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tanker4145 -> RE: How is this for an exciting moment (9/19/2004 6:13:31 AM)
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My maintenance NCO (SFC/E-7) who was in charge of the detail went up to it. He is the finest NCO I've had the privelege to serve with. I was trying to call some engineers to check it out, but before I know it, he'd loaded it himself. This happened twice I think. Of course, we also had 2 grenades thrown over the walls which is very scary when you're living next to live ammo. Luckily, two guys only caught tiny pieces of shrapnel and were returned to duty. It took us about a month for our tank company to clear that place out.
We were living in a potato factory that had been taken over by the republican guard and turned into a weapon, ammo, clothing, and equipment storage place. There was an amazing selection of weapons. AK's in every flavor, Draganov's, RPKs, various SKS's, some enfields, M1's, 1903's, RPGs, mines, grenades, mortars, rockets, a weapon lovers dream. We had many an SF/SEAL, heck even an SAS team stop by once they heard about it. They'd take what they want and usually give us something cool in return--not that they had to, just being nice. The British rations were a nice change of pace for us for a day or so.
Alright, time to get off my war story soap box. [:)]
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