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I read a post recently about recoil of a Mauser, and I remembered a pic of a 155 MM howitzer in full recoil. The guy with his hand's on hip's is a 19 year old geopop. Being the gunner, I was standing...
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WOW, very interesting. It's hard to believe that they would not let you protect your hearing. How was the heat around that cannon?Thanks for sharing the pic.Jr. I heard one of those shells landed on...
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GOD BLESS OUR CANNON COCKERS! I was an artillery forward observer in the army. Thank you for your service!Mike
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JR:I may have hit Mario's, cuz once I made a 100 mil error, and landed a shell right on top of and old farm land cemetery, created quite a mess! Boy did I get reamed out for that one. Deflection was...
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I guess I would just have had to disobey orders.My dad told me when he was in Navy reserve, they were doing some kind of gunnery work. He said he was supposed to throw the shell into the breech and...
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Chemist: Well, I agree, that was a clear cut danger, what did us 19 and 20 year old's know about long term hearing problem's?We just thought it would go away. Didn't realy notice it till a few year's...
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...huh???...wha'd ya say???...I spent too much time around them A6-E's at the Naval Air Station and on the Carrier..........now that ya mention it,Geopop....I was always wonderin' what that big...
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Don't matter Mario, with me on the sight, any thing was possible. (Sneak in a double charge and elevate the piece acouple of mil's) Heck even if I missed, you would have more than enough road kill's...
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GREAT photos, geopop - I hope your kids appreciate your hanging on to these as much as I value the ones from my father's time in the service.Thanks for sharing
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Reinhard:I have a whole album of pic's that were taken at that time, most were taken by some one else who gave me copies. I have two little grand son's that are into military stuff big time and they...
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Gpop,Hope you have been in touch with the VA. Have a brother in law who recently got a set of hearing aids free - paid for by the VA for hearing damage he received in Korea. Maybe they can help with...
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Tm45:Hey ,thank's for the tip, I just filled out a VA form for perscription's and I will inquire about it. I had a hearing test several year's ago and the doc told me it was too late to get any help...
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You're very welcome. B in L was a strange deal. Turned out his military records had been destroyed in a fire at some Gov't storage facility. Luckily, he still had all his own papers. Think they agreed...
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....my hearing is so bad........I thought the line from the "Sermon on the Mount" was "Blessed are the Cheesmakers" Proprietor-Mario's Road Kill Cafe/Mauser Bar and Grill
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Yes, you gentlemen who are Vets and haven't looked up all your rights and benefits as a vet should do so immediately! I work at the Wisconsin Veterans Museum, which is part of the Wisconsin Dept. of...
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Thank's to all the tip's, I have already started the ball rolling, filled out application from Vet administration online, printed up the form and dug up my onion skin paper, made a copy and now will...
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I know it's way OT, but somehow, I don't think Mario will mind in this case. Very decent of Hub to add that post.FWIW, brother in law happened to have some papers from a physical he had upon discharge...
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Tm45 No hearing test on my exit physical, every thing but.My wife will be happy as she say's she is tired of repeating herself, actualy, she speak's so low and turn's her head the other way when...
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............aw shucks fellas...(as he digs his toes in the dirt with his arms behind his back and his head down-blushing) .......for what its worth,when I got out (in '76") I had the complete...
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Yeah, Mario, ya do get used to it, after 52 year's, some time's ya get not to hear stuff ya really don't wanna hear! Any way here is another pic, if this 98 lb. "baby" had some how gone off, I would...
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