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Post by Sir John on Feb 17, 2013 1:36:58 GMT -5
What is a "muleskinner", or what is the origin of the term?
SJ
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Post by Swampy on Feb 17, 2013 1:58:57 GMT -5
What is a "muleskinner", or what is the origin of the term? Jerry referred me to the term, which is someone who drives mules.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2013 2:07:44 GMT -5
Most people appreciate people who have done military service, some however remain ignorantly apathetic.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2013 20:49:15 GMT -5
Muleskinner was the gent who drove the mules that pulled the freight , in the 242nd thats what we did all day was resupply it took about 8 tons a day to supply a battalion , chinook could lift about 4tons at a time so two lifts per battalion and we had maybe 8 battalions a day , we also pick up those that were killed dury the night , people going on R&R or whatever business at CuChi , sept 14 '67 we were shot down pulling up out of hobo woods , a Chinook come's down like a brick , s--t flew everywhere 9 wounded 2 killed , ect . , pissed everybody off .
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2013 23:42:22 GMT -5
I understand that they don't do gliding
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2013 10:17:32 GMT -5
The things do auto rotate but not very well from less than a 100 feet .
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2013 17:25:32 GMT -5
You know that the Irish wanted ejector seats
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2013 20:01:06 GMT -5
Aye and the Irish got ejected out the door of the bloody thing .
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