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Cavalry Troops Open Mom & Pop Shop They Call CavMart [Baghdad]
Defend America ~ DoD ^ | Sept. 17, 2003 | U..S. Army Master Sgt. David Melancon

Posted on 09/17/2003 4:44:57 PM PDT by Ragtime Cowgirl

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 Thanks, Tonkin!


1 posted on 09/17/2003 4:44:58 PM PDT by Ragtime Cowgirl
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To: MJY1288; Calpernia; Grampa Dave; anniegetyourgun; Coop; Ernest_at_the_Beach; BOBTHENAILER; ...
In addition to meeting soldiers’ basic shopping needs, the store had one other requirement. Sanchez said the regiment’s command sergeant major said, “Make it feel like it was in Des Moines, Iowa.”

Flyover country, Baghdad!

If you want on or off my pro-Coalition ping list, please Freepmail me. Warning: it is a high volume ping list on good days (most days are good days).

2 posted on 09/17/2003 4:48:24 PM PDT by Ragtime Cowgirl ("I'm wondering how many chances he ought to get. I really am." ~ Rummy re. press, 9/16)
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To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Thanks RC.

Neat story. Your doing a great job bringing us all the troop news!
3 posted on 09/17/2003 4:48:49 PM PDT by snippy_about_it (The FReeper Foxhole. America's History. America's Soul.)
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To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Where's Apu?
4 posted on 09/17/2003 4:52:31 PM PDT by xp38
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To: Ragtime Cowgirl

"Cavmart? Is that with a 'C' or a 'K' ?"


Just kiddin'!

5 posted on 09/17/2003 4:56:45 PM PDT by mrsmith
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To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Excellent article - GOnna forward this to my dad, who was in the 1st of the 5th, 1st Cav (Airmobile). He'll get a kick out of CavMart :0)
6 posted on 09/17/2003 4:56:53 PM PDT by Chad Fairbanks ("I guess we got so focused on the rubber penis we didn't even pay attention to what he was saying.")
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To: xp38

7 posted on 09/17/2003 4:56:54 PM PDT by Normal4me
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To: wku man
Cavalry Ho!!!!
To "CAVMART" we go!!

Good thing the NCOIC didn't let the reporter look out back...
"wink"
8 posted on 09/17/2003 4:58:42 PM PDT by cavtrooper21 (Shoot them if they stand. Cut them if they run.)
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To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Kind of reminds me of a quote from a great American, R. Lee Ermey, in the pretty-much lame film "On Deadly Ground", starring that bloated idiot Stephen Seagal.

Anyway, Ermey has one of the best quotes ever:

My guy in D.C. tells me that we are not dealing with a student here, we're dealing with the Professor. Any time the military has an operation that can't fail, they call this guy in to train the troops, OK? He's the kind of guy that would drink a gallon of gasoline so he could piss in your campfire! You could drop this guy off at the Arctic Circle wearing a pair of bikini underwear, without his toothbrush, and tomorrow afternoon he's going to show up at your pool side with a million dollar smile and fist full of pesos. This guy's a professional, you got me?

9 posted on 09/17/2003 5:12:53 PM PDT by mattdono
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To: mattdono
R. Lee. A great American.

Drop and gimme 20, you maggot!

10 posted on 09/17/2003 5:17:04 PM PDT by mattdono
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To: Ragtime Cowgirl; ALOHA RONNIE
Three Cheers for Capitalism!!!!

Garryowen, Ronnie.

11 posted on 09/17/2003 5:17:52 PM PDT by CholeraJoe (This is my tagline, this is my gun. One is for FReeping, one is for fun.)
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To: mattdono
I think we should draft R Lee for President...
12 posted on 09/17/2003 5:19:46 PM PDT by KevinDavis (Let the meek inherit the Earth, the rest of us will explore the stars!)
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To: cavtrooper21

"Hey, Kelly! I got a case of Scotch that was supposed to go to the general...."

13 posted on 09/17/2003 5:20:00 PM PDT by Miss Marple
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To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Bump for getting a CavMart opened in my neighborhood.
14 posted on 09/17/2003 5:23:08 PM PDT by Argus
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To: Miss Marple
American Soldiers will be American Soldiers...
Even if it isn't anything too bad, you know there's something going on "under the table". Our troops wouldn't Americans if there wasn't.
God bless 'em and Bring 'em home safe!
15 posted on 09/17/2003 5:25:23 PM PDT by cavtrooper21 (Shoot them if they stand. Cut them if they run.)
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To: KevinDavis
I like it.

Interestingly, there have been all kinds of postulations about V.P., Sec. of State, etc. moves lately (here on FR and the media in general).

Maybe R. Lee for Sec of State? I guarantee that the French would be eating the sh*t out of our hand within a month, if R. Lee were at the helm of State.

16 posted on 09/17/2003 5:25:28 PM PDT by mattdono
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To: Ragtime Cowgirl
I hope they open one in Balad at Camp Anaconda...there are 20,000 US troops there....I just sent off a huge pacakage of snacks..Halloween Decorations, Thanksgiving Decorations....now I'll work on Christmas.
17 posted on 09/17/2003 5:25:33 PM PDT by mystery-ak (Happy Birthday, Mike...wish you were here.)
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To: cavtrooper21
I hope you didn't think I meant that as an insult. That is one of my favorite movies, and I love the Don Rickles character.

My dad had all sorts of tales of trades and stuff they did when he was in Italy during WWII. Some really funny stories...which was just about all he would talk about.

18 posted on 09/17/2003 5:33:08 PM PDT by Miss Marple
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To: Miss Marple
Oh, no, no insult taken.
I spent too many years in the Army to think that all the warm and fuzzy PR crap is the complete tale. I know better.
Them boys is Cav., and that means they ALWAYS have some scam going on, even if it's just a little one.
19 posted on 09/17/2003 5:55:55 PM PDT by cavtrooper21 (Shoot them if they stand. Cut them if they run.)
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To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Wait 'til Wal Mart gets wind of this. They'll be laying a foundation there any day now.
20 posted on 09/17/2003 6:07:19 PM PDT by TADSLOS (Right Wing Infidel since 1954)
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