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05-03-2009, 04:38 PM | #1 |
Happy 50th G.I.Joe!
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Can all boys & girls inside this here Tank who are a special breed called military brats - report in and represent your important voices here.
1. What are all those places and bases you were born & raised in, and called "home." 2. What is it about GI Joe that is evocative of you or your family or your special community growing up a brat? 3. Pick & choose any of the following: Happiest Brat story. Saddest Brat story. Funniest Brat story. What would you like that story to convey to all fellow brats - past, present, and future? Last edited by Tuskegee Joe; 08-13-2009 at 09:07 PM.. |
05-03-2009, 05:08 PM | #2 |
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Born on Fort Benning in Columbus, GA
I wouldn't excatly call myself an Army Brat though. My dad was out of the service by the time I was 4 or 5 and my mom was out after I was born. I do remember my mom carrying me accross a large field of grass with concrete walkways after a dentist appointment (I think this was at the base, but I'm not too sure as I was young enough to be in pre-school or younger at the time) I do know we didn't live on base as dad had to drive to there every day. |
05-03-2009, 05:19 PM | #3 |
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yes ,i was a air-force brat i never had to move alot but my sister and i had to travel alot because of my father ,during the mid-60's to early 70's he started in air-force intell,and worked for many years for the nsa and then ended up in the cia for almost a decade until his love of flying beckoned him back to the air-force until he retired in 2000 you have to retire when you turn 60 in the air-force but one thing me and my sister did enjoy was missing a lot of school and every place we visited turned into a learning experience trip it was the best i visited more foreign countries by the time i was 14 than most people will ever see in their lifetime it was awesome but i did know some brats that hated it because they would end up having to move from one state to another that would suck but me and my sister have no complaints later scott.
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05-03-2009, 05:35 PM | #4 |
Happy 50th G.I.Joe!
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military housing, multiple schools, many many many friends
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05-03-2009, 05:38 PM | #5 |
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*raises hand*
dads retired air force now. i lived at Beale AFB and was at Elison AFB for a short time. did alot of traveling to diffrent states due in part to that as a kid. lived in California most my life but have spent time in kansas, minnesota, alaska, oregon, michigan, lived in some, visited others.
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05-03-2009, 05:40 PM | #6 |
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Born in Norfolk, VA
I can say I was a Navy brat. Dad did not get out till I was 16 |
05-03-2009, 05:41 PM | #7 |
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Father was in the Army. Born in Ft. Hood, Texas then moved to Ansbach, Germany at the age of 5 and stayed until I was 9. G.I. Joe was in it's prime at the time as every kid would eat, sleep and drink ARAH.
For those of you that lived over seas during those years I know that you can relate with how hard (practically impossible) it was to find Joes or any other American Toy, besides Star Wars, for me *German Cards* in a foreign region. I can still clearly remember nagging my parents EVERY Saturday to wake up bright and early to take me to the local "Four Seasons" and/ or "PX"...they were basically small department/specialty stores on the Military base in search of Joes or anything else of interest. With SO many kids on the base with the same objective accompanied by SO little supply as shipments to Germany were scarce, times were tough =( I'm telling you...you guys that lived in the states had it good!! Funny story...Everyone always looked forward to Christmas as that was when the Fort's stores would get 90% of the years toy shipments. The stores would advertise which date would kick off the season so everyone planned accordingly. As the day FINALLY arrived, I'm of course all revved up and whatnot thinking that this is the day that I waited all year for...My parents finally decided to arise from the dead at about 11 AM that morning.... BUT ONLY, after I had spent 20 minutes jumping up and down on the bed. We get to the place at about 1 PM only to arrive on the scene of a war zone. The place was absolutely picked clean with nothing but empty boxes, smurfs, and cheap 25 cent boxes of broken candy canes littering the aisle. After digging through the rubble, I was however able to find a weapons pack...like I needed that...WHOO!!! Yey me!! but nothing else. To add insult to injury a couple of my friends came to school the next day with a newly acquired Snake Eyes and Flint....Ahh..the memories.....Painful memories.... Last edited by Sysiss; 05-03-2009 at 05:49 PM.. |
05-03-2009, 08:40 PM | #8 |
Happy 50th G.I.Joe!
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Although this may seem like a simple sentence, I think this speaks to a lot of young military families, doing lots of walking, not owning cars, probably because of the constant moving or meager pay. I recall long strides too while I was young. Anyone else?
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05-03-2009, 08:48 PM | #9 |
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not so much, we had a car of some sorts that i can remember
my dad was a mechanic and we drove this old station wagon into the ground. if i remember the story right it went through 3 trany rebuilds he did himself and at least 1 engine rebuild. He sold it and i rememebr seeing it broken down on the side of the road outside the base like 2 weeks later.
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05-03-2009, 09:42 PM | #10 |
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Father was in the Army. Born in Ft. Hood, Texas then moved to Ansbach, Germany at the age of 5 and stayed until I was 9. G.I. Joe was in it's prime at the time as every kid would eat, sleep and drink ARAH.
For those of you that lived over seas during those years I know that you can relate with how hard (practically impossible) it was to find Joes or any other American Toy, besides Star Wars, for me *German Cards* in a foreign region. I can still clearly remember nagging my parents EVERY Saturday to wake up bright and early to take me to the local "Four Seasons" and/ or "PX"...they were basically small department/specialty stores on the Military base in search of Joes or anything else of interest. With SO many kids on the base with the same objective accompanied by SO little supply as shipments to Germany were scarce, times were tough =( I'm telling you...you guys that lived in the states had it good!! Funny story...Everyone always looked forward to Christmas as that was when the Fort's stores would get 90% of the years toy shipments. The stores would advertise which date would kick off the season so everyone planned accordingly. As the day FINALLY arrived, I'm of course all revved up and whatnot thinking that this is the day that I waited all year for...My parents finally decided to arise from the dead at about 11 AM that morning.... BUT ONLY, after I had spent 20 minutes jumping up and down on the bed. We get to the place at about 1 PM only to arrive on the scene of a war zone. The place was absolutely picked clean with nothing but empty boxes, smurfs, and cheap 25 cent boxes of broken candy canes littering the aisle. After digging through the rubble, I was however able to find a weapons pack...like I needed that...WHOO!!! Yey me!! but nothing else. To add insult to injury a couple of my friends came to school the next day with a newly acquired Snake Eyes and Flint....Ahh..the memories.....Painful memories.... I can attest to the overseas part. My dad was in the AF for a couple years then joined the Army. We moved to Germany where I went to K-4th grade. We lived off base and the P/X was my main source of Joes except for the occasional trip to this three story shopping center where the store with the good toys was on the top floor. But I don't remember them having many Joes. Star Wars, yes, Joes, not so much. I'm thinking my parents had my grandparents buy Joes and ship them to us. I'll have to check on that now because I'm curious. I also remember those busy shopping days, trying to get there early enough to get the good stuff. Like Sysiss said, ahh the memories... |
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