Station Zebra. See my above.

Ex-PH2

Okay, I’ll have a go at it.

‘God help the men that lie under that.’

‘They are Turks.’

‘God help them.’

Claw

Okay. I’ll answer the quotes. That way AskaMarine can enjoy his supper without trying to think about them or jumping up from the table and running to the computer when he thinks he’s got an answer.

First quote is from Ice Station Zebra

Second quote is from Battleground.

Enjoy chow, Miscreants./Smile

Ex-PH2

Here’s the latest on the Fort McMurray, Alberta, fire, which now covers more than 330 square miles. There’s a loop video in the article which shows how the fire spread. It is intimidating.

http://globalnews.ca/news/2679911/fort-mcmurray-fire-interactive-map-nasa-data-shows-fire-invading-town/

On another note, the humidity level here in my kingdom may start around 80%+ in the morning, but by nightfall, it has dropped drastically to less than 40%, which means not enough water vapor in the air to keep heat from radiating back into space.

AskaMarine

Am starting to help Food Chain to make our Chow, so will get back later again also.

2nd Half HARDER? GULP! Claw is toughing us up for the PV9 Gainey Cup, starring his 2 favorite Vietnam Vets: Killer and Donkey Balls.

Snark,snark, snark.

Claw

Yeah, Killer and Donkey Balls. What jokes they are.

Even if the two of them were to put their heads together, they wouldn’t be able to answer the $100.00 question on “Who Wants to be a Millionaire.”

Dumbasses the both of them.

Tweet!!! Half-Time on the military quote game. Don’t wanna hog up the airwaves./Smile

AW1Ed

Mmmm, fried up me some sage seasoned pork chops in my 100 year old cast iron skillet, deglazed and made a pan sauce with the drippings. Served with mashed taters and spring peas.

*belch*

That is all.

:mrgreen:

Ex-PH2

Oh, yeah??? Roast chicken and roast potatoes with gravy, and green beans. And turtle cheesecake.

Try to figure this one out:

War is young men dying and old men talking. You know this. Ignore the politics.

AW1Ed

Troy, and thanks for playing, Ex!
My turn again, “What we do in life echoes in eternity.”

Ex-PH2

Ah! Gladiator! I knew it!

I love this game!

AW1Ed

And when you answer, you must post another quote.

That’s the game!

Ex-PH2

This was before the king rode off to battle and was hacked to death and then received blows after his death in the field.

To war take with you my most gravest curse!

Ex-PH2

Oh, okay. I did not know that.

Try this one. Hint: it’s not just a movie quote, it’s recorded in history.

O Lord, Thou knowest how busy I must be this day. If I forget Thee, do not Thou forget me.

AW1Ed

“March on, boys!”
Jacob Astley, 1st Baron Astley of Reading.
I too was a victim of a classic education, but the spirit of the game is military movie quotes. At least for now.
Westerns are next! But that’s for another day.

Ex-PH2

Ah, but the movie used it, before a battle.

AW1Ed

Stumped us with that one. Then you won this round. Congrats!

Ex-PH2

Twist got it, right off the Bat. Movie was ‘Cromwell’.

Ex-PH2

Try this one. I love this movie.

I cannot get used to fighting with furniture! Where did you learn it?

Twist

No, I’m not stalking you.

This one is hard (it’s killing me not using Google because that would be cheating).

I’m not sure what the name of the movie is, but was it a Musketeer movie?

Ex-PH2

No, but (clue) it was a Stewart Granger movie and a castle had been invaded by the rightful king’s army.

Ex-PH2

Nobody guessed it?

Prisoner of Zenda, the scene where Rassendyl and Rupert of Hentzou are fencing with rapiers and furniture while the real King’s army is waiting outside for the drawbridge to be lowered.

I love that movie. I think I’ll watch it again tonight.

AskaMarine

Food Chain and I discussed military movies during mess and came up with these two quotes:

“Germans are still the best toy makers in the world!”

“Does the road to Ambleve still lead to Malmedy?”

Wanted to throw in “Get in the Choppa!” and “Bring out your dead! Bring out your dead! But I ain’t dead yet.”

Food Chain just looked at me and said “Think you need to ask you buds if those movie fall into the military category”.

Had a discussion about that while we ate our day before Mother’s Day meal (Food Chain kindly reminded me to not lock and load a Mugshot on TAH of Military Bearings Mother tomorrow).

Had to throw this quote in here, too easy. “Dive! Dive! Dive!”

Claw is indeed the great Kreskin or a fly on my wall. How did you figure out my moves during supper time, buddy?
?

Ex-PH2

1 & 2 – Battle of the Buldge
3 – Predator
4 – Monty Python & the Holy Grail

Try this one:

For heaven’s sake, my love, if you cannot remain firm in our bedchamber at least try to remain firm in the light of day!

Ex-PH2

Oh, the Dive! Dive! Dive! is either Submarine Command or Run Silent, Run Deep.

Twist

I see that we were typing at the same time m’lady.

I thought numbers 1-3 were too easy and didn’t address those yet thought that #4 had a smaller audience.

Your quote is from “Cromwell” (I didn’t have to use Google). If I remember correctly, it came out in the early 70’s right before I was born. My wife and I have a passion for older movies. If the television is not on documentaries it is on programs like “Bonanza” or “Death Valley Days” or “Robin Hood” with Eerol Flynn. I’m also a sucker for Disney’s “Swamp Fox”.

Twist

“Bring out your dead! Bring out your dead! But I ain’t dead yet.”

I’m not sure that Monty Python and the Holy Grail qualifies as a Military movie, but what do I know since I quoted Independence Day earlier.

Twist

I remember as a young Soldier I learned that if you strategically placed pornographic magazines around your room your Sergeant would look at them and walk out without really inspecting your room. Fast forward 15 years SFC Twist is inspecting his Soldiers rooms. I pick up said magazine, flip through a few pages, and walk out. As soon as I step in the hallway I ask myself “holy shit, did I just fall for that?”. I’m sure that the ones that preceded me in service can tell pretty much the same story.

Ex-PH2

Did the girls do that, too? 🙂

Twist

Being Infantry, I have no clue.

Skippy

Holy Crapola I’m 177 not even in the top 10 again two weeks in a row !!!!!
I’ve been busy getting the summer house ready and the drive STINKS and maybe a little to long but it will be worth it here in a few weeks when the blast furnace here hits 110 plus ?????

Roger in Republic

How about this one? ” I havn’t got anything but the habit, lieutenant.”

AW1Ed

Rules committee! The movie quote game is played thusly-
Person one challenges all with a movie quote.
The first one to correctly ID the quote wins that round, but then must post a new movie quote for the rest.
And so forth. One must correctly ID the original quote before posting a new challenge.