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I don’t want anyone to feel like I’m lecturing here or trying to be better than.  Quite the opposite; I’m jealous.  I wish that I could think about this holiday with the joyful innocence that they did, but I cannot.  So in order to help educate (and maybe just feel a little better about myself) I thought I’d break down two things: what Memorial Day actually is and why the heck do we BBQ and “celebrate” during it.

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What would you do? A submission from SSG K: "While I was in Atropia, I caught two SPCs having sex in a connex, when they were supposed to be on guard duty. As a SSG, it was my job to punish them to the fullest extend of UCMJ. They tried telling me that it was no big deal, but I knew better." Surely this isn't a big deal right? I mean it's basically the same as the scene from the documentary "Starship Troopers" which chronicles the real life battle on Klendathu and the off the cuff romance of two infantrymen......

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Do you have a story from your time in Atropia?  Send it to us along with a few pictures and if we use it in a blog post then you will win a free patch or sticker and 10% off coupon! Send your stories and photos to info@atropia.us By sending in your info, story, photos, or whatever you are giving us the right to post and share what you sent.  We can modify it if needed and present wherever we damn well feel like it.  Don't want us to post something (like a name maybe?) then PLEASE let us know...

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