Category Archives: From the footlocker

Footlocker 7

Posted on March 24, 2012 by asknod

Check this out. Every time we hopped a ride down to Udorn from LS 20-Alternate  for smokes and a beer/Scotch run, I’d leave my “issue” Model 39 9 mil in my wall locker in the hootch. I carried a Model … Continue reading →

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Erroneous DD214

Posted on March 24, 2012 by asknod

When you leave the military, one document is supposed to be free of any errors. It must be perfect in every respect for future employers and the VA to confirm your history. Every medal, every duty assignment and type of … Continue reading →

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From the bottom of the drawer

Posted on March 13, 2012 by asknod

Remember these little gems? M-118s were referred to by many names depending on if they had flechettes or Willy Peter in them. The H/Es were my favorite because it made you feel like Superman to be able to throw a … Continue reading →

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Sour Creme Waffles®

Posted on March 2, 2012 by asknod

It only seems fair with Easter right around the corner to relinquish this antique recipe. My earliest remembrances of it were  up at our summer cottage in Maine. We had an old wood stove in the kitchen and the waffle iron had … Continue reading →

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From the Footlocker 5–Animal House–1981

Posted on February 28, 2012 by asknod

Once upon a time along the banks of the mighty Duwamish River, in the shadow of the 1st Ave. South bridge, lived a young electrician in a house boat. Well, perhaps a boat house. It was a boat that had … Continue reading →

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From the Footlocker–IV

Posted on February 26, 2012 by asknod

I was digging for something in the garage and forgot I still had some of these lying around. I used them for packing around stuff I mailed back in hold baggage. They’re a belt for a .308 M-60. DEWAT of … Continue reading →

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Fed. Cir.–CUSHMAN v. SHINSEKI–DUE PROCESS

Posted on February 3, 2012 by asknod

There has been much talk about what constitutes “due process” and a lot of it has been misleading. While perusing another Vet’s site, I noticed a long diatribe about what was reputed to not be due process and Cushman was … Continue reading →

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Dupont Spinners

Posted on January 24, 2012 by asknod

When I first arrived at Udorn Thani Royal Thai Air base in May 1970, my chaperone Ron (NLN) introduced me into how to make extra money. Nobody kept track of M-26s.  Why would you? Hand grenades were a dime a dozen … Continue reading →

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BVA– NO DIC FOR WIDOW

Posted on January 24, 2012 by asknod

FROM THE HORSE-TRADING RO CAPITOL OF THE WORLD I don’t know which is more painful – the idea of the BVA VLJ having to sign this decision or the widow conned into chasing this chimera with no hope of winning. … Continue reading →

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More Footlocker Stuff

Posted on January 16, 2012 by asknod

A member asked me if I still had my shot records from service. I said I didn’t. I lied. They were in between my helmet and my liner and they fell out when I felt compelled to separate them recently … Continue reading →

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