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Water Skiing in Iraq
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Posted: Friday, February 06, 2004 - 04:10 PM UTC
I just received a bunch of CDs of images and videos from Iraq. One of the disks has several stills and a couple movies of the guys from the 200th Engineering Group water skiing on the Tigris. As I understand it, the guys were a bit bored so they hand made a set of water skis and a tow rope. After that it was simply grab one of the units boats and time for some R&R.

If anyone is interested in seeing these, let me know!

Don
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Posted: Friday, February 06, 2004 - 04:16 PM UTC
Here is a small copy of one of the pictures:





Don
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Posted: Friday, February 06, 2004 - 05:20 PM UTC
That tops just about everything I've seen regarding the war!

What's next? Wake boards?

More, if ya got time!!
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Posted: Friday, February 06, 2004 - 06:23 PM UTC
Theres a unit of Marines that were over there that went surfing.

http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7781&highlight=charlie+surf
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Posted: Saturday, February 07, 2004 - 01:01 AM UTC

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Theres a unit of Marines that were over there that went surfing.

http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7781&highlight=charlie+surf


Sadam don't surf?...

What are we calling the indeginous enemy personell?

Mike
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Posted: Tuesday, February 10, 2004 - 11:49 PM UTC
Talk about your major scratchbuilds...a set of skis and a towrope!

What's next, a giant waterslide?

#:-)
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Posted: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 - 11:04 AM UTC
Hey, we can come up with anything for some R&R.

I went scuba diving in the Persian Gulf back during the first war.
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