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Missing my super car days

and in the early days

Compone

Sounds like you have some experience with M-79s. Yeah some folks called them Thumpers, Elephant guns, Bloop Tubes ... but to me it was always Duper. I liked it because I could put the vest in front and Medical bag in the back ( I was a medic  3rd Plt, C Co, 1st Bn, 5th Inf, 25th Div worked out around Dau Tiang, Tay Ninh, Nui Ba Dinh, Xuan Loc, Cu Chi in Vietnam and the Parrots Beak and Fish Hook in Cambodia) . But there was always room for hand flares, grenades, Law Rockets, some food and water and I would usually carry an extra hundred rounds of 60 ammo for the 60 gunner ... I liked lots and lots of cover fire when I was dragging somebody back or trying to keep them alive long enough to get a Dust Off in there to get them to a real doctor. Sometimes life got to be real interesting.

Shalom aleichem

John

Here I am with my little sniper buddy.

Thanks the vets for there military service, we really appreciate you all. 

Jking

This was me in 1975...



And now;

Not many young bucks posting so I’ll throw one up, picture taken for the veterans services association billboard at the school. Haha, for some reason they wanted a Marine on it over the good looking Air Force gal. 
God bless you folks on the forum, cool group. Keep squeezing those triggers. 

Yes great excuse to post my recent trip pictures to Russia. The douche picture is on on the Siberian rail way. The Car attendant told me to not to smile and look mean. so yeah...i went full bro douche.

OK, I'm not sure how I missed this thread, but I'll bite... I love the then and now pics. Here are mine:

Boy oh boy, that brings back some memories Mcoulter. That was the pre mono-shock days. Waaaay back in the late 70's I did a little motocross on a RM125. The good ole days... What year was that photo taken, 74-76? Those little KX's were pretty cool too. Nothing like a Levi jacket for the ultimate protection, I tell ya I been there and done that. Thanks for sharing. 

Boy oh boy, that brings back some memories Mcoulter. That was the pre mono-shock days. Waaaay back in the late 70's I did a little motocross on a RM125. The good ole days... What year was that photo taken, 74-76? Those little KX's were pretty cool too. Nothing like a Levi jacket for the ultimate protection, I tell ya I been there and done that. Thanks for sharing.

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Thanks! Actually the photo was probably taken in 1983. The Suzuki RS 175 was my Dad's and was in our family until about 3-4 years ago. We finally let it go after my Dad passed away. I'm really proud of the fact that I taught both of my daughters to downhill ski and ride dirt bikes (both things I loved doing with my Dad). I think my kids were the last generation that didn't grow up being totally dependent on technology.

And yeah, I was TOTALLY INVINCIBLE in that jean jacket!

;-)

This photo was taken in Sept. 2009. I don't remember which was me. I may be the one with the hat. To the best of my knowledge, this is the latest photo of me. 

me and an old friend

That is one beautiful rainbow!!! What river did you catch it on?

Okay, I like the long ago and most recent pics so here goes. 

First pic is from 1974, freshman in high school, 14 y. o.



This is the latest pic I could find. (59 y. o.) It's from August of '19. I'm at the Spam museum in Austin, Minnesota with my daughter.

YODOYLE! When we all gonna see your mug? The secret agent man? The man with many disguises? Don’t be sceered! LOL!

 

This was back in my scuba instructor days. I had retired after 25 years in the corporate world, and 10 years working for the State of Texas as a mediator. Ahhh yes....I was just a boy of 65 when this was taken...yearning to spend time with young people before I got old. Those were the days!



Senile, but with some still functional OEM parts...

Kindly 'Ol Uncle Hoot

PS: Why aren't there any buxom healthy young women in our sport that favor "V neck" tops and pcp air guns???

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More than 30 years ago; my college photo:







Now my head is uber shiny at more than 50 YO 







Let's go to Vegas, Uncle Hoot, wear our Speedos and make them old ladies happy