PaulinSaudi

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This Wikipedian was born on 19 August 1958 and is 66 years, 4 months, and 9 days old.

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This user has been a Wikipedian since 11 June 2003.

This user has created 349 articles on Wikipedia.

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My name is Paul, and I retired in April 2021 from twenty-five years in Saudi Arabia.

I taught English there. I am a retired (U.S. Army) infantry officer with an interest in military codewords. By this I mean the designations used for military operations like the invasion of Normandy (Operation Overlord) and so on.

I am the author of a long-out-of-print Codeword Dictionary, the last (and the first) word on the subject.

I am also quite active in Freemasonry and always try to set the record straight on the history of fraternal organizations.

Recently (February 2018) I discovered I have created 305 new articles, ranking me at #4,136 of all editors.

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I am overly proud that I have edited here since at least 11 June 2003. My user number is 13102.

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Military operations

Operation Antler, Operation Avalanche, Operation Biting, Operation Chariot , Operation Colossus, Operation Corporate, Operation Gold (A favorite of mine), Operation Grapple, Operation Overlord, Operation Schfifon, Operation Shingle, Operation Silver, Operation Vittles

Nuclear testing

Operation Crossroads Operation Ivy Operation Nougat Operation Plowshare

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