Posted on Aug 31, 2014
SPC David S.
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As many will admit that life in the military is not for everyone there are those OMG I can't believe this is my job moments. What experience or opportunity only offered by the military has made your service worth it for you.
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LCpl Steve Wininger
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Traveling three fourths of the way around the world. Seeing different countries and experiencing different cultures. Being out to sea is an experience in itself. PT on a flight deck offers a different landscape each day, sunsets that are beyond anything I have seen on land, and I never realized how many stars there actually are in the sky until I was thousands of miles from nearest land.
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SPC David S.
SPC David S.
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Have you ever met King Neptune, Davy Jones, and Amphitrite!
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LCpl Steve Wininger
LCpl Steve Wininger
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Not on ship, but I think they were hanging out at the pub I frequented in Hong Kong.
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SGT Team Leader
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There are so many experiences. Sometimes, I just grin and think to myself, "I absolutely cannot believe I get PAID to do this sh**!
Whether I'm flying around in a Black Hawk, shaking hands with a General, riding along on a convoy, or shooting a .50 Cal., I'm constantly reminding myself of how many people never get to experience anything like the military. It's rough sometimes, but the choice was the right one.


In the pic, I'm about to sling load a Howitzer. My face pretty much sums it up!
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SPC David S.
SPC David S.
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Can't see the howitzer to well but let me guess a M119 to a Blackhawk? Tango Mike for the pic SPC Erin Mulder. And yes the smiles say it all.
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SPC David S., sure was! :)
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MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca
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Shaking hands with President George H. W. Bush in Mogadishu Somalia.
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MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca That would be cool sir!
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SPC David S.
SPC David S.
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MAJ Petrarca I know a couple of Rangers from 75th, SGT Raleigh Cash and SPC Steve Anderson that where over there. SGT Raleigh dropped coin on me in my own house. Maybe you know them?
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Capt Jeff S.
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Attending mass at St. Peters Basilica (Vatican City) and seeing Pope John Paul there.  
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MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca
MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca
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That was probably after my time SPC David S. I left in March 93, well before 3rd Bn arrived.
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