DocWard

I wish people would stop asking that question, they take it as a Challenge!

Never fails to give me goosebumps

I don't want to take anything away from the man. I'm confident I couldn't do what he has done. However, I would think that, to an extent, the ability to pass one of the schools would be an indicator of your fortitude, and your ability to pass one of the others. When I was in 11th Group, my CO had both Ranger and Special Forces tabs. I went through EFMB training with a Pararescue Sergeant who had passed Special Forces Q Course. While training is a good indicator of ability, it is not the sole indicator. In my mind this is particularly true if and when, as @PowderRiverCowboy mentions, ego gets in the way. Ego will make a person do some really un-badass things. Ultimately, does his training make him more of a badass than, say, Audie Murphy, Randy Shughart, Gary Gordon, John Chapman, Roy Benavidez, or a pantheon of others? Or even someone like Theodore Roosevelt, or going way back in time, a Samuel Whittemore? I know what my gut reaction answer is.

You don't have your information memorized?

Alpo. Codename: Buzzkill. I suppose how long it stayed up would depend on A. Your location and B. How securely mounted it was.

I need this.

Sometimes you want instrumentals for a little peace, sometimes for a little motivation.

Yep, the Men's Department, where they have pants half off.

While I continue to look, I thought I would share this. I love this version of the song:

Good guess, but no. I’ll see if I can find a better version of it later. Edit: No luck so far.

Nobody going to take a guess at the cameo from my last post? My favorite Led Zeppelin song. I couldn't really listen to it for a long time because of the memories associated with it.

I kind of thought as much!😉

My condolences. He, his wife, family and friends will be in my thoughts and meditations.

No need to be defensive! Like I said, if a song deserves reposting, that is definitely one. It’s one of my favorites!

Psssttt!!! Check Page 3! If a song deserves reposting, this is one. Can anyone spot the cameo?

Ah yes, a rare Victorian Era Bratapult.

Loyalty, sure, but I’m not sure either Doc or Wyatt were the best exemplars of morals.

How about: laughing heartily and asking "Wanna bet?"

Been reading Born Fighting; How the Scots-Irish Shaped America again? Or, if you haven't, I think you would enjoy it. Don't get me wrong, I am not denigrating "hillbillies." I'm personally somewhat proud of my ancestry. Heck, I recently went searching for the graves of my fifth and fourth Great Grandfathers in Offutt, Kentucky. I'm simply pointing out Vance isn't quite as much a hillbilly as he may claim or seem.

He is less of a hillbilly than I am. We were both born in the rust belt, of Scots-Irish, Appalachian ancestry. His grandparents on both sides moved to Ohio from Kentucky. On the other hand, my parents moved to Ohio from Kentucky. Oh, and there are no "ex" Marines. Ask any Marine veteran. As for the rendition of the National Anthem, it was strictly "meh." People like to sing along, to feel that they're a part of it. That can be done even with those who "make it their own" if they don't have the long dramatic pauses and syncopation as this one did.

That sounds like when a dog drags its hind quarters along the floor or something.

Now I’m trying to picture Utah Bob “Diddy bopping,” whatever that is.

I've long said this rendition is the best and the worst thing to ever happen to the National Anthem. Best, because it was exactly what we needed at the time it was performed. Given the circumstances, with war looming, it was powerful, motivational and sung with an energy not usually heard in the Anthem. Worst, because ever since, singers have been trying to top it. in regard to the original post, I have to quote my Dad, who would have said she couldn’t carry a tune in a bucket.

We've bought our last two-three if you count my daughter-cars from the same salesperson at the same dealership. She, and the dealership, make the process as painless as possible, which I greatly appreciate. I hope sales people don't disappear entirely, because a good one, while hard to find, makes life much easier.

A caveat to #4: If your host (or other) insists, to decline becomes rude. I won't comment on the second part of #17.