As you probably know only too well yourself, factual, non-emotional discussions with an anti-gunner is almost next to impossible. From Wordnik.com. [The F-Team] Reference
The operator-you couldn't call him a "gunner" - sat in a chair holding deadman switches in both hands. From Wordnik.com. [The Forever War]
I was told to turn out as a mounted gunner, which is a very jolly job. From Wordnik.com. [In the Ranks of the C.I.V.] Reference
The master, a midshipman, and the gunner were the only officers spared. From Wordnik.com. [By Conduct and Courage A Story of the Days of Nelson] Reference
The gunner is a comic nut and draws compulsively--his drawings are all over the plane. From Wordnik.com. [Yes.] Reference
It allowed them to step out of that shadow of being called a gunner for taking that many shots. From Wordnik.com. [SLAM Online] Reference
The gunner is the new guy, Yigal, and he's never aimed at any living thing before, just targets. From Wordnik.com. [The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com] Reference
I was a 249 SAW Squad Automatic Weapon gunner, which is an automatic weapons gunner on an infantry line squad. From Wordnik.com. [msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines] Reference
Or ever had the felicity of saluting the 'gunner's daughter.'. From Wordnik.com. [The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, February 1844 Volume 23, Number 2] Reference
The operator — you couldn't call him a "gunner" — sat in a chair holding deadman switches in both hands. From Wordnik.com. [The Forever War]
I've been a "gunner" since I was a kid but I got a late start at hunting and just killed my first deer only last year. From Wordnik.com. [Paper Versus Meat] Reference
The gunner is not there. From Wordnik.com. [THE LAST FLIGHT] Reference
But bein 'a gunner is more funner. From Wordnik.com. [Once Again, Texas Wants to Lead the Way] Reference
File photo shows a US Army "gunner" looking out from a helicopter flying over Afghanistan. From Wordnik.com. [Turkish Press] Reference
He had a number of roles over the years for the Eagles, including the "gunner" on punt coverage. From Wordnik.com. Reference
A US Army "gunner" looks over the landscape of Afghanistan between Kabul and Bagram in mid March. From Wordnik.com. [Turkish Press] Reference
My torts class had a very obnoxious "gunner" and the young professor lacked the wherewithal to tell her to talk about the law or shut up. From Wordnik.com. [Libertarian Blog Place] Reference
The gunner on the .50 cal clutched his arm and said he was hit. From Wordnik.com. ['Naked' Mission] Reference
The M-ATV seats five people (well, four passengers and a gunner). From Wordnik.com. [2010 Chicago Auto Show: Move over Humvee, here’s the Oshkosh M-ATV] Reference
Forward of the pilot a special position is reserved for the gunner. From Wordnik.com. [Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War] Reference
The crew's gunner, momentarily knocked cold, slumped in the turret above him. From Wordnik.com. ['Tipping Point'] Reference
The vehicle commander and gunner can sit up in hatches to see the outside world. From Wordnik.com. [Last U.S. Combat Brigade Pulls Out Of Iraq] Reference
But lately he's been dreaming of another gig: gunner on a Black Hawk helicopter. From Wordnik.com. [Paintball Passions] Reference
A machine gunner had the SUV squarely in his sights and asked permission to fire. From Wordnik.com. [Death of a Terrorist] Reference
The next day an antitank gunner blew off his leg and wounded four other soldiers. From Wordnik.com. ['We'll Win, But...'] Reference
A gunner on a Bradley fighting vehicle, McVeigh shipped out for the Persian Gulf. From Wordnik.com. [The Suspect Speaks Out] Reference
A door gunner was wounded; the chopper's hydraulic and electrical systems shredded. From Wordnik.com. [Periscope] Reference
At one point the chopper wheeled broadside, and an RPG gunner cut loose and hit the rotor. From Wordnik.com. ['Naked' Mission] Reference
French forces here have the Milan, which allows the gunner to fire from the prone position. From Wordnik.com. ['We'll Win, But...'] Reference
Incongruously, driver Agnetti comes on the radio to say to gunner Smith, "Hey, Smith, I have no pants on.". From Wordnik.com. [The Grunt's War] Reference
"I feel like a clown with these f-- ing boots on," says Cpl. Timothy Smith, the gunner on Pecina's Bradley. From Wordnik.com. [The Grunt's War] Reference
During the gulf war, McVeigh was a gunner on a Bradley Fighting Vehicle with the First Infantry Division, rolling into Kuwait. From Wordnik.com. [The Plot] Reference
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