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  <title>Comments for What did you do in the war, Daddy?</title>
  <subtitle>We&apos;re the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost.  All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT,  and KA 2003-2010</subtitle>
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    <published>2009-07-29T12:31:21Z</published>
    <updated>2009-07-29T12:38:11Z</updated>
    <title>What did you do in the war, Daddy?</title>
    <summary><![CDATA[Well kids, my military occupational specialty was 13/69, &quot;unlucky, er, never mind.&quot;&nbsp; So I got to test stuff.&nbsp; The nickname for our unit was, &quot;The Mikeys.&quot;Here's a picture of me testing an early reconnaissance platform.And here's another picture I've got of me modeling some early goth accouterments driver's goggles....]]></summary>
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      <name>The Armorer</name>
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      <![CDATA[Well kids, my military occupational specialty was 13/69, &quot;unlucky, er, never mind.&quot;&nbsp; So I got to test stuff.&nbsp; The nickname for our unit was, &quot;The Mikeys.&quot;<br /><br />Here's a picture of me testing an early reconnaissance platform.<br /><br /><img alt="Some lucky soldier testing reconnaissance... kites." src="http://www.fototime.com/36A4E927C060D5F/standard.jpg" /><br /><br />And here's another picture I've got of me modeling some <strike>early goth accouterments</strike> driver's goggles.<br /><br /><img alt="Early chain mail shrapnel guards for WWI tank drivers." width="600" height="903" src="http://www.fototime.com/3C6734919632E7C/orig.jpg" />]]>
      
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    <id>tag:www.thedonovan.com,2009://1.11090-comment:91571</id>
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    <title>Comment from MAJ Mike on 2009-07-31</title>
    <author>
        <name>MAJ Mike</name>
        
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        <![CDATA[The &quot;silly hat&quot; is French, an &quot;Adrian&quot; helmet, actually.&nbsp; The chains hanging from the rim were an experiment in eye protection.&nbsp; The chains were to protect the exposed face from shell fragments.&nbsp; Didn't work, so they were discarded.&nbsp; <br />
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The Adrian helmet remained on-duty until a bunch of German tourists showed up in France in 1940.<br />
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Cool pictures.&nbsp; I'll steal them for my History classes.]]>
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    <published>2009-07-31T22:52:07Z</published>
    <updated>2009-07-31T22:52:07Z</updated>
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    <id>tag:www.thedonovan.com,2009://1.11090-comment:91498</id>
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    <title>Comment from Lamigra on 2009-07-29</title>
    <author>
        <name>Lamigra</name>
        
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        <![CDATA[Fishmugger:<br />
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&quot;I'm supposing the tether line has something to do with lightening. &quot;<br />
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Still workng the English as a Second Language (ESL)?<br />
<br />
lightning...<br />
<br />
But you_are_ (were) Air Force....nevver mynd.....<br />
<br />]]>
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    <published>2009-07-30T00:44:04Z</published>
    <updated>2009-07-30T00:44:04Z</updated>
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    <id>tag:www.thedonovan.com,2009://1.11090-comment:91484</id>
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    <title>Comment from The Thomas on 2009-07-29</title>
    <author>
        <name>The Thomas</name>
        <uri>http://fkastrider.blogspot.com</uri>
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        Isn&apos;t it someone&apos;s natal day?????
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    <published>2009-07-29T20:03:21Z</published>
    <updated>2009-07-29T20:03:21Z</updated>
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    <id>tag:www.thedonovan.com,2009://1.11090-comment:91480</id>
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    <title>Comment from Fishmugger on 2009-07-29</title>
    <author>
        <name>Fishmugger</name>
        
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        <![CDATA[John...I was not in the Military...I was in the Air Force. 2nd Air Force HQ Barksdale had its own golf course, tennis courts, and Olympic size pool. How Military is that? As enlisted in Japan, I had my own house boy who shined my shoes and made my bed.<br />
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I did spend a little over a WEEK in Da Nang scared to death...so you spelled it wrong. I wore mostly civvies though cause my fly away bag didn't have many uniforms. It was a good place to learn how not to fight a war.]]>
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    <published>2009-07-29T18:31:11Z</published>
    <updated>2009-07-29T18:31:11Z</updated>
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    <id>tag:www.thedonovan.com,2009://1.11090-comment:91479</id>
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    <title>Comment from BillT on 2009-07-29</title>
    <author>
        <name>BillT</name>
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        <![CDATA[We didn't have MOSs during The First War.&nbsp;We hadn't invented numbers yet.<br />
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And there were several minor set-tos around the Seven Hills before the Punic Wars broke out, but they were over almost before they started -- nobody could remember their MOS numbers -- I was a MMMCMLXXXVII Delta...<br />]]>
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    <published>2009-07-29T17:33:28Z</published>
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    <title>Comment from Argent on 2009-07-29</title>
    <author>
        <name>Argent</name>
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        <![CDATA[Ah yes silly hats, very British of you.<br />]]>
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    <published>2009-07-29T17:13:13Z</published>
    <updated>2009-07-29T17:13:13Z</updated>
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    <id>tag:www.thedonovan.com,2009://1.11090-comment:91472</id>
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    <title>Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2009-07-29</title>
    <author>
        <name>John of Argghhh!</name>
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        I see Fishmugger&apos;s grasp of the history of the American Military is... well, um, er, how to put this politely, ah, weak.
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    <published>2009-07-29T15:57:36Z</published>
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    <title>Comment from Fishmugger on 2009-07-29</title>
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        <name>Fishmugger</name>
        
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        <![CDATA[Wow...the Armorer is really Air Force. You probably have been hiding your Air Medal all these years. Welcome to blue skies and a well stocked O club.<br />
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I'm supposing the tether line has something to do with lightening. Oh boy, were you on Haz pay?]]>
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    <published>2009-07-29T15:44:19Z</published>
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    <title>Comment from Boquisucio on 2009-07-29</title>
    <author>
        <name>Boquisucio</name>
        
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        <![CDATA[<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g89NxTTycxc" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"><strong>Mary Poppin's</strong></span></a> should have keep a sharper eye on that kid.<br />]]>
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    <published>2009-07-29T14:23:32Z</published>
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    <title>Comment from David M on 2009-07-29</title>
    <author>
        <name>David M</name>
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        <![CDATA[And of course we all know that 13/69 is pronounced &quot;13 stroke 69&quot;<br />
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    <published>2009-07-29T14:02:18Z</published>
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    <title>Comment from steve on 2009-07-29</title>
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        <![CDATA[&nbsp;I think I wore one of those years ago in the CPO club at Dam Neck.]]>
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    <published>2009-07-29T13:25:39Z</published>
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