Chris Fettes

Everyone knows what year and what operation it came from and who it was for. So there was some legacy there on that. And I'm happy about that. But it was tough for a few years. It still is tough for a couple of the guys that I know were a lot closer to him than I was as a new guy. I was too busy focusing on...

Everyone knows what year and what operation it came from and who it was for. So there was some legacy there on that. And I'm happy about that. But it was tough for a few years. It still is tough for a couple of the guys that I know were a lot closer to him than I was as a new guy. I was too busy focusing on...

Everyone knows what year and what operation it came from and who it was for. So there was some legacy there on that. And I'm happy about that. But it was tough for a few years. It still is tough for a couple of the guys that I know were a lot closer to him than I was as a new guy. I was too busy focusing on...

getting myself out of trouble to, to sort of, um, get close to, to guys, you know, I was just, um, so, you know, I didn't have the, uh, as deep of a connection with him as some of the guys did, um, still affected me, especially seeing him, seeing him there like that. And, uh, you know, he was a mentor. He was a great guy at all.

getting myself out of trouble to, to sort of, um, get close to, to guys, you know, I was just, um, so, you know, I didn't have the, uh, as deep of a connection with him as some of the guys did, um, still affected me, especially seeing him, seeing him there like that. And, uh, you know, he was a mentor. He was a great guy at all.

getting myself out of trouble to, to sort of, um, get close to, to guys, you know, I was just, um, so, you know, I didn't have the, uh, as deep of a connection with him as some of the guys did, um, still affected me, especially seeing him, seeing him there like that. And, uh, you know, he was a mentor. He was a great guy at all.

He was one of the guys that was really great with all the new guys, um, And his kids are grown now. I see them around, you know. Really? Yeah. I see his wife around. I know his wife. Do you interact with them?

He was one of the guys that was really great with all the new guys, um, And his kids are grown now. I see them around, you know. Really? Yeah. I see his wife around. I know his wife. Do you interact with them?

He was one of the guys that was really great with all the new guys, um, And his kids are grown now. I see them around, you know. Really? Yeah. I see his wife around. I know his wife. Do you interact with them?

Not the kids as much, but for sure his wife. I see her, you know, I see her around. I'm still in that community there with my business and everything. So, yeah. Yeah. That was the first deployment. Jeez. That's heavy. Yeah.

Not the kids as much, but for sure his wife. I see her, you know, I see her around. I'm still in that community there with my business and everything. So, yeah. Yeah. That was the first deployment. Jeez. That's heavy. Yeah.

Not the kids as much, but for sure his wife. I see her, you know, I see her around. I'm still in that community there with my business and everything. So, yeah. Yeah. That was the first deployment. Jeez. That's heavy. Yeah.

Yeah, like a couple nights. They gave us a night off. Hey, you guys need to take a night off. Of course, we're all doing heavy drinking, you know, shenanigans around the camp. One of the new guys I'm friends with still Thought it would be a good idea to do these baked bean mortars on the officers' doors. Because they thought we could get away with it in that moment, and we did.

Yeah, like a couple nights. They gave us a night off. Hey, you guys need to take a night off. Of course, we're all doing heavy drinking, you know, shenanigans around the camp. One of the new guys I'm friends with still Thought it would be a good idea to do these baked bean mortars on the officers' doors. Because they thought we could get away with it in that moment, and we did.

Yeah, like a couple nights. They gave us a night off. Hey, you guys need to take a night off. Of course, we're all doing heavy drinking, you know, shenanigans around the camp. One of the new guys I'm friends with still Thought it would be a good idea to do these baked bean mortars on the officers' doors. Because they thought we could get away with it in that moment, and we did.

So they set up these little poles, and we had these fucking endless baked beans. I don't know why they kept coming, but, like, dude, we couldn't eat enough baked beans. And turn them and sort of get them on the duct tape into the poles and then get, you know, from the campfire, like a little torch...

So they set up these little poles, and we had these fucking endless baked beans. I don't know why they kept coming, but, like, dude, we couldn't eat enough baked beans. And turn them and sort of get them on the duct tape into the poles and then get, you know, from the campfire, like a little torch...

So they set up these little poles, and we had these fucking endless baked beans. I don't know why they kept coming, but, like, dude, we couldn't eat enough baked beans. And turn them and sort of get them on the duct tape into the poles and then get, you know, from the campfire, like a little torch...

and just create pressure behind the can to the point that they exploded and then blasted onto the little hooch doors of the head shed. What the fuck? Yeah, so the next day, all right, guys, you're not going to get away with this shit anymore. We had to spray those doors off, but there was just baked beans blasted onto everybody's fucking doors. Let them get it out. Wow, nice.

and just create pressure behind the can to the point that they exploded and then blasted onto the little hooch doors of the head shed. What the fuck? Yeah, so the next day, all right, guys, you're not going to get away with this shit anymore. We had to spray those doors off, but there was just baked beans blasted onto everybody's fucking doors. Let them get it out. Wow, nice.