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U.S. Navy (and a little other related shit) WIP–Too many posts to wade thru

SEAL Training: Psych Eval
Diego Garcia, or some could say “McHale’s Navy”
Throw-Back: She’s Not Here

Running In Soft Sand: Intro
Part One of a Sailor’s Scholarly Series on U.S. Naval History in The South Pacific

The Marine
“Letter From a South Park Jail” Part Four: “Homeward Bound”

Aw Hell! Thursday is Coming: “Don’t Rain Shit On My Parade”

Emails From Afghanistan: Stop The War! I’m Gettin’ Off. (The Ghost of Freud Loves Me.)
Emails From Afghanistan: My Boss, ‘That Guy I Wouldn’t Want Running An Elevator For Me’ (Re-Written/Expanded)

“Letter From a South Park Jail” Part Three: “Under The My Bored – Walk

“No Bare Feet Beyond This Point” (This is a ‘Re-Constructed Old Post.’ No Alcoholic Beverages Were Harmed, Nor Consumed While Operating The Requisite Heavy Machinery For The Successful Completion of This Project)

Life Lesson Learned: Don’t Go Around Kicking Sinai Spiders (Uh, This One Ain’t No Re-Run. It be brand-spankin’ New)

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