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Met
soldiers stationed all over the world
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Made
many new friends
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Nikki
made it thru all the flights!
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Experienced
the fascinating Middle Eastern culture
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Visited
countries we would not normally get to visit
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Got
to go to Saudi Arabia, which does not allow tourists
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Experienced
crime free countries due to strict and harsh penalties
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Smoked
the "legal" fruit product known as "hubbly
bubbly"
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Ate
exotic Middle Eastern cuisine, including sheep's brains
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Invited
to a killer party with officers in Eskan Village
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Drank
fresh homemade Kava root with Fiji natives
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Rode
Camels in Bahrain
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Mandy
serving drinks on the flight home
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Tim
sitting in on drums with club band "Popsycho" in Bahrain
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Seeing
bombed out bunkers
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Commander
Lamm in Doha presenting us with certificates
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Scott
falling off Camel in Bahrain
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Didn't
lose any luggage or equipment!
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Drinking
tea with Kuwait customs officials
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Meat
cutter in Kuwait who touched a little too much while taking photo
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Mandy
sabotaging our bathroom with toilet paper at Eskan in Saudi
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Scott
turning over Dana & Nikki's mattress as prank, Dana finds $$
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Rode
in hummer
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BlueGirls
invited on stage at Bahrain gentlemen's club at Holiday Inn
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Phony
15th century artifacts on from tour guide in Bahrain ruins
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Nikki
in the morning. A rare treat!
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Free
phone calls home
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Hearing
Aerosmith's new CD, Just Push Play in U.A.E. with Mo.
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Ike
setting us productive meeting with UAE hotel owner.
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Seeing
several full time touring bands in UAE and Bahrain
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Nikki's
crush on Manny Ramirez in Egypt.
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Meeting
the legendary "Herb" (76 year old who seems 35) in South
Camp.
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Seeing Chop
Chop square in Saudi. (Where people are routinely beheaded)
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Cramming
four people in airplane bathroom on flight home
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Mandy
sitting in cockpit with pilot on flight home.
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Seeing the
Pyramids at Giza
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Seeing major
cities: Cairo, Ryahd, Dubai, Kuwait City
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Snorkeling
in the Red Sea. Nikki and Tim first time ever.
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Seeing Ike
moonwalk in revolving door in UAE
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The look on
the soldiers face when he walked in on our 69 scene at rehearsal.
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The 12 cases
of water stacked in front of Mandy's door at Doha
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Saw ancient
temples and ruins
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Visited
Grand Mosque in Kuwait
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Helicopter
tour
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Given flight
suits
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Given
t-shirts
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Given medals
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Had more
food than we could possibly eat (at no charge0
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Incredible
shopping, especially the Gold Souks
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Playing
basketball at base gyms
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Great hotel
in UAE
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Shopping at
Global Village, UAE
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Dana running
like Robo Cop after party