This is Texas. Where’s the Holiday Brisket? The splayed whole hog over a charcoal pit? The Christmas Links? So spicy and smokey?
Smoked Turkeys?
My first and only Christmas in Texas (88) for a NG FX (I did refueling point for helos and armored vehicles, volunteered so guys with families could stay in Ohio for duration. ) Had all of the above as well as Christmas dark beers. (Grunts) and Temple of Scotch Sampling (officers)
Day before NYD we got to ride “Hot” in the helos and hunt feral hogs. Any under 80lbs went to processors and then to local food banks and needy communities.
Learned to lead with M60, and that a MA Deuce will clean a carcass of guts blood brains and most of the skeleton, too.
M16 sucks to shoot feral hogs.
Timberwolf hunter/sniper is perfect.
Shotguns vary, but the mixed loads rivaled slugs and bolt special loads.
4 helos, all the leftover ammo from FX near 600 hogs culled. 240 in recoverable range.
I only got 2 hrs flighttime as I still had to run refueling station.
Colder than normal, but worth it.
Flew back with over 30# of smoked meats, sausage links, unfortunately the Brisket leftovers didn’t survive the flight crew.
Airchief made sure our pilots got fed and to make it a comfy flight back to Wright Patterson AFB. Had to go around 2 winter storms.
Guys driving POL trucks got stuck in Missouri trying to avoid storms. They had plenty of rations, too.
All that and I got paid, plus flight pay, and flight hours credited (thanks TNG).
You got to do way more than I did while in the military. Nice job at doing that.
Happy Christmass to all out there in the either.
What is an old Frosty the Snow Man called?…….Glass of water.
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Yes! The Ballistic Bird in all it’s glory!
Remember, it’s not Christmas until Sam launches a turkey into Low Earth Orbit.
This is Texas. Where’s the Holiday Brisket? The splayed whole hog over a charcoal pit? The Christmas Links? So spicy and smokey?
Smoked Turkeys?
My first and only Christmas in Texas (88) for a NG FX (I did refueling point for helos and armored vehicles, volunteered so guys with families could stay in Ohio for duration. ) Had all of the above as well as Christmas dark beers. (Grunts) and Temple of Scotch Sampling (officers)
Day before NYD we got to ride “Hot” in the helos and hunt feral hogs. Any under 80lbs went to processors and then to local food banks and needy communities.
Learned to lead with M60, and that a MA Deuce will clean a carcass of guts blood brains and most of the skeleton, too.
M16 sucks to shoot feral hogs.
Timberwolf hunter/sniper is perfect.
Shotguns vary, but the mixed loads rivaled slugs and bolt special loads.
4 helos, all the leftover ammo from FX near 600 hogs culled. 240 in recoverable range.
I only got 2 hrs flighttime as I still had to run refueling station.
Colder than normal, but worth it.
Flew back with over 30# of smoked meats, sausage links, unfortunately the Brisket leftovers didn’t survive the flight crew.
Airchief made sure our pilots got fed and to make it a comfy flight back to Wright Patterson AFB. Had to go around 2 winter storms.
Guys driving POL trucks got stuck in Missouri trying to avoid storms. They had plenty of rations, too.
All that and I got paid, plus flight pay, and flight hours credited (thanks TNG).
You got to do way more than I did while in the military. Nice job at doing that.
Happy Christmass to all out there in the either.
What is an old Frosty the Snow Man called?…….Glass of water.
Brodder, good on ya, man!!!
If Sam could aim those things we’d have a great countermeasure against the Chinese military satellites.
Low earth orbit… Don’t hit the Star Link satellites