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@BlastingThrough Some very good advice along with a great story. Thank you SGM.

A Great Example of Mentoring In June 1970, I was an SP4. I had been doing EOD in Vietnam for less than 100 days when I was confronted with my first 500-pound bomb to defuse. First Cav was setting up a fire support base they were calling FSB Camelot. While they were putting in M102 105 mm howitzer gun positions, they ran across dud bombs. So, SFC Fearnow and I were called in to get rid of the bombs. Two of the bombs had a red window, meaning they were armed. So, immediately we evacuated the FSB by having everybody move 300 meters away. Even if they both had shown green windows, we would treat them as armed, but when red was showing, there was no doubt. One of the bombs was only about twenty feet from a 105 mm gun position. If it went off, it would take the gun and the crew with it. It would destroy a significant part of the FSB. My mouth went dry as I took one bomb and Fearnow took the other one. He said that we’ll deal with the two bombs at the same time. This was my first big bomb to render safe. I used my bare hands to turn the fuze counterclockwise to unscrew the fuze from the bomb.  Luckily, the fuze was not on it too tight. I started turning. The threads were smooth. The fuze rotated. I could feel every rotation through my hands, through my whole body. It's like I became connected to the bomb, like we were one thing, and if it decided to detonate, we would become nothing together. Turn. Turn. Turn. As I unscrewed the fuze, I wondered what would happen if it detonated. Would I see the bomb swell and a bright flash? Would I still have consciousness without a body? The fuze came free. I stood up and looked over at Fearnow. He was grinning. "Not bad, Vining." "Yeah," I said. My voice sounded strange. "Not bad." Since my childhood, I had always wondered what it would feel like to disarm a large bomb when I saw a British bomb disposal officer do it in a movie. It was a large German bomb in a catacomb under London, England. We walked fifty meters into the jungle, placed both fuzes in a small crater, rigged them with C-4, and a priming system. The explosion was sharp and clean. Two red windows were gone. We pulled it together, no drama, no red windows. Just another piece of ordnance rendered safe. By 1600 hours, we were done. The bombs would be sling-loaded out by helicopter. I describe this incident with a lot more detail in “Blasting Through.” But for today, I wanted to use this story as an example of mentoring. At FSB Camelot, I recognized a great mentor in SFC Fearnow. He allowed me to defuse my first big bomb while he defused his bomb. We worked side by side. Close enough that he could help if I needed it, but far enough away that I had to do it myself. Mentoring doesn’t have to be complicated. It should be a natural extension of your leadership. It’s not so much about teaching or supervising. Fearnow was just there to assure me that I could do it but that if I ran into trouble, he was there. This was one of the first times I noted to myself how important mentoring is. I decided to catalog in my mind each time I saw a great example of mentoring like I had witnessed with Fearnow that day in June 1970. I figured that if I lived long enough, I would be the one on the ground with the most experience. And then I could pull out those filed away memories of good mentoring and help others practice the skill and build their confidence at the same time.

@MattForVA I’m sure he will convert to…….something else shortly

This dude says he’s no longer Catholic because the Pope won’t take Israel’s side. Sounds like he wasn’t Catholic to begin with. You gotta understand, none of these people in positions of power are religious. They use religion to control you.

@jplauche I remember when Barry was killed and it was on the local Baton Rouge news

Today I did an interview with Aaron Seal...Barry Seal's son. It will be airing soon. I will be sure to post it...but make sure you Follow/Like Aaron's YouTube Channel. I learned some things today. #GaryPlauche #BarrySeal #WhyGaryWhy #WhyBarryWhy Daddy and Barry were friends.

@jplauche For those that f you following this the hat left via USPS earlier today on its way to Jody

@jplauche I have two of these and I believe they are very good repros of the one your Legend Dad wore that day. I would be honored to send you one. Send me a PM and I will get it gone at zero cost to you.

My Dad, Gary Plauche, with the shirt he had on and the boot he hid his .38 special in...he signed both!!! #GaryPlauche #WhyGaryWhy #FathersDay I have a better picture of my Dad I will be sharing on Father's Dad!!!

@CATFISHGIRH @crzy8ers @bruntworkwear @mallorygrace3 This is a mimosa tree, the one with the feathery pink blossoms

Yall ever seen one of these? Preciate ya’ll! Hat: @bruntworkwear 📸: @mallorygrace3 #wildlife

@LampsOfValar I appreciate your sharing these good accounts as I had been wanting to beef up on the Tartarian feed content

Qdrop is another old world/ meltology based account definitely worth a look & follow with consistently great content!

@DrDeath1776 As a Nodak Spud Enthisuast I strongly endorse your comment. The ideal AR also has a masculine bayonet lug to dominate the final three feet.

The ideal ARs have 20" barrels and carry handles

@takekomono Very beautiful lady, you should show yourself more

ちょっとだけ顔出ししてみた… どうかな？ 緊張するんだけど…

@fuuuuuuka20 You are nowhere near being a fat pig, stop hating yourself and stop listening to people who seek to hurt your Spirit. Go live your best life without them.

デブで豚で申し訳なかったな

@Pontifex @nickyruddx Happy Easter Sir. I Wish you the very best.

Christ is risen from the dead, and with him, we too rise to new life! This Easter proclamation embraces the mystery of our lives and the destiny of history, reaching us even in the depths of death. #Easter

@toushin1 I happen to love Japanese match locks

銃の写真を貼ったらアメリカの方が見てくださると聞いたので。 現代のハイテクな銃は残念ながらありませんが数百年前の中ならたくさんありますので良かったら見ていってください。 一応、美術品という扱いですが私達が持っているこの類の銃はほとんどすべてが実際に射撃可能な状態に保たれています。

@ElofsonJess Dang bro I’m glad you got it out out!

Lost nothing. Saved everything. Cows are all good. I'm good. Just exhausted Tested by fire and I won. I'll call it a good day.

@Cashflow_smg Very nice capture !

アメリカ人見ろ！沖縄で40cmのバス釣ったぞ！本土でじゃなくて沖縄でだぞ場所教えてあげるから是非コメントしてくれ

@dome61833035 A man after my own heart

2000年代の…ウッドランド！

@annnin_1010 I see you on the Gulf Coast of the USA and I like this cat very much

日本語が英語に自動で翻訳されるようになったみたいなので、世界中の方に本当に届くか分からないけど、私の好きな日本の猫の一種であるキジ白の魅力を紹介させてください！ キジ白は、キジトラ模様をベースに白い毛が混ざる猫で、足先が白いと「靴下猫」や「足袋猫」と呼ばれます。 私は「杏忍（Annin）」という名前のキジ白猫と暮らしています。名前の漢字は、杏仁豆腐の「杏」と、日本の忍者（Ninja）の「忍」から取りました。 自動翻訳で海外の方にも届いているでしょうか？日本以外の方からの反応ももらえると嬉しいです！

@m1928tommygun Highly awesome love this

見たいって言われたから頑張って引っ張り出してきたぜ。 俺の"アメリカ"を見てくれ。

@KimK91fw This is a very respectable smallmouth bass! Well done and good enough to earn you a follow.

アメリカ人よ、見ろ!! 今年初めてスモールマウスバスを釣り上げたぞ!! 40cmだ、デカいぞ

@Hound_7 BBQ and A-10 Posting means you are Good and I too now follow you.

BBQのポストをしたらアメリカ人の方に多数フォローされた方をみたけど、自分はA-10についてポストしたら何人かの方にフォローして頂いた やはりA-10は強い。

Post gun, be the American the Japanese believe you are