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ORIGINS: Bruce Paulson: Difference between revisions
→CAPT Bruce "Lucky" Paulson- Commanding Officer, USS Republic
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Paulson got his nickname from his exploits in the Bull Riding ring as a | Paulson got his nickname from his exploits in the Bull Riding ring as a | ||
wreckless youth: specifically that he managed to escape serious injury after | wreckless youth: specifically that he managed to escape serious injury after | ||
being spectacularly thrown virtually every ride. Ironically, he | being spectacularly thrown virtually every ride. Ironically, he was the only | ||
rider in Texas to last 5 seconds on Stone Grinder, a feat to which | rider in Texas to last 5 seconds on Stone Grinder, a feat to which songs are | ||
still sung in the bars of Denton. | still sung in the bars of Denton. | ||