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Offline dunnrite

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Badass of the (last and possibly current) century
« on: September 13, 2012, 11:14:52 PM »
Amazing you could actually recruit that much suck into one squad.
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Re: Badass of the (last and possibly current) century
« Reply #1 on: September 13, 2012, 11:32:26 PM »
That is just too awesome.  Thank you for posting that.  Wow.
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Re: Badass of the (last and possibly current) century
« Reply #2 on: September 13, 2012, 11:39:05 PM »
A good read. 
http://www.badassoftheweek.com/lucas.html
Holy mother....

He deserved more than BA of the week...
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Re: Badass of the (last and possibly current) century
« Reply #3 on: September 14, 2012, 01:48:30 AM »
Chuck Norris checks his closet for this man.
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Re: Badass of the (last and possibly current) century
« Reply #4 on: September 14, 2012, 02:20:58 AM »
He survived 2 grenades under his body point blank at the age of 14, a hired hit man attempt from his second wife, AND A 3500 FT FALL UNSCATHED ?!?!?!?!?!?!

Wow...just...wow!
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Re: Badass of the (last and possibly current) century
« Reply #5 on: September 14, 2012, 07:43:14 AM »
Wow.  I had read the official account from when he earned and was awarded the Medal of Honor some time ago, but I am glad to always read it again. 

What an inspiration to all.   :salute
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Re: Badass of the (last and possibly current) century
« Reply #6 on: September 14, 2012, 07:52:39 AM »
awesome  :salute

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Re: Badass of the (last and possibly current) century
« Reply #7 on: September 14, 2012, 08:26:49 AM »
What a man. :salute
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Re: Badass of the (last and possibly current) century
« Reply #8 on: September 14, 2012, 08:54:01 AM »

    :O  Wow  :salute To those that serve selflessly.
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Re: Badass of the (last and possibly current) century
« Reply #9 on: September 14, 2012, 09:13:24 AM »
That was incredulous, i would not want to mess with that guy   :salute
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Re: Badass of the (last and possibly current) century
« Reply #10 on: September 14, 2012, 09:20:00 AM »
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Re: Badass of the (last and possibly current) century
« Reply #11 on: September 14, 2012, 09:24:50 AM »
holy...wow, that man had some sort of cosmic forces protecting him.  :salute
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Re: Badass of the (last and possibly current) century
« Reply #12 on: September 14, 2012, 09:47:14 AM »
was married three times, survived his second wife's attempt to hire a hitman to murder him (she hadn't got the message from the Japanese that this guy was impervious to conventional weapons)

LOL Great read btw thanks!
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