***OFFICIAL NAVY VS ARMY GAME THREAD***
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My dad was in the Navy for over 25 years and I don't think he ever spent more than a week on a ship. I assume that has to be rare
He's been deployed many times but was never on a ship. Was in a patrol squadron flying on P-3 Orions. I grew up on a few Naval Air Stations, I never saw a ship until his last few years in the Navy
Navy is playing good ball today.
My FIL passed before I met wifey. He was a Citadel grad who was a Colonel in Army intelligence. He saw some bad skit. Coming home after the Battle of the Bulge, he told MIL that he never wanted to be cold again. Shad didn’t make it home after an early attempt at bypass surgery failed.
I get a lot of pleasure target shooting with the Walther pistola he brought home.
RIP in peace Colonel Shad!
My FIL passed before I met wifey. He was a Citadel grad who was a Colonel in Army intelligence. He saw some bad skit. Coming home after the Battle of the Bulge, he told MIL that he never wanted to be cold again. Shad didn’t make it home after an early attempt at bypass surgery failed.
I get a lot of pleasure target shooting with the Walther pistola he brought home.
RIP in peace Colonel Shad!
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These two service academies have offenses that make the Hawks’ offense look antiquated.
And both Army and Navy have more creative plays on offense than Iowa.
Fun game so far.
Fun game so far.
Punting from the opponents 36? Somewhere Kirk has got a half chubby .
My grandfather went in on Utah Beach on DDAY, he fought in the battle of the bulge as well. He died 2 years ago at 99. Was a great man. Left me his German Luger he “retrieved” during the bulge battles. He also left me his war photo album.
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They changed the rules after WWII. If you wanted to get something out of Iraq, you had to be extremely creative
Was able to clear customs at BAF with a few items from a AQ cache we discovered way early years in Afghanistan. I guess the inspector was doing a few of us a favor.
I have enough of stuff on video and computer. The only "tangible" thing that I brought back was donated to the Gold Star Museum at Camp Dodge.
I remember that there was a company commander and 1st Sgt that got kicked out of the Army for bring back stuff. I said to myself. Not going to be me. But a Soviet made detonator used by Iraq made it to Iowa. Being a Signal BTN, we had tons of big trucks with lots of space in them. CSB
I remember that there was a company commander and 1st Sgt that got kicked out of the Army for bring back stuff. I said to myself. Not going to be me. But a Soviet made detonator used by Iraq made it to Iowa. Being a Signal BTN, we had tons of big trucks with lots of space in them. CSB
I remember HMMWV windshield frames were popular. I donated a bunch of stuff the the Airborne & Special Ops Museum in Fayetteville, NC. They cataloged it all with my statements. Who knows if it will ever makes displays, I envision it all like the Arc being stored away in the huge government warehouse 😂
Umm, so here is how close I have been paying attention to rules. According to Brad and Gary a spike after a touchdown shouldn’t be a penalty? When did they allow the post touchdown spike? Or are those two clueless and that was an obvious penalty for the spike?
Was thinking the same thing. They were talking like the spike being towards the Army player was the problem. No, the spike was the problem.
It's remarkable that Army won 11 games refusing to throw the ball. Kirk's wet dream.
It gave me flashbacks. Terrible, terrible flashbacks. And you know exactly what I'm talking about.
Once I figure out how to put videos and pictures on here, I’ll get everything loaded up for you guys.
1. Pregame was awesome. Beyond awesome. After the National Anthem, my friend said he was a little disappointed there was no flyover. Then Army ran on the field and a squadron of Blackhawk’s flew over. Then the Navy ran out and a squadron of fighter jets flew over. We were both satisfied.
2. Navy came out of the gates storming. They set the tone early on and it was going to be a physical game.
3. Both uniforms set a new standard. The Navy’s Jolly Rogers “Fear the Bones” popped. The Army’s 101st Airborne were cool too. We weren’t sure what the Army had white on their shoulder pads and helmets, but I’m guessing it has to do with Siege of Bastogne.
4. Experiencing this game in person is an experience I would recommend to anyone.
I’ll follow up with pictures and videos later.
1. Pregame was awesome. Beyond awesome. After the National Anthem, my friend said he was a little disappointed there was no flyover. Then Army ran on the field and a squadron of Blackhawk’s flew over. Then the Navy ran out and a squadron of fighter jets flew over. We were both satisfied.
2. Navy came out of the gates storming. They set the tone early on and it was going to be a physical game.
3. Both uniforms set a new standard. The Navy’s Jolly Rogers “Fear the Bones” popped. The Army’s 101st Airborne were cool too. We weren’t sure what the Army had white on their shoulder pads and helmets, but I’m guessing it has to do with Siege of Bastogne.
4. Experiencing this game in person is an experience I would recommend to anyone.
I’ll follow up with pictures and videos later.
