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peggysue2

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2. Yup, these soldiers ain't going to be happy

Reply to pwb (Original post)

Tue Aug 12, 2025, 02:29 PM

Aug 2025

All that gear. In DC. In August.

In LA, I read the troops were sleeping on the floors without adequate food or water. They, too, were hot, bored and grumpy.

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All these people in tactical gear vs Postal workers in short sleeves and shorts? [View all] pwb Aug 2025 OP

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Yup, these soldiers ain't going to be happy peggysue2 Aug 2025 #2

Hot, bored, and grumpy Jilly_in_VA Aug 2025 #3

We can only hope so. Gimpyknee Aug 2025 #4

Make them miserable and... lame54 Aug 2025 #8

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I always hear "I was only following orders" in a German accent. FadedMullet Aug 2025 #11