US Government now separating American kids from law abiding families
Jun 23, 2018 17:50:24 #
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Jun 23, 2018 18:22:12 #
Thank you for your service. I served in the gulf. Shot Olympus back then after I swamped my entire Minolta kit in muddy water, bag and all. A Vietnam Era marine got me into Nikon.
Americans first!
Americans first!
Jun 23, 2018 18:36:11 #
Jun 23, 2018 19:04:44 #
I saw my mother cry four times as I went off to war.
RVN 1968/1970
Ken
RVN 1968/1970
Ken
Jun 23, 2018 19:14:59 #
Plieku69 wrote:
I saw my mother cry four times as I went off to war.
RVN 1968/1970
Ken
RVN 1968/1970
Ken
Yep - been there, done that.
RVN 1968/1969
Jun 23, 2018 21:17:35 #
On USNS General W. H. Gordon Nov of 66, in country Dec 66 - J** 69.
After training I spent my entire time with the same unit HHQ Company 593rd Gen Support Group. From the home base at the Granite City Army Engineers Depot in Illinois to Camp Granite, Qui Nhon, Binh Dinh province Republic of Vietnam and back to Ft Lewis for discharge.
My brother did 23 1/2 years as a medic and my oldest son did 6 years active duty as a 12B, including a tour in Iraq and is presently in an Army Reserve Civil Affairs unit as, among other things, a jump master. Civil Affairs are considered part of the Special Forces and thus Airborne.
I lost track of how many uncles, cousins, second cousins etc served from WWII to the present (one Grandfather and 2 great uncles in WWI) going all the way back to the Revolution and I count 6 ancestors who were in the Civil War - three on each side.
After training I spent my entire time with the same unit HHQ Company 593rd Gen Support Group. From the home base at the Granite City Army Engineers Depot in Illinois to Camp Granite, Qui Nhon, Binh Dinh province Republic of Vietnam and back to Ft Lewis for discharge.
My brother did 23 1/2 years as a medic and my oldest son did 6 years active duty as a 12B, including a tour in Iraq and is presently in an Army Reserve Civil Affairs unit as, among other things, a jump master. Civil Affairs are considered part of the Special Forces and thus Airborne.
I lost track of how many uncles, cousins, second cousins etc served from WWII to the present (one Grandfather and 2 great uncles in WWI) going all the way back to the Revolution and I count 6 ancestors who were in the Civil War - three on each side.
Jun 24, 2018 08:25:44 #
ole sarg
Loc: south florida
If you do not understand the difference between voluntary separation from your family from forced separation than you don't understand why you went to war.
Three tours, panama, and desert storm.
Three tours, panama, and desert storm.
Vietnam Vet wrote:
Can you relate?
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