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TomSlick

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25. I was once the JA for an armored brigade.

Reply to COL Mustard (Reply #23)

Fri Jan 23, 2026, 09:00 PM

Jan 2026

The Commander was into the cavalry thing. He "encouraged" the staff to grow mustaches.

Mine looked like unshirted hell and my wife hated it. When the Commander left, so did the mustache.

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How many elves does George Soros employ? Have you seen those signs in Minneapolis? [View all] yellow dahlia Jan 2026 OP

Get thee to the greatest page for visibility malaise Jan 2026 #1

Love the creativity and energy of this grass roots movement. yellow dahlia Jan 2026 #2

In the Army we used to call those COL Mustard Jan 2026 #17

Back when dinosaurs roamed the earth and I was an ROTC cadet, TomSlick Jan 2026 #22

I had a Brigade Commander who had a thing for officers with mustaches. COL Mustard Jan 2026 #23

I was once the JA for an armored brigade. TomSlick Jan 2026 #25

In some ways those were the good old days. COL Mustard Jan 2026 #27

So many options for great t-shirts. yellow dahlia Jan 2026 #5

"NEVER INVADE A WINTER PEOPLE IN WINTER" yellow dahlia Jan 2026 #3

Great signs BlueWaveNeverEnd Jan 2026 #4

I just keep seeing more and more that I want to list. yellow dahlia Jan 2026 #6

They have Viking heritage and are being nice..for now. Peaceful protesting amid the hell of ICE..so proud of them Deuxcents Jan 2026 #7

I am proud of Minnesotans. yellow dahlia Jan 2026 #8

Take "We the People" back from the right! COL Mustard Jan 2026 #18

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I just wonder who will be cutting our checks for being lefties Warpy Jan 2026 #9

Mr. Dahlia and I are concerned that we haven't sent our invoices to the correct address. yellow dahlia Jan 2026 #11

Well, you'd better hop to it Warpy Jan 2026 #16

Nor have I. LoisB Jan 2026 #21

Nancy Pelosi. COL Mustard Jan 2026 #19

His son is liberal, too I read. -nt CrispyQ Jan 2026 #26

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DON'T INVADE A WINTER PEOPLE IN WINTER yellow dahlia Jan 2026 #14

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Another great sign! yellow dahlia Jan 2026 #28

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or at least lives there in spirit, now Jack Valentino Jan 2026 #32

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