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Coranthius OP t1_itj4vht wrote

My mom sent this to me. Was a fun 18yr of my life, lost him fall of '06 while he was still in service, about to promote to SMSgt. Rip dad.

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TheMegaSage t1_itj6u9n wrote

Great picture. I hate to admit it, however, but my mind immediately went to Christopher Walken in Pulp Fiction.

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Coranthius OP t1_itj9uri wrote

I remember our water lines freezing at our house. Fucking relocatables had no proper foundations. And in I think '92 we had 8ft drifts in front of the garage, payloaders taking a running start down the road to slam into them. Good times up there. But hey, the dry hot summers offset it a little

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Project_Wild t1_itjhg8p wrote

I listen to a local afternoon radio show in Denver and one of the hosts is from Minot. That’s the only reason I understand this phrase haha

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Coranthius OP t1_itjme0p wrote

Heh yeah that sounds about right, he commented similary to people. Especially being Security Forces, getting fucked into being a missile cop at least once. I know he was aware since it was death throes of Cold War and all

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oldfrancis t1_itj540a wrote

He reminds me of a buddy that I went to tech school with in 1981.

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Lexhare t1_itjqtsz wrote

" I hid this uncomfortable hunk of metal up my ass two years..."

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HarwinStrongDick t1_itj52lb wrote

3P0 and in Minot? Dad got the ol Blue weeny lmao

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Coranthius OP t1_itj5b3e wrote

Yeah he was in the field for a couple years then did keys and codes. It paid off though, we went to Germany for 7yr after Minot

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Nallaranos t1_itj5eki wrote

Was stationed north of Minot, tough tour.

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Coranthius OP t1_itj6kz2 wrote

We talking Fortuna back in the day? It's been a while since I've looked at ND facilities other than MAFs to the north

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Nallaranos t1_itj757i wrote

Cavalier air station , 35 military total, 2 of them Canadians. Remote tour . Spouses had to have a psychological review before being stationed there.

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Coranthius OP t1_itj7m0k wrote

Ohhh yes up from Grand Forks, I could understand having a psych review being at a PARCS site, but they got nice houses now!

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Nallaranos t1_itjtm76 wrote

I have heard the new houses are nice, the old ones were not bad, just the furnace ran all winter.

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CSmith1986 t1_itjjqut wrote

Did your dad have a friend who gave you a watch?

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goldenloxe t1_itjy0za wrote

Whatsup fellow Minot kid! I lived on base from 94'-00' and went to Dakota Elementary, my dad was an airplane mechanic :)

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Coranthius OP t1_itjyzsx wrote

'88-'94! I lived over on Mallard trail, went to North Plains! Wish I could go back some day and have some garlic braids from Roughriders pizza. Small world!

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Ker666 t1_itkz78l wrote

Lived there in 89. Didnt expect to see this blast from the past today.

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B-52Aba t1_itk0pkr wrote

Son is stationed there . Visited him there once . Nice town and fun in the summer. Very very cold in the winter

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Octowuss1 t1_itlq5f4 wrote

I lived there as a kid in the late 80s, on Spruce. I miss the dakrats

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Coranthius OP t1_itlshp6 wrote

Our house faced the farmer's field on Mallard trail, I would see so many on the rocks out there and the ditch before the fence

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