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Wow Snipper!

It's like watchin our children grow up!

High School Grad, Joins Military, grads bootcamp and now he's married!

So.... when do we get grand kids?

Grats Caleb!
(You ARE gonna train her to bombardier for ya right?)

Tzulscha wrote:Grats Caleb!
(You ARE gonna train her to bombardier for ya right?)

LMAO Great idea!!!!

You got plenty of time for kids. Enjoy yourself a little. Just practice...

ehhh... This is what happens when I blink my eyes? I didn't know anything! Post your adress - and we will send you two something nice (?) from Norway. Damn. Congratulations!

i c u lurking snipet...

OMG Sniper! You signed your life away TWICE now!
Just kidding you young man.

Heartfelt congratulations to you and your bride. Remember, marriage is not a 50-50 thing. It is 100-100. As Bundy said, stay good friends. Keep letting us know where you are and how to write to you and the Mrs. God bless you both.

Now when are we expecting Snippet Jrs?

teaching her to play would be great. it'll have to wait till we are in a stationary place though

there will be no little snipets for a while but trust me there will be PLENTY of practice

thanks for everything

Sniper62 wrote:
there will be no little snipets for a while but trust me there will be PLENTY of practice

Yeah I am gonna be honest, that is a mental image of you I really don't want

well i mean if u want the actual image instead of the mental image i could give u the website of the rest of the pics and vids........haha im just jokin

amanda has been reading ur comments back to me over the phone, thanks for all the congrats.

sorry we werent able to invite any of you, but it was a short planed thing so we didnt have many ppl there. in a few yearsw when im posted in the states and playing on a regular basis we are guna have a bigger wedding. then the invatations will be sent out

i got 4 more months here at fort gordon so hopfully we can arrange a mini mincon before i leave. after this i get sent to korea..... 1 year is im not allowed to bring my wife and 2 years if they allow me to bring my wife.

ok well i gota get going, if u guys need anything just ask. amanda will be watching for replys and ect.

take it easy guys

S!

This is no place for a wife lol. keep it tame guys.

I spent 6 years in Korea Sniper. I wanted to bring my wife on my first tour but she ultimately decided not to come. I made a very good friend within days of being in Korea and her and her family took good care of me. I lived on the economy, (off base), with Koreans in a normal invironment, not right outside the gate, and learned a hell of a lot about traditions. Not to mention how to cook asian food. A plus I'm glad I had.

Anyway, it's an entirely different culture, not like ours. They have their good things and like any culture, some not so good things. I always had a rule when overseas. That rule was to learn all I could about the culture I was surrounded by and took with me the good things I learned.

1. Never blow your nose at a Korean dinner table. Most rude.
2. Never hand money to a korean with your right hand, the one you wipe your butt with.

There are others. You will become a very rounded individual if you allow other cultures to blend in with who you are. You will be light years ahead of people who have never seen anything but the US or the State they grew up in for that matter.

In any case, the girl I met when I first arrived in Korea, is married to a guy I worked with for 9 years in the courts where I just retired. I'm sure she can speak with her family and if possible, maybe show you around, help you with the culture, etc.

Stay in touch. Your life is just beginning and I'm sure everyone wants to see where you go.

PS. Take a camera. When you take pictures, ALWAYS make some note of names of people in the pictures, what you were doing, etc. That way 20 years from now you won't sit and look at them and say, hell yeah, Me and..........ah shit, what's his name......did all kind of stuff together. Make scrapbooks. You won't regret it.

Have fun and be safe.

Congratulations and good luck Sniper!!!

Sniper, I'm in complete agreement with Kizmet.


Immerse yourself in the culture of the country you are living in. Learn to be open-minded and flexible. Never, ever treat your hosts as inferior. Always look for the good, have a sense of humor, be patient and take it as a opportunity to learn. You will enjoy yourself and your time over there so much better. Take pictures, lots of pictures!!!! Take and use a recorder as well to record your experiences and feelings.

I was born and raised overseas (1/3 of my life total). We always lived among the locals as opposed to base housing or in American housing areas. I loved every minute of it. Turkey is my second home (6 years there). I love the Turks and I love the country. I love Europe. I disagree with them in so many areas, but I have many good friends from many European countries and greatly enjoyed my experiences there.

I travel overseas every opportunity I get. I have to go at least every 2 years. I just have that itch. It's a craving.

I have it already again, just after getting back from Scotland. I'm not sure I can wait until 2008 to go to Australia and New Zealand.

Good luck, enjoy yourself and stay safe. You have an opportunity here that so many Americans don't have or desire (to their detriment). You will be enriched and better for it.

Congrats Sniper!!! Hey I got a buddy at Ft. Gordon right now...He is a MP names SAM BELL or PVT2 BELL ....if you happen to bump into him tell him how you know Trevor Abney...he is with the 3rd ID and leaves for Afganistan on 12FEB.

Congrats again Sniper. I'd also agree with Kiz and Cono, make the most of it.
It's always cool to go somewhere completely different to home, gives you a bit of perspective, and can really make you appreciate what you've got (and what you haven't).
I also find that it's when you come back home that the differences really show themselves.
I remember coming back from Indonesia one time, and walking into my house. It floored me that when I looked at something simple like the door to my room, it was different to how I remembered it. Hard to explain, but things get a little richer when you've been somewhere different.