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How many of you have lived overseas? #18152476 02/19/23 Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 151,214 Texas hanco OP Campfire Savant OP hanco Campfire Savant Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 151,214 Texas I have not, all my life in Texas, 3 yrs in Dallas, rest in or near Houston

Re: How many of you have lived overseas? hanco #18152491 02/19/23 Joined: Sep 2017 Posts: 518 North Carolina GaryLL1959 Campfire Regular GaryLL1959 Campfire Regular Joined: Sep 2017 Posts: 518 North Carolina Yes, while in the USMC. Spent time in Okinawa, South Korea, mainland Japan and a few other places. "...and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one." Luke 22:36

Re: How many of you have lived overseas? hanco #18152499 02/19/23 Joined: May 2004 Posts: 56,117 In the Swamps DigitalDan Campfire Kahuna DigitalDan Campfire Kahuna Joined: May 2004 Posts: 56,117 In the Swamps Have spent some time in foreign lands. Some was fun, mostly it wasn't. I am..........disturbed. Concerning the difference between man and the jackass: some observers hold that there isn't any. But this wrongs the jackass. -Twain

Re: How many of you have lived overseas? hanco #18152656 02/19/23 Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 479 Accomack Co. VA DaveDaDeerslayer Campfire Member DaveDaDeerslayer Campfire Member Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 479 Accomack Co. VA I was stationed in Japan on my 1st ship in the Navy. I liked the Philippines and Thailand better. Don't fire unless fired upon. But if they want a war let it begin here. Captain John Parker, commander of the militiamen at Lexington, Massachusetts, on sighting British Troops (attributed), April 19, 1775

Re: How many of you have lived overseas? hanco #18152663 02/19/23 Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,271 Chassohowitzka, FL M Muffin Campfire Outfitter Muffin Campfire Outfitter M Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,271 Chassohowitzka, FL Only as a child Guam for 2 years, England for 4........... "...A man's rights rest in three boxes: the ballot box, the jury box and the cartridge box..." Frederick Douglass, 1867 ( . Y . )

Re: How many of you have lived overseas? hanco #18152674 02/19/23 Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 37,888 San Antonio TX Birdwatcher Campfire 'Bwana Birdwatcher Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 37,888 San Antonio TX Thirteen years England, three years Ghana. "...if the gentlemen of Virginia shall send us a dozen of their sons, we would take great care in their education, instruct them in all we know, and make men of them." Canasatego 1744

Re: How many of you have lived overseas? hanco #18152694 02/19/23 Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 10,087 Whttail_in_MT Campfire Outfitter Whttail_in_MT Campfire Outfitter Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 10,087 Two years in Isfahan, Iran as a wee lad. '76-'78.

Re: How many of you have lived overseas? hanco #18152702 02/19/23 Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 2,700 ohio M m1rifleman Campfire Regular m1rifleman Campfire Regular M Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 2,700 ohio Okinawa while serving time Those who would disrespect our flag have never been handed a folded one. Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction. When in the Course of human events......

Re: How many of you have lived overseas? hanco #18152790 02/19/23 Joined: Jul 2013 Posts: 1,877 west tn. R Remington280 Campfire Regular Remington280 Campfire Regular R Joined: Jul 2013 Posts: 1,877 west tn. Okinawa, South Korea, even Oahu was full of asians and locals that hated military especially if you had a local girl. HMM-161, HMM-364 Semper Fi Brothers

Re: How many of you have lived overseas? hanco #18152827 02/19/23 Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 1,619 Between Hondo and Bandera Chisos Campfire Regular Chisos Campfire Regular Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 1,619 Between Hondo and Bandera Does a couple trips across the river to El Papagayo's count?

Re: How many of you have lived overseas? hanco #18152832 02/19/23 Joined: Nov 2022 Posts: 480 Leavenworth, KS C Chuck_R Campfire Member Chuck_R Campfire Member C Joined: Nov 2022 Posts: 480 Leavenworth, KS I was stationed in Germany (3yrs) and Korea (1 yr). Been deployed to Bosnia, Kosovo, Kuwait and Afghanistan. Have spent time courtesy of the USG in: Ukraine, Poland, Romania, Thailand, Japan, Armenia, Turkey, and Australia for exercises and/or collections. “Might does not make right but it sure makes what is.”

Re: How many of you have lived overseas? hanco #18152988 02/19/23 Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 4,895 Huntsville, Alabama travelingman1 Campfire Tracker travelingman1 Campfire Tracker Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 4,895 Huntsville, Alabama Have lived in Taipei, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Melbourne, Australia. Have been in 51 different countries. (International sales for 40 years) Some mornings, it just does not feel worth it to chew through the straps!~

Re: How many of you have lived overseas? hanco #18153016 02/19/23 Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 42,775 Southern Oregon USA S Seafire Campfire 'Bwana Seafire Campfire 'Bwana S Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 42,775 Southern Oregon USA 1963 to 1966.... Eynesbury, Huntingdonshire England...age 11 to 14. dad was stationed at RAF Alconbury... "Minus the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the Country" Marion Barry, Mayor of Wash DC “Owning guns is not a right. If it were a right, it would be in the Constitution.” ~Alexandria Ocasio Cortez

Re: How many of you have lived overseas? hanco #18153043 02/19/23 Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 12,580 Minnesota goalie Campfire Outfitter goalie Campfire Outfitter Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 12,580 Minnesota I have.

Re: How many of you have lived overseas? hanco #18153053 02/19/23 Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 10,925 Winchester, WY USA M memtb Campfire Outfitter memtb Campfire Outfitter M Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 10,925 Winchester, WY USA I was born and raised in Louisiana…..that’s close to being in a “foreign land”! 🤔😂 memtb You should not use a rifle that will kill an animal when everything goes right; you should use one that will do the job when everything goes wrong." -Bob Hagel “I’d like to be a good rifleman…..but, I prefer to be a good hunter”! memtb 2024

Re: How many of you have lived overseas? hanco #18153062 02/19/23 Joined: Jan 2021 Posts: 1,775 NC O OGB Campfire Regular OGB Campfire Regular O Joined: Jan 2021 Posts: 1,775 NC 3 yrs Italy, 1yr Korea, several "stans", Balkans, west Africa, South West Asia etc. Last edited by OGB; 02/19/23. Bore size is no substitute for shot placement and Power is no substitute for bullet performance. 458WIN

Re: How many of you have lived overseas? hanco #18153071 02/19/23 Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 15,657 ms N navlav8r Campfire Ranger navlav8r Campfire Ranger N Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 15,657 ms If Hawaii counts, 3 years and Japan 2 1/2 years, Bahrain 7 1/2 months. Last edited by navlav8r; 02/19/23. NRA Life,Endowment,Patron or Benefactor since '72.

Re: How many of you have lived overseas? hanco #18153073 02/19/23 Joined: Aug 2022 Posts: 268 G Gunnison1 Campfire Member Gunnison1 Campfire Member G Joined: Aug 2022 Posts: 268 3 yrs in India

Re: How many of you have lived overseas? hanco #18153090 02/19/23 Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 10,366 WA rain forest Clarkm Campfire Outfitter Clarkm Campfire Outfitter Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 10,366 WA rain forest My wife grew up in Japan where her parents were missionaries. I have spent 6 weeks in Japan with her. Japan sucks...especially the Tokyo subway. There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. -Ernest Hemingway The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything.-- Edward John Phelps

Re: How many of you have lived overseas? hanco #18153118 02/19/23 Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 953 WV D DaveinWV Campfire Regular DaveinWV Campfire Regular D Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 953 WV UAE for over 6 months. We all lived in a yellow f*ck'n tent. Nobody's right if everybody's wrong. Getting into reloading to save money is like getting married for free sex.