What Did You Look Like When You Were 18 (or there abouts)?

Ivan Thuringer (40974)

Bass Open Forum · 6/24/2006 5:37 PM

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Re: What Did You Look Like When You Were 18 (or there abouts)?

6/26/2006 10:32 PM

Paul Warren (15294) wrote:

Good post Ivan. Theese are the only pics of me around that age. I think I was around 19 in these.

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Re: What Did You Look Like When You Were 18 (or there abouts)?

6/26/2006 11:22 PM

Ivan Thuringer (40974) wrote:

Dude! You're packing some heat!!!!

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6/27/2006 7:39 AM

ELLIOTT Q. GOMEZ (14024) wrote:

Too cool . . . Love those Soldier pics!!!

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Re: What Did You Look Like When You Were 18 (or there abouts)?

6/27/2006 9:00 AM

Ben Matthews (3935) wrote:

Mines better.

I got a Kevlar helmet and a gas mask somehwere..

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Re: What Did You Look Like When You Were 18 (or there abouts)?

6/27/2006 9:17 AM

Inactive Member wrote:

i've got kevlar speakers. if anyone starts shooting at the band i'll jump behind my amp.LOL

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Re: What Did You Look Like When You Were 18 (or there abouts)?

6/27/2006 11:19 AM

Paul Warren (15294) wrote:

Do you play some rough clubs Todd? I figured the odd thrown beer bottle would be the worst a bass player would need to worry about. LOL

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Re: What Did You Look Like When You Were 18 (or there abouts)?

6/27/2006 11:14 AM

Paul Warren (15294) wrote:

LOL!!! An AK might be better at close range but the FN was deadly accurate way beyond the range of an AK.

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Re: What Did You Look Like When You Were 18 (or there abouts)?

6/27/2006 1:09 PM

David Lenci (1979) wrote:

23 years old here in Turkey, during Desert Storm.

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Re: What Did You Look Like When You Were 18 (or there abouts)?

6/27/2006 1:28 PM

Paul Warren (15294) wrote:

Too cool, I'd be wanting to take that baby for a spin. It's a Jaguar isn't it? Your cammies were so much nicer than ours. LOL

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Re: What Did You Look Like When You Were 18 (or there abouts)?

6/28/2006 10:15 AM

David Lenci (1979) wrote:

Yup. A British Jag. They were very "busy" while I was there. I got to work w/ the French F1 Mirage, and a host of American planes, EF-111, RF-111, F-16B, EWACS, KC-10, etc, etc. The Turks have all of our old Korean War era planes. That was fun.

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6/28/2006 10:23 AM

Ben Matthews (3935) wrote:

jaguar are retired now.

those things had tiny wings.

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Re: What Did You Look Like When You Were 18 (or there abouts)?

6/27/2006 7:42 PM

ELLIOTT Q. GOMEZ (14024) wrote:

There ya go . . . Now that's the real deal!!!!

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Re: What Did You Look Like When You Were 18 (or there abouts)?

6/28/2006 10:18 AM

Paul Redmile (5980) wrote:

Elliott, send me an A10 warthog please... I prefer the tank busters...
Paul.

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Re: What Did You Look Like When You Were 18 (or there abouts)?

6/28/2006 1:25 PM

ELLIOTT Q. GOMEZ (14024) wrote:

Oh yeah . . . A bit slow, but flawless excecution on the battlefield.

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6/28/2006 1:30 PM

Ben Matthews (3935) wrote:

Pshh, hardly.

Had Quite a Bit of friendly fire off those.

We didnt Configure the IFF's correctly in the Iraq war, and considering both American And British forces had the same Commander, who may i say was slightly pig headed.

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6/28/2006 1:50 PM

ELLIOTT Q. GOMEZ (14024) wrote:

[sarcasm]Oh yeah I forgot . . . You are the resident combat expert at AB!!![/sarcasm]

***Taking photos holding toy guns doesn't quite earn you such title***

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6/28/2006 1:54 PM

Ben Matthews (3935) wrote:

calm down.

it is true though, they are effective in combat, 'cause they fly around for hours, loooking for targets of opportunity and then they're fairly quick to get air worthy again.

plus they're tough as Nails.

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Re: What Did You Look Like When You Were 18 (or there abouts)?

6/28/2006 2:01 PM

ELLIOTT Q. GOMEZ (14024) wrote:

Yeah, and the sad part is that, as you alluded to, collateral damage or friendly fire was an issue then and is an issue now. Although, in past wars (going back centuries) it was even bigger. I think we have (somewhat) managed to keep it down. But it will always be there . . . and that is sad.

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6/28/2006 2:03 PM

Ben Matthews (3935) wrote:

90% of victims of wars are Civilians.

Thoguh that statistic is a bit old, im not sure now.

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6/28/2006 2:35 PM

WILLIAM HULSEY (25098) wrote:

To watch an A10 at work is pretty cool. Even on a live fire exercise, it is a thing to behold.

Bo

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Re: What Did You Look Like When You Were 18 (or there abouts)?

6/30/2006 6:43 AM

David Lenci (1979) wrote:

A10 is my fave. I worked for the 509th and 511th TFWs at RAF Alconbury, in England.

They were really cool. And, Elliot, we still use 'em!

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Re: What Did You Look Like When You Were 18 (or there abouts)?

6/30/2006 6:55 AM

Paul Redmile (5980) wrote:

Since I was a young boy I have been into aircraft of all shapes and sizes... being from an English background, the usual come to mind, Spitfire, Hurricane, Mosquito and Harrier to name a few, as far as American beasts are concerened, P51 Mustang, (Like the Spit, sex on wings), Corsair and A10 Warthog are the standouts, the A10 was designed and built to perform a specific role and does that job superbly.
Plod.

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6/30/2006 3:40 PM

Paul Warren (15294) wrote:

P51 Mustang, (Like the Spit, sex on wings

Agreed, but you need to specify the Merlin engined variant as the Allison engined one was reputed to be a dog.

My current faves, F-16 and Euro fighter. It's nice to see dogfighters instead of missile platforms.

And the one I'll get if I'm ever rich and famous,

Cri-Cri, the worlds smallest twin jet.

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Re: What Did You Look Like When You Were 18 (or there abouts)?

6/27/2006 1:21 PM

Brian Sharpe (21051) wrote:

Hahahaha, now I have to try and find some pictures of me with my FN! Can't make out your cap badge - what regiment were you with?

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Re: What Did You Look Like When You Were 18 (or there abouts)?

6/27/2006 1:26 PM

Paul Warren (15294) wrote:

1st RCR out of London ON. Oh, and the bottom photo was at CFB Cornwallis during basic.

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6/27/2006 1:37 PM

Brian Sharpe (21051) wrote:

Yeah, I figured the bottom was during basic with the red flash on your shoulder (makes it easier to spot the rooks).

The middle picture looks like you're out on excercise (cold, wet & hungry) - there's no life like it!LOL

Now I have to dig through my old pictures as there's one of me huddled over a can of some quasi-edible from an IRP in the first dry set of combats I'd put on after being rained on for 3 days straight

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6/27/2006 1:46 PM

Paul Warren (15294) wrote:

Uggggh, IRP's! Do you remember the big green thermos cannisters of ~~organic matter~~ food that they'd bring field rations in?

My particular favorite were the veal cutlets. They were some kind of breaded meat paste fried in large amounts of fat. The bottom 1/3 were the best since they'd been soaking in grease for hours. My arteries are hardening just thinking about it. LOL

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6/27/2006 2:09 PM

Brian Sharpe (21051) wrote:

IRPs....

LOL

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Re: What Did You Look Like When You Were 18 (or there abouts)?

6/27/2006 2:11 PM

Paul Warren (15294) wrote:

That's pretty much it. hahaha

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Re: What Did You Look Like When You Were 18 (or there abouts)?

6/27/2006 1:52 PM

Paul Warren (15294) wrote:

Funny how the memories are slowly coming back. The top one would have been at the mortar and rocket range at CFB Ipperwash before the natives defeated the Canadian Forces. LOL

And yes, the middle one was on some exercise or other. Funny how they all seemed the same; miserable.

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Re: What Did You Look Like When You Were 18 (or there abouts)?

6/27/2006 1:37 PM

Paul Warren (15294) wrote:

Actually, after looking more carefully, and trying to kickstart the odd brain cell, I realized the top two are in London but during basic infantry training. That's the basic ~~cannon fodder~~ infantry badge. The RCR badge was a big silver star. The few photos I have after training aren't very good.

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Re: What Did You Look Like When You Were 18 (or there abouts)?

6/28/2006 1:31 PM

Brian Buckham (26315) wrote:

FN-C1. I spent alot of time with that rifle. ; )

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6/28/2006 5:58 PM

Jay Renard (28295) wrote:

Nice, very Nice pics Paul....A true Professional!

robo :)

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