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The So What, What if, War

“Just like at the outset of every other major conflict it has ever entered, it will be woefully unprepared. So what?”

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One for the Queen

“As the years slipped by the other portraits changed frequently, but never hers. Queen Elizabeth II and her watchful, regal eyes never faltered.”

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Undertow

“Aside from a cow with a particularly odd “moo”, whose story I will leave for one of my friends to tell, the location was surreal.”

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Doing More With Less

“the people in the CAF are by far the most impressive asset of organization, but also its greatest enemy”

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Stairs or Ladders

“all we heard was the M/Cpl asking us in a loud, incredulous voice if we were born stupid or did we study hard to become stupid.”

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Battle School Boots

“…first morning inspection of battle school, always a great time for the staff (I know that now haha) and always a near pant shitting first exposure for new guys.”

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Attacking Fort Henry

“…we decided, with pockets full of two dollar bills, to fulfill our dreams of buying as many fireworks our young minds could imagine.”

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