CASEVAC

Sep FTX Part 1.5

September FTX Part II

August Babies

We farewelled First Sergeant who was in charge of the Gamblers for over two years!



We once again celebrated the unique Gambler way ...

With homemade birthday cake ... up our noses, used as facial moisturizer ... it's darn yummy. HAPPY AUGUST!

AUG in Korea

We went to "the field":


We farewelled some great Americans:



We celebrated more Gambler birthdays:

June promotion / July Baseball Game

May Birthday Babies

April Birthday Babies - The Tradition Begins

March Birthday Babies

Change of Command

A small group of the United States' finest men & women...

They are called GAMBLERS.

The incoming commander, Battalion commander and outgoing commander before the ceremony began ... 21 FEB 08

An essential element of any gathering ... cake.

Kenny Rogers ... you learn something new everyday

The "philosopher" Kenneth Donald Rogers was born in Texas on August 21, 1938. Below his photo are the lyrics to his old (sigh) country music song that can provide inspiration to the Gamblers of K16. What does his philosophy tell you? There's a lot there.

On a warm summers evenin on a train bound for nowhere, I met up with the gambler; we were both too tired to sleep. So we took turns a starin out the window at the darkness til boredom overtook us, and he began to speak.

He said, son, I've made a life out of readin peoples faces, And knowin what their cards were by the way they held their eyes.

So if you dont mind my sayin, I can see you're out of aces. For a taste of your whiskey I'll give you some advice.

So I handed him my bottle and he drank down my last swallow. Then he bummed a cigarette and asked me for a light. And the night got deathly quiet, and his face lost all expression. Said, if you're gonna play the game, boy, ya gotta learn to play it right.

You got to know when to hold em, know when to fold em, Know when to walk away and know when to run. You never count your money when youre sittin at the table. There'll be time enough for countin when the dealin's done.

Now every gambler knows that the secret to survivin Is knowin what to throw away and knowing what to keep. Cause every hand's a winner and every hand's a loser. And the best that you can hope for is to die in your sleep.

So when he'd finished speakin, he turned back towards the window, Crushed out his cigarette and faded off to sleep. And somewhere in the darkness the gambler, he broke even. But in his final words I found an ace that I could keep.

You got to know when to hold em, know when to fold em, Know when to walk away and know when to run. You never count your money when youre sittin at the table. There'll be time enough for countin when the dealin's done.