AADE Tourney May 30

[Robalo]

Who on here is in the AADE Tourney tomorrow? I am Team 49. Been in it 20 years. Good tourney that benefits lots of charities-almost $1MM donated over the years.

Good luck to the others.

[SUPER SPOOK]

good luck!

[WadinMoron]

My dad and I have been in it the last several years, but he had a last minute trip to West Africa and I didn't want to fish with his coworkers without him. Good luck Robalo. It's a fantastic tourney.

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Well , I guess you're at it now . I hope you whack them ! I'm ignorant . What's AADE ?

[WadinMoron]

American Association of Drilling Engineers...Oilfield trash. Just a bunch of drunk engineers and landmen getting sunburnt, hopefully on the company dime.

[dbarham]

American Association of Drilling Engineers...Oilfield trash. Just a bunch of drunk engineers and landmen getting sunburnt, hopefully on the company dime.

Sums it up

[Curmudgeon]

Have fun Jerry!


Curmudgeon only pawn in game of life.

[trseato]

Go getum! Good luck!

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American Association of Drilling Engineers...Oilfield trash. Just a bunch of drunk engineers and landmen getting sunburnt, hopefully on the company dime.

Har ! Thank you .

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WADINGMORON , I had to look up HANS WAGEMUELLER . The book THE DEVILS BRIGADE is one I will try to find . If you found that book a good read , you absolutely must read THE FORGOTTEN SOLDIER by GUY SAJER . An autobiography of his 3 years in the GROSSDEUTSCHLAND DIVISION on the eastern front during WW2 . It's on the recommended reading list of the Commandant of the US Marines , US Army Command , and General Staff College . I lent it to a US Army Ranger SGT who saw combat in Viet Nam ( like being inserted into North Viet Nam and fighting his way south loosing all but 35 of 215 South Vietamese commandos on the mission ) and he said the book seemed true to combat experience . It's a book that belongs on my " keeper " list on the bookshelf .

[SUPER SPOOK]

WADINGMORON , I had to look up HANS WAGEMUELLER . The book THE DEVILS BRIGADE is one I will try to find . If you found that book a good read , you absolutely must read THE FORGOTTEN SOLDIER by GUY SAJER . An autobiography of his 3 years in the GROSSDEUTSCHLAND DIVISION on the eastern front during WW2 . It's on the recommended reading list of the Commandant of the US Marines , US Army Command , and General Staff College . I lent it to a US Army Ranger SGT who saw combat in Viet Nam ( like being inserted into North Viet Nam and fighting his way south loosing all but 35 of 215 South Vietamese commandos on the mission ) and he said the book seemed true to combat experience . It's a book that belongs on my " keeper " list on the bookshelf .

wtf? did I miss something. lol

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See WadingMoron signature .

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See WadingMoron signature .

oh, my bad. that should be a new thread. lol

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I googled Hans . He was a German soldier in WW2 and then joined the French Foreign Legion . He was a commander of a 900 man brigade , many German veterans , who did many dangerous missions in Indo China against the Viet Minh , precursors of the Viet Cong .

[WadinMoron]

WADINGMORON , I had to look up HANS WAGEMUELLER . The book THE DEVILS BRIGADE is one I will try to find . If you found that book a good read , you absolutely must read THE FORGOTTEN SOLDIER by GUY SAJER . An autobiography of his 3 years in the GROSSDEUTSCHLAND DIVISION on the eastern front during WW2 . It's on the recommended reading list of the Commandant of the US Marines , US Army Command , and General Staff College . I lent it to a US Army Ranger SGT who saw combat in Viet Nam ( like being inserted into North Viet Nam and fighting his way south loosing all but 35 of 215 South Vietamese commandos on the mission ) and he said the book seemed true to combat experience . It's a book that belongs on my " keeper " list on the bookshelf .

Thanks for the tip plugger. I'm always looking for a good book. My wife gets pissed when we head down to the bay house. I'll throw a popping cork in the canal and read a book with a good beer. World could cave in around me, and I would have no idea.

My Uncle turned me on to "Devil's Guard". He is a retired SeAL who is now an instructor for them. He has a ton of friends that now do private sector work of a similar nature. One of his buds owns his own company and fell in love with the book. Made all his employees read it, then made them shirts that say, "What Would Hans Do?" You imagine seeing that in the field (assuming you know about Hans Wagemueller), bunch of ex Special Forces guys running around with weapons and t-shirts that say W.W.H.D.?

Historians seem to be split on whether this is a factual book. Without getting into details, my uncle seems pretty convinced of it's accuracy. "Devil's Guard" is available on Google Store if you're into the e-reader thing.