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Veterans

DashOneBravo

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10. I missed this

Reply to TEB (Original post)

Wed Nov 29, 2017, 11:24 PM

Nov 2017

I keep a P38 on a set of keys which is attached to my "Jesus Strap".

That's the bright yellow strap that lets you disconnect your rucksack from your parachute harness. ( Look down and see you are going in the water and need to dump a heavy ass ruck. Yell "Oh Jesus!" And frantically look for that fucker.)

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Happy thanksgiving to all veterans [View all] TEB Nov 2017 OP

Happy Thanksgiving one and all! democrank Nov 2017 #1

Near the top of the list Soxfan58 Nov 2017 #2

When you tell that veteran to open the cranberry sauce, and he pulls out a P38 can opener, JustABozoOnThisBus Nov 2017 #3

Man, HAB911 Nov 2017 #4

Mine has been on GP6971 Nov 2017 #5

My dad is coming over, and I think he still has his on his keychain. denbot Nov 2017 #6

C-rats were long-gone by the time I joined the Army. Aristus Nov 2017 #7

Wow I thought you guys would have used the M1 to open em like ok hold on sarge lay the mre down TEB Nov 2017 #8

No. We only did that if we wanted to turn the MRE bread slice into flatbread. Aristus Nov 2017 #9

I missed this DashOneBravo Nov 2017 #10