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From: osmigo@emx.utexas.edu (Ron Morgan)
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Subject: What military unit wears this tattoo?
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Date: 6 May 91 22:32:38 GMT
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From: osmigo@emx.utexas.edu (Ron Morgan)


I'm aware that certain military units, particularly those with
specialized duties (Special Forces, Rangers, Seals, etc.) have specific
tattoos that identify members or former members.
	
	[I *seriously* doubt this but I'll let the membership answer. --CDR]

I was recently informed that a tattoo consisting of chains tattooed
around the wrists, just a simple row of connected links about 3/4"
wide, signified membership in some kind of special unit. Does anybody
know what it is? Here's a little background on the subject in
question.

He served in Vietnam in the early 70's, and said he was, among other
things, an MP. He was 6' 3" tall, and weighed 260 pounds, built solid
as a rock. He looked like he could just walk through a brick wall
without blinking.  This guy would walk through the front door of a bar
and proclaim, "I can whip any m*****f***** in this joint," and then
he'd do it. Once he heard some of his co-workers were "talking about
him," and he called us all together and said, "I will not tolerate
people talking behind my back. If I ever, ever hear of one of you doing
it, I will pound you to a bloody pulp. I have a ham-sized fist and
brother, I know how to use it. If you have a beef about me, you bring
it to me, don't go whining behind my back, or I'll make you wish you'd
never been born; I'll stick my hand down your throat and jerk your
liver out." (He did indeed have fists the size of shoeboxes) He'd also
loudly proclaim such things as "I've killed 36 men, and I loved it,"
and "hell, I'd rape your mother if somebody paid me enough."

This was about 10 years ago, by the way. I have never in my life known
anybody so violent. This guy was just incredible. He was absolutely
fearless, with arms so big he slumped forward when he walked, as if
their weight made it difficult to stand upright. He also had the IQ of
an earthworm...(God help me if he's reading this...(-8 )

He had a chain tattooed around each wrist, and the words, "Surrender,
like hell!" tattooed on one forearm. Somebody told me recently that the
chains were *definitely* associated with some military unit, but he
couldn't remember which one. Any comments?

Ron Morgan osmigo@emx.utexas.edu