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OK I'm sorting these out now, I'll send out five cards each to:

Chopper
DAMartin
Destro
Greg3
gung-hoeddie
Hopper
Ironblood
Monkfish
SteveD
The Kraken Wakes

I'll e-mail them in a zip file via http://www.yousendit.com

I just need them typing out, please. Please make sure to use capital letters throughout, but it's not a huge deal if you forget as I can easily convert it using http://www.convertcase.net/

For example this card:

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When typed out looks like:
WARRANT OFFICER
FILENAME: FAIREBORN, DAVID R.
S/N: 307-62-4107
PRIMARY MILITARY SPECIALITY: INFANTRY
SECONDARY MILITARY SPECIALITY: HELICOPTER PILOT
BIRTHPLACE: LINCOLN, ENGLAND
GRADE: E-6

FLINT WAS A CHILD PRODIGY - AND EARNED HIS DEGREE IN ENGLISH LIT. AT THE AGE OF 16. BORED BY ACADEMIC WORK, HE ENLISTED IN THE ARMY AND APPLIED THE TENACITY AND CONCENTRATION HE HAD USED SO WELL SCHOLASTICALLY TO GRIND HIS WAY THROUGH AIRBORNE SCHOOL, RANGER SCHOOL, SPECIAL FORCES SCHOOL AND FINALLY FLIGHT WARRANT OFFICERS SCHOOL... GRADUATING FROM EACH WITH TOP HONOURS. A THOROUGH TACTICAL PLANNER, FLINT DRAFTED AND PERSONALLY LED A HALF DOZEN RESCUE MISSION IN HOSTILE TERRITORIES THAT FOR OBVIOUS REASONS OF SECURITY WERE NEVER PUBLICISED LET ALONE ADMITTED TO. ALWAYS WEARS A US ARMY BELT - AN HONORARY AWARD FOR HIS PART IN CERTAIN HUSH-HUSH MISSIONS.

"WE HAD THOUGHT COBRA HAD US IN THE STINKING DUNGEON FOR GOOD - SO WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON WHEN WE HEARD THAT CHOPPER COMIN' IN AND ALL THE HEAVY HARDWARE GOING OFF LIKE GUY FAWKES NIGHT. THEN SOMEBODY KICKED DOWN THE DOOR TO OUR CELL AND WHEN THE SMOKE CLEARED THERE WAS FLINT WITH THAT LOPSIDED GRIN SAYIN' "C'MON BOYS, WE'RE GOING HOME..."
That's all I need! Then I can integrate them into the archives. Please be sure to send me your full name for the site Thanks list if you're not alredy on there!

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Do you want them typed in this thread?
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Actually, yeah, that would be cool!

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Cheers and pm sent on my name as well.
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Here you go. CODE NAME included at top just so you know which is which. Please let me know if you need any more stuff like this doing in future.

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CODE NAME: SUB-ZERO
WINTER OPERATIONS SPECIALIST
FILE NAME: HABERSHAW, MARK
S/N: 000-0617-AT89
PRIMARY MILITARY SPECIALITY: WINTER OPERATIONS SPECIALIST
SECOND MILITARY SPECIALITY: FIELD ARTILLERY
BIRTHPLACE: SMITHFIELD, RHODE ISLAND
GRADE: 0-2

SUB ZERO WAS AN INSTRUCTOR AT THE ARMY NORTHERN WARFARE TRAINING CENTRE IN FORT GREELEY, ALASKA AND A CONSULTANT TO THE COLD REGIONS TEST CENTER AT THE SAME FACILITY. HE BEAT ALL RECORDS FOR COLD WEATHER ENDURANCE SOLELY ON MEANNESS! BEFORE HE WAS TAPPED FOR G.I. JOE, SUB-ZERO USED HIS "DEEP-FREEZE" COMBAT TACTICS IN EUROPE'S OPERATION CHILL SO THAT THE TROOPS WOULD BE WELL PREPARED IF ANY WINTER CONFRONTATION SHOULD ERUPT.

"ALL THE OTHER G.I. JOE ARCTIC SPECIALISTS LIKE THE COLD. NOT SUB-ZERO! HE HATES IT TO THE MAX! IT DRIVES HIM SO FAR UP THE WALL THAT IT BRINGS OUT A SPECIAL KIND OF MEANNESS UNHEARD OF IN THE WESTERN WORLD. WE'RE TALKING MAXIMUM MEANNESS! SO WHY DOES HE KEEP VOLUNTEERING FOR COLD WEATHER ASSIGNMENTS? BECAUSE HE ENJOYS BEING MEAN!"

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CODE NAME: TOPSIDE
NAVY ASSAULT SEAMAN
FILE NAME: BLANCHET, JOHN
S/N: 692-8812-H089
PRIMARY MILITARY SPECIALITY: NAVY ASSAULT SEAMAN
SECONDARY MILITARY SPECIALITY: TELE-COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST
BIRTHPLACE: FORT WAYNE, INDIANA
GRADE: E-6

TOPSIDE GREW UP ON A SMALL INDIANA FARM WHERE HE HELPED HIS FATHER RAISE PRIZE-WINNING PIGS. AFTER WINNING NUMEROUS COUNTY FAIR AWARDS FOR HIS PIGS, TOPSIDE QUICKLY GAINED THE REPUTATION AS FORT WAYNE'S HOG MASTER. WHEN HE WAS 20, TOPSIDE DECIDED TO LEAVE THE FARM IN SEARCH OF A MORE EXCITING CAREER. HE ENLISTED IN THE NAVY AND SERVED AS A DECK HAND ON A SHIP THAT TRANSPORTED A G.I. JOE COVERT TEAM TO A MISSION SITE. FED UP WITH LISTENING TO THE LAND-LUBBERS' TALES OF TOUGHNESS, HE DECIDED TO TAKE THEM ALL ON AT ONCE! BECAUSE OF HIS BOLDNESS AND ABILITY TO LOOK DANGER IN THE EYE, HE WAS OFFERED A SPOT ON THE G.I. JOE TEAM.

"A REALLY INTENSE TRAINING PROGRAMME CAN PRODUCE A FAIRLY TOUGH INDIVIDUAL, BUT TOPSIDE WAS BORN TOUGH. HE CAN DOWN A PLATE OF GREASY SCRAMBLED EGGS AND HOT SAUSAGES WHILE SAILING THROUGH SEAS ROUGH ENOUGH TO SEND SALTY CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS TO THE RAIL! I SAW HIM TAKE A FULL WIND-UP, UPPER-CUT PUNCH FROM ANOTHER SEAMAN AND NOT EVEN BUDGE. NEEDLESS TO SAY, THAT OTHER SEAMAN DIDN'T STAY AROUND TO GET TOPSIDE'S RESPONSE."

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CODE NAME: UNDERTOW
FROGMAN

ANY FROGMAN CAN OPERATE EFFICIENTLY IN CLEAN WATER, UNDER OPTIMUM CONDITIONS, BUT THE UNDERTOW ARE ESPECIALLY TRAINED TO FUNCTION AND FIGHT IN THE MURKY, POLLUTED WATERS THAT CLOG BUSY INDUSTRIAL AND MILITARY WATERFRONTS. HIS WETSUIT IS MADE OF A NONTOXIC, ANTI-CORROSIVE MATERIAL. HIS FACEMASK IS COATED WITH SILICONE TO REPEL OIL SLICKS, AND IS ORGANICALLY CONDITIONED AGAINST HOSTILE BIOLOGICAL AGENTS AND INFECTIONS.

"UNDERTOW WILL SWIM THROUGH ANYTHING! THIS GUY MAKES LEECHES LOOK FRIENDLY! IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DEFEAT HIM IN HIS OWN ENVIRONMENT! IF WE HAVE TO TAKE HIM ON IN HIS OWN BACKYARD, WE FIRST HAVE TO GET TETANUS BOOSTER SHOTS BEFORE WE MOVE OUT FOR ACTION. THE BEST DEFENSE AGAINST THIS SLIME-SWIMMER IS TO KEEP A SAFE DISTANCE AND THROW GRENADES FROM BEHIND A WELL FORTIFIED ENCLOSURE."

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CODE NAME: WILD BOAR
RAZORBACKâ„¢ DRIVER

THE RAZORBACK™ IS THE PRINCIPLE FRONT-LINE ASSAULT VEHICLE FOR THE IRON GRENADIERS™. ITS IMPRESSIVE FIREPOWER CAPABILITIES CAN TOTALLY DESTROY AN ENEMY VEHICLE WITHIN MINUTES! ONLY THE "CRÈME DE LA CRÈME" OF THE IRON GRENADIERS CAN BE ADMITTED INTO THE RAZORBACK DRIVER PROGRAM. ALL RECRUITS MUST ENDURE A TORTUROUS TRAINING SCHEDULE THAT STRESSES DISCIPLINE, DISCIPLINE AND MORE DISCIPLINE! THOSE WHO SURVIVE RECEIVE THE RESPECT OF BEING A RAZORBACK DRIVER AND MANY SHARES OF STOCK IN DESTRO'S LUCRATIVE PROFIT-SHARING PLAN!

"IRON GRENADIER FORCES - THOUGH NUMERICALLY INFERIOR TO COBRAâ„¢ - ARE BETTER TRAINED, BETTER EQUIPPED, AND ENJOY THE BENEFITS OF BETTER QUALIFIED LEADERSHIP. THE WILD BOARS ARE FORMIDABLE OPPONENTS ON THE BATTLEFIELD BECAUSE THEY EMBODY THE MOST FEARSOME OF ATTRIBUTES - THE WILL TO SUCCEED!"

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CODE NAME: WINDCHILL
ARCTIC BLASTâ„¢ DRIVER
FILE NAME: STEEL, JIM
S/N: 312-60-0386
PRIMARY MILITARY SPECIALITY: ARCTIC BLAST DRIVER
SECONDARY MILITARY SPECIALITY: COLD WEATHER SURVIVAL INSTRUCTOR
BIRTHPLACE: CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA
GRADE: E-6

WINDCHILL WAS AN AVID SKIMOBILER AND HUNTER UNTIL HE DISCOVERED THE BIATHLON*. IT SEEMED LIKE THE ULTIMATE SPORT FOR HIM, AND HE MIGHT HAVE QUALIFIED FOR A SPOT ON THE AMERICAN TEAM IF HE HAD NOT TALKED WITH BLIZZARDâ„¢ AT THE NATIONAL ELIMINATION TOURNAMENT. SOMEHOW, THE IDEA OF GETTING PAID TO DRIVE FAST, HEAVILY ARMED SNOW VEHICLES WAS MORE APPEALING THAN WINNING MEDALS!

"DRIVING ANY SORT OF HIGH-SPEED VEHICLE ON SNOW AND ICE TAKES A LOT MORE THAN MAINTAINING THE CONTROLS. THE DRIVER MUST BE ABLE TO QUICKLY SPOT IMMOVABLE OBJECTS BURIED UNDERNEATH LOOSE POWDER, THIN ICE, OR THE WAY THE WIND CAN FILL A CREVASSE WITH SOFT SNOW. WINDCHILL CAN 'READ' NATURE'S ELEMENTS LIKE A BOOK, AND THAT GIVES HIM THE EDGE HE NEEDS TO WIN IN A WINTER BATTLE!"

*AN OLYMPIC EVENT THAT COMBINES CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING AND TARGET SHOOTING.

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CODE NAME: LIFT-TICKET
TOMAHAWK PILOT
FILE NAME: MILLER, DAVID J.
S/N: 675-51-5671
PRIMARY MILITARY SPECIALTY: ROTARY WING AIRCRAFT PILOT
SECONDARY MILITARY SPECIALTY: FIXED WING AIRCRAFT PILOT
BIRTHPLACE: WIMBORNE, DORSET
GRADE: WO-2

LIFT-TICKET WAS ONE OF THOSE GUYS WHO JOINED THE ARMY TO GET OUT OF HIS HOME TOWN. THE BIG DIFFERENCE WITH LIFT-TICKET IS THAT HE SCORED SO HIGH IN THE APTITUDE TEST, THAT HE QUALIFIED FOR O.C.S. (OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL) AND FLIGHT WARRANT OFFICER SCHOOL. NOBODY IN WIMBORNE EVER SUSPECTED HE WAS THAT SMART. APPARENTLY, NEITHER DID LIFT-TICKET, SINCE HE OPTED FOR FLIGHT WARRANT SCHOOL OVER THE OTHERS, THINKING THAT IT WAS THE ONLY ONE THAT OFFERED TRAINING APPLICABLE TO CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT.

"GETTING INTO A TARGET AREA IS COMPARATIVELY EASY - YOU WAIT UNTIL DARK AND GET SNEAKY. NOW, GETTING OUT AFTER SOME CAPS HAVE BEEN POPPED AND A CAN O' FIREFIGHT'S BEEN OPENED; WELL, THAT'S ANOTHER STORY. ALL YOU CAN DO IS SQUAT ON THE L.Z. (LANDING ZONE) AND HOPE THAT WHOEVER'S DRIVING THE EXTRACTION CHOPPER IS SKILLFUL, PERSISTENT, LUCKY AND BULLETPROOF. LIFT-TICKET SATISFIES THE FIRST THREE REQUIREMENTS... AND HE'S WORKING ON THE FOURTH!"
:cobracommander: "You were engineered with such potential, Serpentor. But you lack the most important DNA of all... mine."

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CODE NAME: OUTBACK
SURVIVALIST
FILE NAME: SELKIRK, STUART
S/N: 688-27-4213
PRIMARY MILITARY SPECIALTY: INFANTRY
SECONDARY MILITARY SPECIALTY: SURVIVAL TRAINING INSTRUCTOR
BIRTHPLACE: STIRLING, SCOTLAND
GRADE: E-5

OUTBACK WAS AN INSTRUCTOR AT BOTH SURVIVAL SCHOOL AND THE JUNGLE WARFARE TRAINING CENTRE. HE HAS HAD EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN CENTRAL AMERICA AND MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE PARTICIPATED IN CLANDESTINE OPERATIONS IN THE MIDDLE EAST. MOST PEOPLE ARE INTIMIDATED BY THE WILDERNESS AND THE COMPLETE ABSENCE OF THE HAND OF MAN. NOT OUTBACK. HE BELIEVES IN BEING PART OF HIS ENVIRONMENT, NOT IT'S ADVERSARY!

EXCERPT FROM THE BRITISH COMBAT STRATEGY HANDBOOK (1969 EDITION)
S - SIZE UP THE SITUATION.
U - UNDUE HASTE MAKES WASTE.
R - REMEMBER WHERE YOU ARE.
V - VANQUISH FEAR AND PANIC.
I - IMPROVE YOUR SITUATION.
V - VALUE LIVING.
A - ACT LIKE THE NATIVES.
L - LEARN BASIC SKILLS.
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CODENAME:

ANNIHILATOR
DESTRO'S ELITE TROOPER

ANNIHILATORS ARE COBRA'S BODYGUARDS AND ELITE AIRBORNE ASSAULT TROOPS. THEY CAN BE DEPLOYED BY SEA, AIR AND LAND "TAKE-OFF" WITH THEIR MINI-TURBINE HELIPACKS ON THEIR BACKS AND DESCEND UPON THEIR TARGET LIKE ARMOURED LOCUSTS. ANNIHILATORS ARE RECRUITED FROM THE RANKS OF THE IRON GRENADIERS. AS PART OF THEIR INDOCTRINATION INTO THE ANNIHILATOR CORPS, THEY MUST SERVE AN APPRENTICESHIP AS HARD-SELL TELEPHONE SOLICITORS, PROCURING SALES FOR COBRA'S M.A.R.S.* ARMAMENTS CORPORATION. NOT ONLY DOES THIS HELP TO INCREASE COBRA'S COFFERS, BUT IT ALSO REINFORCES THEIR TENACITY AND RUTHLESSNESS.

"ANNIHILATORS DON'T GET MEDALS, THEY GET SHARES OF STOCK IN M.A.R.S. AND ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN COBRA'S PROFIT SHARING PLAN! THESE GUYS ARE THE ULTIMATE SPECIALISTS IN HOSTILE TAKEOVERS!

*MILITARY ARMAMENTS RESEARCH SYSTEM
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CODE NAME:

NIGHT-CREEPER
COBRA NINJA

CAPTURED COBRA DOCUMENTS REVEALED THE EXISTENCE OF A CONTRACT BETWEEN COBRA COMMANDER AND A SYNDICATE OF HIGH-TECH NINJAS. IT IS BELIEVED THAT THESE SO-CALLED NIGHT-CREEPERS HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE TASK OF CONDUCTING ALL FIELD INTELLIGENCE AND COVERT OPERATIONS FOR COBRA! ALL INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE STRUCTURE AND ORIGIN OF THE NIGHT-CREEPERS HAVE RUN INTO DEAD ENDS, OR RESULTED IN THE MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF THE INVESTIGATORS.

"ALL EVIDENCE SEEMS TO INDICATE THAT THE NIGHT-CREEPERS HAVE THE DRIVE AND SCRUPLES OF A WALL STREET STOCK MANIPULATOR, THE LETHAL SKILLS OF A MASTER MARTIAL ARTIST, AND THE STEALTHY TALENTS OF A CAT BURGLAR. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, THEY'RE BACKED BY THE LATEST AND MOST SOPHISTICATED ANTI-DETECTION AND WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY IN THE WORLD! IT'S AS IF ATTILA THE HUN HAD A BLACK BELT, AN MBA, AND WAS ARMED WITH LASERS!"
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CODE NAME: SGT SLAMMER
DRILL INSTRUCTOR
FILE NAME: CLASSIFIED TOP SECRET
S/N: 817-76-981
PRIMARY MILITARY SPECIALTY: INFANTRY/DRILL INSTRUCTOR
SECONDARY MILITARY SPECIALTY: SURVIVAL TRAINER
PLACE OF BIRTH: PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA
GRADE: E-7 (SERGEANT)

ALL ACTION FORCE SOLDIERS ARE SUPER-TOUGH AND THEY'VE BEEN THROUGH THE ROUGHEST, MOST GRUELLING TRAINING TO BECOME THE MOST SKILLFUL SPECIALISTS IN THE WORLD. IT TAKES A MASTER OF DRILL-TRAINING TO WELD SUCH BRILLIANT YET UNDISCIPLINED TALENT INTO THE MOST STOUT AND HONOURABLE POSITIONS IN THE MOBILE STRIKE FORCE. THAT MASTER AND HEAVY-DUTY HEADMAN IS NONE OTHER THAN SGT. SLAMMER - THE TOUGHEST AMERICAN TAG WRESTLER ACTION FORCE COULD RECRUIT.

"SGT. SLAMMER THINKS IT'S HIS PERSONAL MISSION TO KICK EVERY BACK-SIDE IN THE CAMP. HE CAN DRILL HIS TRAINEES INTO THE GOUND FOR 72 HOURS STRAIGHT BEFORE HE BREAKES A SWEAT. HIS FAVOURITE PASTIME IS MARCHING OVER THE BOYS' BACKS WHILE THEY DO FINGER PUSHUPS IN THE MUD, AND SCREAMING BRUTAL VERBALITIES. HE HAS BEEN KNOWN TO RIDE HIS TANK THROUGH ENEMY FORTRESSES RATHER THAN BLOW THEM UP JUST BECAUSE ITS MORE FUN. THEY SAY HE EATS NAILS AND SPITS OUT 0.303 BULLETS. THEY SAY HE CLEANS HIS TEETH WITH BARBED WIRE, BRUSHES HIS HAIR WITH A RAT-TAIL FILE AND SHAVES WITH A BLOW-LAMP. EVERYTHING AND EVERYWHERE IS A BATTLEFIELD TO SGT. SLAMMER."
:cobracommander: "You were engineered with such potential, Serpentor. But you lack the most important DNA of all... mine."

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