My school photo that’s going in the yearbook

    by chadork

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    1. When I was in the Army and was just returning back to garrison in Baumholder, Germany from a tour in Iraq, a buddy and I went to get new military ID cards made as our ranks had changed while deployed. Before getting his picture taken he asked the civilian contractor if he could smile in the picture and she told him that he, of course, could smile. He put on the cheesiest goddamn open mouth grin, much like the one OP has on in these pics. When she tried to tell him they would have to change it he protested. “You told me I could smile! What’s wrong with my smile!?” His military ID looked like that until he separated from the military a year later. Still one of my favorite Army memories.

      Edit: Clarification

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