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Discussion in '☆☆ New Recruits ☆☆' started by MongoUK, Jun 14, 2019.

  1. MongoUK

    MongoUK New Member

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    Hi there,

    I saw a link on another set of forums and thought I'd come have a nosey!

    32 year old, long term military enthusiast from Peterborough, UK.

    Current obssessions include trying to decipher my family involvement in WW2 and just after, with a grandad who was a grenadier guard in Palestine just after the war, and a step grandad in GHQ Liaison Regiment (Phantom) all the way from the BEF, through Africa and Italy. Also a big fan of all things Airborne, mainly due to my living history participation a lifetime ago.

    Thanks

    Mark (Mongo)
     
  2. GRW

    GRW Pillboxologist WW2|ORG Editor

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    Welcome to the forums, Mark!
    There's also our sister site WW2Talk which has more of a British/Commonwealth flavour.
    Dive right in both sites!
     
  3. Half Track

    Half Track Well-Known Member

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    Welcome to the forums
     
  4. MongoUK

    MongoUK New Member

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    That's where I hail from
     
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    A-58 Cool Dude

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    Welcome aboard MongoUK. Enjoy yourself here. What's the story with your username? We have a thread just for that thing, stories behind the usernames. Catch you later dude!
     
  6. Buten42

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    Welcome from the state of Washington.
     
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    belasar Court Jester

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    Welcome Aboard!
     
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  8. OpanaPointer

    OpanaPointer I Point at Opana Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

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    Welcome. I wish you could have met a friend of mine. He showed me a picture of his chums once upon a time. I realized that I knew the building in the background.

    "Is that the King David Hotel?"

    "It is indeed."

    "How long before it blew up?"

    "About five minutes."
     
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  9. MongoUK

    MongoUK New Member

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    Blazing Saddles... back in my living history days being 6'4" and broad, I was the pick-the-heavy-stuff guy, Mongo was branded fairly quickly... now play American Football as a nose tackle, so big dumb defensive lineman fits the name as well, so it stuck haha
     
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    Welcome to the forum. Rich A. in Pa.
     

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