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Dunc

(490 posts)
Sun May 31, 2026, 07:24 AM 8 hrs ago

Life at age sixty and memories from my youth this morning.

Smiling laughing this morning memories as I drink coffee .
Thinking forty two years ago P.T. Young kid in the P.I.R. After the usual push ups sit ups mountain climbers then closing ranks for a five mile run.
A lot of us perhaps still drunk from the night before and functioning on a hour sleep.
Our old man the C.O. He was a marathon runner he is leading the company run we’re on our way back to the company area.
And the old man leads us to the obstacle course to close out the run.
And you’re thinking what a fucking sadist asshole then we were young and could take it.
This morning after the gym walking into the grocery store I get a cramp in my left foot in the parking lot. No other options can’t turn back you have to push through this because you are low on milk bones. And a big score shopping because you found a squeak chick for your rotten soldier.


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Life at age sixty and memories from my youth this morning. (Original Post) Dunc 8 hrs ago OP
Thank god for your CO. Otherwise Dunc might not have a new squeak toy. Biophilic 8 hrs ago #1
The sacrifices we make for our good boys! biophile 8 hrs ago #2
Our dog just heard the squeak and the ears perked. Well done. Woof. twodogsbarking 7 hrs ago #3
Dunc is Gorgeous!!! 😍 Chicagogrl1 7 hrs ago #4
Thank you. Dunc 7 hrs ago #5
Hes gorgeous !!! Karadeniz 6 hrs ago #6
Awwww. Neat story. Give Dunc a tummy scritch for me. Diamond_Dog 6 hrs ago #7
Dunc says it's the other dogs slobbers at pup camp. Dunc 6 hrs ago #11
I am definitely current on all my vaccines Dunc Diamond_Dog 5 hrs ago #13
Bragg? COL Mustard 6 hrs ago #8
Yes 325th P.I.R. Dunc 3 hrs ago #15
Hooah! COL Mustard 3 hrs ago #16
I caught a PCS to West Germany later. Dunc 2 hrs ago #17
I really enjoyed it over there. Not at first...homesick and all... COL Mustard 1 hr ago #19
You were 1Armor I see I was up at Ayer's Kaserne 3 A.D. Dunc 1 hr ago #20
I was in 1AD area but in an EAC COL Mustard 57 min ago #22
❤️❤️❤️your beautiful dog. Had to laugh at your story. spooky3 6 hrs ago #9
I'm 66 and have been retired for 2 1/2 years wolfie001 6 hrs ago #10
In my mid 70s and looking back with multigraincracker 6 hrs ago #12
We push through because there is no other way. Because the biggest effort is clearing our mind to get it done. marble falls 5 hrs ago #14
And mission priority is to snatch snacks at grocery store. Dunc 1 min ago #23
"squeak chick for your rotten soldier" Skittles 2 hrs ago #18
He's beautiful. If my apartment allowed large dogs I'd definitely have a Golden. Ziggysmom 1 hr ago #21

Biophilic

(6,701 posts)
1. Thank god for your CO. Otherwise Dunc might not have a new squeak toy.
Sun May 31, 2026, 07:35 AM
8 hrs ago

There are some things worth fighting for. Even if it’s with our aging challenges.

Dunc

(490 posts)
5. Thank you.
Sun May 31, 2026, 09:06 AM
7 hrs ago

Actually Dunc would agree with you on this. Earlier he was admiring himself in the mirror what a handsome fellow I am.

Diamond_Dog

(41,228 posts)
7. Awwww. Neat story. Give Dunc a tummy scritch for me.
Sun May 31, 2026, 09:22 AM
6 hrs ago

He is a beautiful boy. Can you ask him what his secret is, his hair looks better than mine.

Dunc

(490 posts)
11. Dunc says it's the other dogs slobbers at pup camp.
Sun May 31, 2026, 09:53 AM
6 hrs ago

That keeps his fur beautiful. Now we can book you a slot Diamond dog yet you need to be up to date on all vaccines.

COL Mustard

(8,433 posts)
19. I really enjoyed it over there. Not at first...homesick and all...
Sun May 31, 2026, 02:34 PM
1 hr ago

But it turned into a great tour.

I was in Augsburg, Nuremberg and Karlsruhe during my time there.

Dunc

(490 posts)
20. You were 1Armor I see I was up at Ayer's Kaserne 3 A.D.
Sun May 31, 2026, 02:50 PM
1 hr ago

Someone on here once described Graf as the birthplace of mud.

spooky3

(38,912 posts)
9. ❤️❤️❤️your beautiful dog. Had to laugh at your story.
Sun May 31, 2026, 09:40 AM
6 hrs ago

I thought you were going to say you had to press on because you were out of milk. No. Out of milk BONES. 😁😁😁

wolfie001

(8,053 posts)
10. I'm 66 and have been retired for 2 1/2 years
Sun May 31, 2026, 09:46 AM
6 hrs ago

Just some advice, keep moving! I slowed down and got a bit lazy and now the aches are coming in spades!

multigraincracker

(38,121 posts)
12. In my mid 70s and looking back with
Sun May 31, 2026, 10:01 AM
6 hrs ago

mixed memories. Planned and worked for this time. Now retired for 24 years. ADHD, so I’m as, if not more busy than my work years.
Mixed memories of my youth. Totally mixed. Loved fishing and time in the outdoors. Terrible time in school and never understood why until i got that diagnosis when i was 40. Lived with a family of academics. Not me until i turned 40 and learned to sit in the front and then outdoing all of them.
Was always on first name basis with the principal. Daly trips to his office. Myself and other found my comments funny, never the teacher.
I was a hunter gatherer and the rest of the family were farmers.

marble falls

(72,672 posts)
14. We push through because there is no other way. Because the biggest effort is clearing our mind to get it done.
Sun May 31, 2026, 10:43 AM
5 hrs ago

Dunc

(490 posts)
23. And mission priority is to snatch snacks at grocery store.
Sun May 31, 2026, 04:13 PM
1 min ago

It’s basically me friend i have a football problem. I find myself watching old NFL games on Tv today watched the raiders from 2015 😂 then the Eagles from 2012.

Ziggysmom

(4,170 posts)
21. He's beautiful. If my apartment allowed large dogs I'd definitely have a Golden.
Sun May 31, 2026, 03:02 PM
1 hr ago

Maybe I’ll move and have a dog when I retire. Or should I say if I can ever afford to retire.

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