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  1. 02-23-2007, 04:30 PM #31
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ironic-Mike View Post
    Cherry!

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    Who did YOU have to suffer under?
    George the first!! Early 89 was when I went through.

    Now I don't feel so damn old. I didn't know they even had parachutes back then!!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by VB View Post
    Aug, 1975


    You got me beat.

    I didn't go in until Sept 75.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Skysoldier View Post
    It would be a blast to go out in the desert of the southwest, and build a new state of the art tower......say maybe 1000'!

    You could sell rides, and it would be a lot cheaper than using planes like
    they do in Eloy!

    I would do it in a heartbeat!
    THAT!...would be BAD-ASS!!
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  5. 02-23-2007, 06:29 PM #35
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ironic-Mike View Post


    You got me beat.

    I didn't go in until Sept 75.
    Only because the recruiter told me that they were going to be ending the full GI Bill in July (I was going to wait until my birthday when I would turn 18 in Oct), So I joined in June of 75'

    Needless to say they didn't stop the full GI Bill until about a year later.
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  6. 02-23-2007, 06:34 PM #36
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    Quote Originally Posted by Skysoldier View Post
    It would be a blast to go out in the desert of the southwest, and build a new state of the art tower......say maybe 1000'!

    You could sell rides, and it would be a lot cheaper than using planes like
    they do in Eloy!

    I would do it in a heartbeat!
    Ditto!!

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    I didn't in Oct 91' was out there all day was just about to get in the harness when some Chuckle head from BUD's decided to hug the tower. YES he pissed all over himself.
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    I did 2 in March of '70 they were the best landings I ever made

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    Went through in Nov-Dec 98 and didnt use the towers.


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    Nov-Dec 1993,....no towers for me.
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    March 1951, yes I jumped the 250 ft tower! I'd rather jump out of aircraft. I think I did a lot of pushing up Georgia there.


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    Quote Originally Posted by GreenBeret1631 View Post
    March 1951, yes I jumped the 250 ft tower! I'd rather jump out of aircraft. I think I did a lot of pushing up Georgia there.



    Was that at Benning? The tower was only 9 years old!!!! And I was only 5 months in the oven!! Still -4 months old!!!! Did you get any fresh paint on ya?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bell View Post


    Was that at Benning? The tower was only 9 years old!!!! And I was only -4 months old!!!! Did you get any fresh paint on ya?

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    Talk about leading the way!!
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    I've heard that in the game "American Army" you can be dropped from the Towers.
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    Quote Originally Posted by VB View Post
    I've heard that in the game "American Army" you can be dropped from the Towers.
    Yes, "America's Army" is a pretty sweet game. And it's free. I haven't played in quite awhile, but a group of Paratroopers played in a unit "LGOP".
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