Keith Pille, via the always aeolipilic McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, gives us two looks into the personal journey of a rank-and-file COBRA recruit. Here’s an excerpt:
June 21, 1986
Awful exciting day today. First we got to do our airborne training. They loaded us up into a plane, and we flew up and then jumped out. Our chutes had the big, scary COBRA symbol on them. It was awesome. But it was hard, because we were supposed to keep yelling “COBRA!” all the way down. It was tough to get enough breath to yell right at first. Sarge says it just takes practice.
Journal of a New COBRA Recruit >Catena Ex Situ
Journal of a Seasoned COBRA Veteran >Catena Ex Situ
Tags: COBRA!, Dr. Mindbender, Terrordrome
May 23, 2008 at 11:23 pm
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