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Eko

(8,576 posts) Thu Dec 28, 2023, 08:18 PM Dec 2023

The Great Seabee Train Robbery!

This is hilarious! Some bad language.

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The Great Seabee Train Robbery! (Original Post) Eko Dec 2023 OP

Official evedince of the true account from the official Navy site: Wonder Why Dec 2023 #1

This story was related to us in Seabee bootcamp in 1969. rickford66 Dec 2023 #2

Good ol Seebees! Eko Dec 2023 #3

This is just too fucking funny. MarineCombatEngineer Dec 2023 #4

Did you see this one yet? MarineCombatEngineer Jan 2024 #5

Yeah, that one was funny. Eko Jan 2024 #6

Wonder Why

(4,658 posts)

1. Official evedince of the true account from the official Navy site:

Reply to Eko (Original post)

Thu Dec 28, 2023, 09:09 PM

Dec 2023

https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/museums/Seabee/Online%20Reading%20Room/Seabee%20FAQs/The%20Train%20Robbery.pdf]

rickford66

(5,683 posts)

2. This story was related to us in Seabee bootcamp in 1969.

Reply to Eko (Original post)

Thu Dec 28, 2023, 09:42 PM

Dec 2023

Yes. Drinking and stealing (to get a job done) was common.

Eko

(8,576 posts)

3. Good ol Seebees!

Reply to rickford66 (Reply #2)

Thu Dec 28, 2023, 10:14 PM

Dec 2023

MarineCombatEngineer

(14,399 posts)

4. This is just too fucking funny.

Reply to Eko (Original post)

Sun Dec 31, 2023, 07:20 AM

Dec 2023

We worked with the Seabees frequently during Vietnam and Desert Storm, they were just as crazy as the video says and they could drink like no other.
Thanks for posting that, I got a good laugh.

MarineCombatEngineer

(14,399 posts)

5. Did you see this one yet?

Reply to Eko (Original post)

Wed Jan 3, 2024, 09:53 AM

Jan 2024

Same guy, he can tell storied that are serious with humor and fact.
A little long but hilarious the way he tells it.

Enjoy.
Peace out
Daniel

Eko

(8,576 posts)

6. Yeah, that one was funny.

Reply to MarineCombatEngineer (Reply #5)

Wed Jan 3, 2024, 08:30 PM

Jan 2024

Seen a bunch of his. Good stuff.
Eko.

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