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The mascot for the 3rd Squad, 3rd Platoon,
562nd Combat Engineers, Ft. Richardson, Alaska. |
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This was a trappers cabin we found while in the field.
No, we didn't go inside. |
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The skyline of Anchorage, Alaksa.
This was a much better picture than the one
of Ft. Richardson. |
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We hitchhiked down the coast to "Bear Lake"
for a couple of days R&R.
We actually found some color while posing for this picture.
(Yes that's me in the bandana.) |
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This is one of the glaciers we trained on.
Now where did I put that damned iceaxe? |
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This one's just outside Codova, Alaska where
we spent a lot of training time.
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Winter training could be very taxing physically.
And trying to negotiate a compass course
in the winter was a real task. |
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A look at the pipeline from the Richardson highway going to
Ft. Greely. |
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Slingloading our equipment during my last deployment. |
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Sometimes it's nice to just sit and take a break. |
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I just hate it when someone drops in for dinner unexpectedly. |
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As if one uninvited guest wasn't enough,
here comes the whole troop. |
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After trying to eat all our food
this old boy wanted a ride home. |
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We caught this fellow waiting for the choppers
to bring our next meal in.
They got pretty good at listening for the
choppers and knowing it was chow time. |
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So this is what all the fuss was about.
My last project. A combat airstip for the upcoming FTX. |
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Here's the whole crew (except for the Lt. who didn't matter anyway).
What a bunch of scuzzy beasts we were. |
