How to Cowboy up when you go down....hard.

August · 11-17-09, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

Well done!!

Yelling that song at the top of your voice along with 60 other Paratroopers in the belly of a C-130 flying nap of the earth on the way out to the DZ is one heck of an experience.

Platapus · 11-17-09, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by August

Yelling that song at the top of your voice along with 60 other Paratroopers in the belly of a C-130 flying nap of the earth on the way out to the DZ is one heck of an experience.

C-130 rolling down the strip
Recon Rangers gonna take a little trip
Stand up hook up shuffle to the door
Take a step and count to four
If your chute won't open wide
You have another one by your side
If that one won't open wide
You are gonna have a hell of a ride

August · 11-17-09, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

C-130 rolling down the strip
Recon Rangers gonna take a little trip
Stand up hook up shuffle to the door
Take a step and count to four
If your chute won't open wide
You have another one by your side
If that one won't open wide
You are gonna have a hell of a ride

If I die on the old drop zone
Box me up and ship me home
Pin my wings upon my chest
and tell my girl I done my best

Platapus · 11-17-09, 08:26 PM

There was blood upon the risers
There were brains on his chute
His intestines were hanging from his Paratrooper Suit
He was a mess, they picked him up, and poured him from his boots
And he ain't gonna jump no more

(there is a lot more but I can't remember all the verses)

August · 11-17-09, 08:39 PM

Here's an oldie-moldy that our Team Sergeant used to sing when he had a few. I had to google the lyrics because I could only remember bits and pieces:

Friendly FAC, friendly FAC, this is Green Beret
We see you flying high above, out of danger's way.
If you can spare a moment to help your fellow man,
I wish you'd try to find me, and tell me where I am.

Green Beret, oh, Green Beret, this is your friendly FAC
You see me flying overhead while you're still in the sack.
But still I'll try to find you, and set you people straight
But hurry, 'cause it's steak night, and I don't want to be late.

Friendly FAC, friendly FAC, this is Green Beret
We appreciate your helping send us on our way;
But I really wish you'd think of danger on the ground
Tromping through the jungle, while you just FAC around.

Green Beret, oh, Green Beret, this is your friendly FAC
If you no longer need me, I'm gonna head on back;
I'll settle for a souvenir, whatever you can bag
An AK-47 or a bloodstained VC flag.

Friendly FAC, oh friendly FAC, we've just come under fire!
And if you cannot help us, we'll join the angel's choir.
Automatic weapons, we're really getting hit
So hurry with the fighters, 'cause we are in deep ****!

Green Beret, you were cut out, I read you "numbah ten,"
The C Team's telling dirty jokes, so please transmit again;
You've got Charlie cornered? Please don't let him get away
I've sent a call for fighters, but it may take all day.

Friendly FAC, oh friendly FAC, please get your finger out,
We've tangled with a regiment, of that there is no no doubt;
If you can get us out of Charlie's fearful deadly grip
We'll give you FACs a grateful square in our comic strip.

Green Beret, oh, Green Beret, this is your friendly FAC
Let me take some photographs, in case you don't get back.
Turn this way a little. Hold it. That's the style
You're on Candid Camera, so let me see you smile.

Green Beret! Hey, Green Beret! They're shooting at this FAC!
I hear the bullets whistling by, I hear the rifles' crack.
I'm missing my siesta; I need a taste of rum,
If you no longer need me, I think I'll head for home.

Oh, thank God! Our fighters now are circling overhead
Charlie's going to wish that he had stayed at home in bed.
He's going to meet his maker in the Land that is to be
We're going to blow his body up and set his spirit free.

Friendly Fac and fighters, I hope you see our smoke;
That first strike came too close to us, it really was no joke!
Green Beret, we're holding high. The FAC, he got it wrong
He thought that you were marking the position of the Cong.

Fighters, this is friendly FAC, please hold it high and dry,
We can get this straightened out, if we all really try.
It really doesn't matter if I mark the friend or foe
'Cause you can't hit a cows rear end, no matter where you go.

Fighters, you're cleared in again, just do the best you can
The situation's all fouled up, beyond the help of man.
Just bomb the general area, and when the smoke clears out,
Well, we'll just count the bodies, and let God sort 'em out.

Now most of us are safe at home, we beat the dreaded Cong,
We simply let it all hang out, to help the war along.
Friendly FAC and fighters will always save the day,
Killing off the Charlies, to the last damned Green Beret.

Platapus · 11-17-09, 09:04 PM

You win!

The only one I can still remember is one we used to sing while running

I don't go out with girls any more
I live a life of danger
I stay in the woods and play with myself
Wee, I'm a Ranger

We were, of course, careful not to sing that when passing the Ranger areas, for obvious reasons. LoL.

Gosh this brought back memories. All the good ole days, boy they sucked!

August · 11-17-09, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

Gosh this brought back memories. All the good ole days, boy they sucked!

Yeah but we were young and the world was our oyster.

11-17-09, 08:26 PM	#4
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,391 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	There was blood upon the risers There were brains on his chute His intestines were hanging from his Paratrooper Suit He was a mess, they picked him up, and poured him from his boots And he ain't gonna jump no more (there is a lot more but I can't remember all the verses) __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

11-17-09, 08:39 PM	#5
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,222 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Here's an oldie-moldy that our Team Sergeant used to sing when he had a few. I had to google the lyrics because I could only remember bits and pieces: Friendly FAC, friendly FAC, this is Green Beret We see you flying high above, out of danger's way. If you can spare a moment to help your fellow man, I wish you'd try to find me, and tell me where I am. Green Beret, oh, Green Beret, this is your friendly FAC You see me flying overhead while you're still in the sack. But still I'll try to find you, and set you people straight But hurry, 'cause it's steak night, and I don't want to be late. Friendly FAC, friendly FAC, this is Green Beret We appreciate your helping send us on our way; But I really wish you'd think of danger on the ground Tromping through the jungle, while you just FAC around. Green Beret, oh, Green Beret, this is your friendly FAC If you no longer need me, I'm gonna head on back; I'll settle for a souvenir, whatever you can bag An AK-47 or a bloodstained VC flag. Friendly FAC, oh friendly FAC, we've just come under fire! And if you cannot help us, we'll join the angel's choir. Automatic weapons, we're really getting hit So hurry with the fighters, 'cause we are in deep ****! Green Beret, you were cut out, I read you "numbah ten," The C Team's telling dirty jokes, so please transmit again; You've got Charlie cornered? Please don't let him get away I've sent a call for fighters, but it may take all day. Friendly FAC, oh friendly FAC, please get your finger out, We've tangled with a regiment, of that there is no no doubt; If you can get us out of Charlie's fearful deadly grip We'll give you FACs a grateful square in our comic strip. Green Beret, oh, Green Beret, this is your friendly FAC Let me take some photographs, in case you don't get back. Turn this way a little. Hold it. That's the style You're on Candid Camera, so let me see you smile. Green Beret! Hey, Green Beret! They're shooting at this FAC! I hear the bullets whistling by, I hear the rifles' crack. I'm missing my siesta; I need a taste of rum, If you no longer need me, I think I'll head for home. Oh, thank God! Our fighters now are circling overhead Charlie's going to wish that he had stayed at home in bed. He's going to meet his maker in the Land that is to be We're going to blow his body up and set his spirit free. Friendly Fac and fighters, I hope you see our smoke; That first strike came too close to us, it really was no joke! Green Beret, we're holding high. The FAC, he got it wrong He thought that you were marking the position of the Cong. Fighters, this is friendly FAC, please hold it high and dry, We can get this straightened out, if we all really try. It really doesn't matter if I mark the friend or foe 'Cause you can't hit a cows rear end, no matter where you go. Fighters, you're cleared in again, just do the best you can The situation's all fouled up, beyond the help of man. Just bomb the general area, and when the smoke clears out, Well, we'll just count the bodies, and let God sort 'em out. Now most of us are safe at home, we beat the dreaded Cong, We simply let it all hang out, to help the war along. Friendly FAC and fighters will always save the day, Killing off the Charlies, to the last damned Green Beret. __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

11-17-09, 09:04 PM	#6
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,391 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	You win! The only one I can still remember is one we used to sing while running I don't go out with girls any more I live a life of danger I stay in the woods and play with myself Wee, I'm a Ranger We were, of course, careful not to sing that when passing the Ranger areas, for obvious reasons. LoL. Gosh this brought back memories. All the good ole days, boy they sucked! __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.