Greetings,

[hisremnant]

Greetings all,
I am a Soldier in the US Army almost 31 years now and a devoted family man, married 25 years next month. I have a large family and live in South Central Texas. I am currently deployed at the moment and should return home by this December at the latest.
I first started smoking a pipe in 2003 when I friend gave me one and I got some very aromatic, vanilla blend and smoked a bunch while deployed to Iraq in 2003. When I returned and over the last 15 years, I did not smoke at all. I have however, just about a year ago bought a pipe and some nice blend while TDY in Alabama.
My knowledge is low enough I do not remember what the brand of pipe I bought; it was a decent, yet inexpensive pipe. I do know that I like sweet tasting and aromatic tobacco and blends.
I hope to learn more over the years as I begin to build my stock.
God bless,

Stephan Porter

 

[mikethompson]

Welcome to the forum! You've come to the right place to learn that's for sure. There is a lot of knowledgeable folks here so ask away!

 

[Civil War]

Welcome to the Forums!!

 

[carolinachurchwarden]

Thank you for your service, Sir! Welcome to the forums!

 

[pepesdad1]

Welcome to the forum.

 

[smokeydogg]

Welcome to the forum! Thank you and your family for your service

 

[cortezattic]

Welcome to the forums! And thanks for making our country strong. :clap:

 

[PaulTheScandinavian]

Good to see active servicemen here , Be Welcome Sir and Best Greets to Texas, Paul

 

[pipebeast]

Welcome!

 

[jpmcwjr]

Thank you for your service, and welcome!
Aromatics are among the hardest to smoke well, so you might try a few other blends. I smoke only English or Balkan blends, others here can't touch that stuff.

 

[bootygrocery]

Greetings!
Welcome to the forums from an US army veteran!
Baghdad was quite an experience. I remember throwing up from smoking a fake malboro reds I bought from a kid; the whole carton was $5 hahaha you could tell that they packed the tobacco themselves.

 

[bnichols23]

Welcome, dot-mil brother! Welcome, & enjoy yourself. Safe-home from the sandpit, & enjoy it here! We've got a bunch of good people here, & crazy. Don't worry about lack of experience/knowledge; there's a TON of it here, & always willing to share.(Warning: a lot of it's valid *&* conflicts with *other* valid. -laugh-)
Good to see you!
Bill

 

[kickinbears]

Nice to meet ya ... this devil dog won’t hold that Army stuff over your head :wink:

 

[hisremnant]

Thanks all for the warm welcome.
Thanks as well for the “pipe (vice hat) tip” to the service of my family and me.
God bless,
Stephan
PS: ...and to Kickinbears, I’m glad to have your top cover brother, my 14 YO son is joining the Marine JROTC this Fall and plans to enter The Corps upon graduation, I highly encourage him to do so.

 

[kickinbears]

Pass along a Semper Fi brotha — may his aim be true

 

[bnichols23]

"'pipe (vice hat) tip'to the service of my family and me." -- "vice", yeah. Funny language we got, huh, GI? -chuckle- And vis-a-vis your family, "Roger that, gentlemen, Roger that." How does the joke go? "What's the toughest job in the Army?""An Army spouse." And THAT ain't no joke.

 

[upnorth1]

Welcome!