Never let it be said that children can't be insanely creative. (We did stuff as kids that, had we been caught, would have put us in Juvenile Detention for at least six months.)
The job description(s) of all US military branches are:
1. Kill people.
2. Destroy things.
3. Support military members who kill people and destroy things.
End of description(s).
In 2018, I spent time walking up and down Revolution Avenue and chatted up a waiter at one of the eateries. after about 15 minutes, he introduced me to his son (who was also working there.) He asked me to join him in prayer (which I gladly did.)
I defy anyone to find anyone who could find an...
The ol' 35 Remington was my father's "woods walking" rifle for the Coast Range (That's Western Oregon to you all.) It takes deer as easily as any .30-30 and will penetrate as well or better than any of them.
"Hillbilly cartridge" my left ankle.
Drive 7 miles south of Puerto Vallarta to Playa Mismaloya (where they filmed "Night of the Iguana" in 1956) on Highway 200. It has been overrun by commercial tourism, but in 1978, I camped on the beach. We had a pig stick his head inside our tent the following morning. (It belonged to the farmer...
Since I no longer drink alcohol, (and haven't in more than 15 years) my kicks come from food, entertainment and some consumables. Beyond that, I find it far more entertaining to be outside my own cultural 'comfort zone".
The last time I was in Tijuana, I actually helped visiting tourists buy...
You are blessed to be alive. Many young troops/sailors go into the Old Country and either return with an "Undesirable Discharge" that requires you to repeatedly visit the "Chancre Mechanic" or far worse. :eek: 🤬
They didn't call them the "Peter Readers" without reason! :rolleyes: