06-02-2007, 14:45
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Pineland Appreciation Day and Camp MacKall
Today was Pineland Appreciation Day (PAD) at Camp MacKall.
If you have not been there lately, and I mean the past year or two, you would be amazed.
The ceremony was great, familiar faces were seen, the food was good, and there was plenty of entertainment for kids of all ages. Thanks SWCS!
First the PAD shots. Awards from SWCS and the SFA to significant Pineland Defense Force players, Mod demo weapons table, the SOF Recruiting simulation trailer was there, where else can kids put their hands on a live M1 Thompson and run the M240 on an uparmored HMMWV?
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06-02-2007, 14:49
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More PAD shots.
The PDF was issuing photos and dog tags, the climbing wall and air walks were there, you could crawl all over the CG's UH-60, police all of the expended blanks a boy could want, and play on a WW II surplus gun mount.
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06-02-2007, 14:52
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The UH-60 took off, conducted a fast rope infil in front of the attendees and the current Phase II class, and the Pinelanders got cool shorts and hats.
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06-02-2007, 14:54
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Finally, despite low ceilings, the USASOC Command Parachuter Team put on a nice demo to close the ceremonies.
Hope you enjoyed the show.
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06-02-2007, 15:00
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That's cool. Did any of the parents of this last graduating class get to see it??
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06-02-2007, 15:07
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That's cool. Did any of the parents of this last graduating class get to see it??
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Not sure, but unless they were locals, they probably didn't stay or get invited.
Hey, for those of us who lived in the tarpaper shacks and tin huts out at MacKall, the changes, they are a comin'.
The old, temporary, low dollar CMK, even with the million dollar shitter, is rapidly going away. The new construction is massive, expensive, and permanent. Well, except for Doc Keeton's med facility, and the pavillion.
Out with the old....
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06-02-2007, 15:10
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And in with the new....
I guess some of the massive USASOC MILCON money has trickled down to SF after all, though there are large numbers of Phase II and other students still in the tents.
There is a new DFAC, office spaces, classroom buildings, and ISOFACs.
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06-02-2007, 15:15
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What no pic's of the phase II tent's lol... also a new repel tower is in the works over by the PT pit.
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06-02-2007, 15:36
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Originally Posted by The Reaper
Not sure, but unless they were locals, they probably didn't stay or get invited.
Hey, for those of us who lived in the tarpaper shacks and tin huts out at MacKall, the changes, they are a comin'.
The old, temporary, low dollar CMK, even with the million dollar shitter, is rapidly going away. The new construction is massive, expensive, and permanent. Well, except for Doc Keeton's med facility, and the pavillion.
Out with the old....
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We lived in GP Tents and the Tarpaper Shacks were the Classrooms!!
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