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solomon1979
January 24th, 2007, 02:05 PM
He was the guy that picked me up from replacement in 1998 at Ft.Bragg, N.C.
I found the pic on IDS's site a few months back and saved it. He owns a supplement shop right outside of post now. Its funny, b/c at the time I was about 140lbs and this guy walked in and gave a very weird impression of what I was in for. BTW, he almost never wore a standard uniform. He could never get one tailored correctly to fit him. He was almost always In P.T. uniform. He also had trouble jumping with us, b/c he was too big to get out of the C-130's. When we switched to jumping out of C-17's, I think it got a little easier for him.

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a296/solomon1979/left_15.jpg
GunzandBunz
January 24th, 2007, 02:49 PM
His bicep is almost bigger than his head. Thats pretty big.
solomon1979
January 24th, 2007, 03:12 PM
At the time, his individual thighs were bigger than my torso:eek: .
GunzandBunz
January 24th, 2007, 05:43 PM
Thats impressive. Especially for your build.
bigboy67
January 24th, 2007, 11:38 PM
eh, calves are lagging






















totally jokin around :D thats exactly what you would expect to hear at other "bodybuilding" forums tho! that guy is a maniac. you were a paratrooper or somethin Solomon?
solomon1979
January 24th, 2007, 11:48 PM
eh, calves are lagging
















totally jokin around :D thats exactly what you would expect to hear at other "bodybuilding" forums tho! that guy is a maniac. you were a paratrooper or somethin Solomon?

3rd 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment 82d Airborne
Voodoo
January 26th, 2007, 01:11 AM
yeah after looking at that picture 6'7'' 275 is as big as I ever want to be. lol
NightTrain
January 26th, 2007, 06:09 PM
ahh hell he aint that big.... yeah right that dude is really a monster
txcrusher
April 6th, 2007, 07:20 AM
hey sol you were 82nd. my best freind was 82nd airborn ranger you may know him. i think he got out right befor desert storm.
solomon1979
April 6th, 2007, 11:24 AM
hey sol you were 82nd. my best freind was 82nd airborn ranger you may know him. i think he got out right befor desert storm.

LOL...., if I had a dime for every time somebody thought I knew a friend or relative that was in the military.................. JK, nah, I probably don't, b/c I didn't even go in until '97. 82nd is the land of former and about to be rangers. At ranger bat, they threaten you with sending you to the 82nd.
txcrusher
April 6th, 2007, 04:04 PM
yea small chance and now that i think about it i think he did his in alaska maybe he's 101st. o well havent seem him in a while eather. but did go to his ranger graduation that was cool.
solomon1979
April 6th, 2007, 04:16 PM
yea small chance and now that i think about it i think he did his in alaska maybe he's 101st. o well havent seem him in a while eather. but did go to his ranger graduation that was cool.

There was/is a small airborne unit in Anchorage. The 501st PIR. They were part of the 101st during WWII, it became part of the 82nd during the 1950's, back to 101st during the 1960's, deactivated after Vietnam, and then reactivated and assigned to the 6th Infantry Divison. They have been reorganized once again into the 25th Infantry Division. They are in Iraq right now. This is the Geronimo Brigade.
ArickB
May 14th, 2007, 05:17 AM
Soloman, when where you at ft Bragg last? I just left Pope in march. i worked with the 82nd almost everyday. im a c-130 crew chief. the airborn guys were always sucking up to me to make sure i gave them a good plane;). now im roughing it out here in Guam:D
solomon1979
May 17th, 2007, 09:55 PM
Soloman, when where you at ft Bragg last? I just left Pope in march. i worked with the 82nd almost everyday. im a c-130 crew chief. the airborn guys were always sucking up to me to make sure i gave them a good plane;). now im roughing it out here in Guam:D

I left in early 2005 for good. I was there from 1998(with a few detours in Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq), so its been a welcome change of scenery away from FayetteNAM.
BEN BENEDICT
May 30th, 2007, 04:34 PM
sol did I tell you my pops was 82nd I lived in fayettenam most of my life lol, my best friend still has a house in Cottonade, I lived in Biazza Ridge. I'm sure you're glad to be free, i got one more year, you'll be missing me in two weeks I'll be on active duty again.
air4325
May 30th, 2007, 05:25 PM
4/325 here. 89-93. went to panama for jungle training,sniper school,desert storm/shield, pre ranger.
i havent heard fayetnam in a long time thats funny.

i had a blast there.
solomon1979
May 30th, 2007, 11:30 PM
:) Its a very small world sometimes.
njmuscle66
May 30th, 2007, 11:35 PM
3rd 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment 82d Airborne

cool-my brother was stationed in ft bragg and ft devon-not sure exactly what batallion (not sure what to call it) but I do know he was part of the 82nd
solomon1979
May 31st, 2007, 10:44 PM
cool-my brother was stationed in ft bragg and ft devon-not sure exactly what batallion (not sure what to call it) but I do know he was part of the 82nd

The just finished a major re-flagging of the divison and added a fourth brigade. My unit got disbanded and reflagged:( .
air4325
June 1st, 2007, 03:36 PM
yeah my old unit doesnt exist anymore. 4th is now 3rd and the old 3rd was in itlay and is now something else i cant remember.
solomon1979
June 2nd, 2007, 11:09 AM
yeah my old unit doesnt exist anymore. 4th is now 3rd and the old 3rd was in itlay and is now something else i cant remember.

3-325 AND 3-504 are now the 508TH. Looks like we're in the same brigade now:) .
air4325
June 2nd, 2007, 05:07 PM
sounds like good company to me. have a good one.