Caprock Kid

The sweet tea will have those kids bouncing off the walls. Love how the headmaster was digging in.

The reason citizens have firearms today is because some unruly subjects had firearms in 1776…and refused to be subjects any longer! 🇺🇸

There is no way to give this post enough hearts that it deserves. Thanks Deacon. God bless the USA!

I caveat as not the smartest thing we ever did as kids…but we survived. Our football field was much lower than the surrounding parking lots and fields (basically built in a hole). We would get on each side and set the rods at 90 degrees +/- and shoot the rockets across at each other. Got pretty good at elevation and deflection….tens years later, was an artilleryman in the Army!

Launched a mouse in an Estes rocket once but we failed to secure the payload section properly. The nose cone came off when the rocket hit apogee and the mouse fell to the ground. To this day, I still think that if I had my baseball glove, I could have caught him.

M224 60mm Lightweight Company Mortar System in trigger fire mode. “Company Commander’s hip pocket artillery”. Everyman in the company helps carry ammo. You would file by the firing point and drop rounds as you moved into assault positions.

Steampunk ready firearm

Real treat in the field (especially in winter) was a hot breakfast (A-Rations) brought by the First Sergeant and the Supply Sergeant: bacon, eggs, even an attempt at field french toast. There was also always a mermite of the ever unpopular grits. Not sure I ever once ate bacon, eggs, or (heaven forbid) french toast since I always made sure my men ate first and it all disappeared quickly….but lucky for me, there was always plenty of grits! To this day, eating grits (butter and salt of course) brings back memories of life as a soldier.

I married one and boy do I love her, but I’m on my fourth round of rabies shots!

Map reading is a lost skill. Was assigned to Germany in the 80’s and when your car arrived on the boat, you had to have an emergency triangle, a first aid kit, and an Esso map to travel. Traveled all over Europe with those Esso maps. Still have the triangle and first aid kit (although the car has changed a few times in 40+ years). Still have the Esso map. Wife and I live to “re-travel” Germany looking at that old map in the keepsake box.

Wive is a member but missed this year’s conference. She loves her Sig P320 for range work - named it Big Sig. Carry is a P365-known as Lil’ Sig.

God bless Hot Lips Houlihan; may every Army nurse be as good as her and just as good looking

Tim Allen did a reference to Topo Gigio in the movie Santa Clause. Reference not many would get.

Actually it’s more like feet, butt, back of head. Did quite a few of these!

That’s a great idea. Need them everywhere they can.