Attn: MILITARY VETERANs (DU Years of Service - 24)

[BOSSHOG]

Recently we veterans discovered why we joined the armed forces. It wasn't to serve our country and protect the constitution, it was to pad our resumes for political purposes like COL Hackett in Ohio and Senator Kerry before him. I thought it would be interesting to take an unscientific yet truthful poll of all the evil, fornicating liberals on DU to see just how much time we spent padding our resumes.

Please add your years of service to the total on the preceding post. Just maybe we will be able to catch up to the years of service to our country that bush, cheney, delay, limbaugh, hannity, coulter, etc, etc, etc have given. Its hard work being a chicken hawk.

Even though we are just a bunch of worthless liberals who just want to fuck and drink beer after we served our country, this old Salt proudly salutes each and every one of you.

[jbane]

1. 11 years shipmate

I like the "sacrafices" the Chickenhawks make too.

[Lowell]

2. Florida Vet here 14 years service

11 in the Army and three more in the Navy.

[jonnyblitz]

3. 10 years USN.

USS Coral Sea, NAS weapons, Norfolk, VA, USS LaSalle, USS Missouri, and COMLOGGRU 1, Treasure Island, SF (supply support for west coast ships, we did supply inspections ).

[FLSurfer]

136. Jonnyblitz, my dad was on the Coral Sea for a few cruises

any chance you guys served together?
I have no idea how old you are. He is retired now, but was on the Coral Sea from '77 to 1980.

[oneighty]

4. eight years active

Navy too I might add! Korean war vet.

180

[BOSSHOG]

5. SIXTY SEVEN TOTAL YEARS SO FAR

Have we caught up with them yet!!

[atreides1]

6. Add another 13 Brother

U.S. Army 1978-1991

[pecwae]

7. Add another 7

ARNG, USAR, USA - in that order. I sort of went backasswards at it.

[Rebellious Republican]

22. Welcome to DU pecwae, in the Navy we use to call it..........

Bassackwards!

:toast:

[bearfan454]

8. 4 years in the Navy for the bearfan

[BOSSHOG]

10. 91 YEARS OF LIBERAL RESUME PADDING!!!!!!

[MindPilot]

9. Only two here, but I got out AFTER the war

USN, Vietnam 72-73

[BOSSHOG]

12. What's with the ONLY Shipmate?

You served. Thank you very much!!!!!!!

[MindPilot]

18. Well, you know I was real anxious to get on with

the fucking and drinking part after I padded my resume. We Electrician's Mates weren't much for that whole standing watches, cleaning, and painting thing...

[Rebellious Republican]

16. BOSSHOG is correct, thats two years you put your ass on the line!

Thats two years you protected George W. Bush's ass so he could fly the friendly skies of Texas, when he wasn't to busy helping his dads friends win elections.

Thats two years you gave up so that Dick Cheney could further his education with 5 college deferments.

Should I go on?

:patriot:

[MindPilot]

23. Wow, when you look at that way....

We could all have been guilty of TREASON!!! Had we not done our time, they may have gotten firsthand combat experience and not been as decisive in protecting the country from terrorism by taking the fight to the terrorists over there.

:spank:

[Rebellious Republican]

34. Or even worse yet, they could have ended up being some .....

meaningless name on a wall in Washington D.C. Now that would have been a real tragedy. :sarcasm:

[Rebellious Republican]

11. Ahoy shipmate, Navy , 10 years 78-88.

[BOSSHOG]

14. 103 YEARS OF LIBERAL SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY

And thankyou shipmate for your time and service.

[rasputin1952]

13. You can add 9 more here, between active and NG....

:patriot:

[kayob1]

15. 9 years AF

[MindPilot]

31. Welcome to DU, Airman!

What do they call women in the AF? Airwoman? Airperson? That just don't sound right?

:patriot: :toast:

[kayob1]

71. Sarge.

They called me Sarge. :headbang:

[Voltaire]

17. 14 Years USN

I got more time in the HEAD than these Chickenhawks have in the military.

[Rebellious Republican]

24. Bwahahaha, oh man, its hard to type with tears in m y eyes .....

Excellent. :rofl:

[paineinthearse]

19. 4+ years USCG

[BOSSHOG]

20. 139 YEARS, HAVE WE CAUGHT THEM YET??

[Stand and Fight]

21. 5 Years. U.S. Army 1999 - 2004

[prvet]

25. 22.5

Army

[MindPilot]

28. Welcome to DU, Soldier!!

:patriot: :toast:

[BOSSHOG]

29. Welcome Teammate and thank you

for your service, even though we all know now that you only did it to pad your resume.

[noamnety]

26. 6

2 army, 4 active army reserves

[finecraft]

27. Add another 22 years

USN and proud of it!

[BOSSHOG]

30. ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY FOUR YEARS

Who'da thunk I'd need a calculator!!!!

[MindPilot]

36. In less than an hour you've cataloged over 200 years

of military service, a significant part of it in combat, among a bunch of country-hating, pacifist, cowards who did it just to pad their resumes.

My experience has been my military service has had absolutely zero influence on the effectiveness of my resume.

Edited to change "almost 200 years" to "over 200 years"

[BOSSHOG]

38. Thanks Mindpilot, its such a shame we are worthless

motherfuckers. I guess my combat tour pales in comparison to the robust resume of tucker carlson.

[Rebellious Republican]

40. BWAHAHAHAHAHA,I ,BWAHAHAHA,can't , BWAHAHAHA , I can't

Breath BWAHAHAHA, BWAHAHAHA,BWAHAHAHA!:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[5thGenDemocrat]

32. I'm in for three more

Actually, just under three. If time served as a REMF Signal Corpsman counts, add my time to that of those of you who posted above.
John
And, yes, I DO just want to fuck and drink beer after serving my country. You say that like it's a bad thing.

[BOSSHOG]

35. Fucking and drinking beer are in this vets top five

but I'm just a worthless liberal so when I fuck and I drink beer I get my monies worth. Outstanding to hear from you teammate.

[Rebellious Republican]

39. Yes sir REMF counts, was George or Dick REMF's? .....

Ain't a thing wrong with drinking beer and fucking.

I guess that may be whats wrong with all those Neoconservative chickenhawk republicans, cause we all know how they feel about just getting a blow job.:evilgrin:

:toast:

[Touchdown]

33. 2 years, combat medic in 3/11th ACR. 4 years reserves.

...in 2 reserve General Hospitals, and a supply/logistics reserve company. Reg Army- 1984-86. On and off again Reserves until 1992 (I always showed up when asked). Out as a SPC4.

[Rebellious Republican]

37. (I always showed up when asked) thats more than Dubya can say!

:patriot:

[fedupinBushcountry]

41. My husband served 20 years in the Navy

we got married right out of bootcamp. He served in Vietnam for 2 tours of duty. He retired in 1990 as an STGCS (SW). I as a Navy wife, was an Ombudsman for 2 Destroyers. We have 3 Navy brats. :patriot:

[Rebellious Republican]

50. Thanks for YOUR service to the Navy fedupinBushcountry!

The role of the Navy wife and an Ombudsman (both are extremely hard jobs at best) is just as deserving of my salute as your husband.

"Hand salute (fifteen second pause.) Ready, . . .two. :patriot:

[BOSSHOG]

94. God Bless each and every Ombudsman

What an incredible job they have done and continue to do.

[Jai4WKC08]

42. 21 years US Army

Hoo-ah!

[Vickers]

43. 8 years and 26 days active duty!

Yee haw! :patriot:

[landdaddy]

44. Add 3 more!

2 of those RVN. US Army '68-'70

[babylonsister]

45. My husband served 20 years in the Coast Guard, as did

2 brothers and an uncle; another uncle did 20 in the Army.

[Rebellious Republican]

52. See my reply to # 50 to fedupinBushcountry , same applies to you

And I promise, out of respect to yours and your husbands service. I will refrain from any shallow water sailor jokes.:evilgrin:
:patriot:

[babylonsister]

59. Well, thank you for your

reserve. LOL! :patriot:

[roguevalley]

46. I claim the service of my ancestors. 124 years of service.

[slater71]

47. 4 years USAF

[I Know How To Do it]

48. U.S. Army 1985 - 1989. Ft McClellan, Al. Basic and AIT. Fort Riley, Ks

1/34 the Armor
Giebelstadt, Germany. 92nd Chemical.

[Az_lefty]

49. 7 years active, 23 years Reserves...Army

[hootinholler]

51. YOUUU Peeeepil can't. follow. direction.

Now give me tewnty! Because I don't have a running total to add my measly 5.7 yrs active USN 78-84 ET3(ss)

-Hoot

[Rebellious Republican]

54. Well hell just blame it on the Navy, you know how lax us swabbies

are. Guess thats why so many of us turned out to be worthless librals.:spank:

[BOSSHOG]

63. That was a hoot hootinholler

I actually thought that it would go smoothly, but more importantly its going. Thanks Shipmate!

[hootinholler]

64. Ok Chief Have em Turn To n/t

[Goblyn]

53. AFSOC SPecial Operations Vet

14 combat missions...

4 years..

[Rebellious Republican]

55. Welcome to DU Goblyn, Thanks for your honorable service to

our great nation. Welcome home friend and teammate.:patriot:

[BOSSHOG]

56. 295 Years of Service - Is that all you Liberals can do?

WELCOME GOBLYN AND THANKYOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

[chknltl]

57. 71-73 Army

2+years, Tank mech. BTW there is a new DVD about Depleted Uranium Poisoning and other important factors contributing to Gulf War Syndrome. It is very current and FREE to ANY vet! Go to: www.beyondtreason.com
The authors of this DVD want to get this info out to everyone! :patriot:

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

58. Semper Fi swabbie!

4 years (68-72) in the world's finest here.......:)

[BOSSHOG]

61. Thank You Marine - 301 YEARS OF LIBERALS PROUDLY SERVING

SO FAR

[w8liftinglady]

60. Dad-27,ex-6,and son-3(so far),uncle 5...all democrats

[BOSSHOG]

62. 341 YEARS - Are we as patriotic as chickenhawks?

keep those cards and letters coming!

[Rebellious Republican]

65. Look at that face, he is just a boy! G#%D%@& Chickenhawk Rat...

Bastards. That photo really breaks my heart w8liftinglady, this is exactly why I am so opposed to this war for profits.

Our babies are being slaughtered for personal gain.

[Miss Chybil]

66. Me 9 years Army, Husband 20 Army, Son Air Force 7 years - still active.

He served in Afghanistan and may be going back. My daughter-in-law spent 7 years in the Air Force and served in Iraq. My ancestors have served in every war since the War of Independence in this country.

Fuck the Chicken Hawks. They're god-damned right "freedom isn't free." We paid for it and now they're trying to take it away for nothing more than to fatten their wallets and increase government control over our lives, our faith and our bedrooms. They can kiss my ass.

[BOSSHOG]

69. Miss Chybil

I love it when you talk like that and I support you and thank you and love you and your family for your service to our country.

[Rebellious Republican]

70. WOW, that was impressive, you could put a sailor to shame....

oh thats right, I were one. You go Girl!!!

:applause:

[Miss Chybil]

74. LOL! My grandfather was a Chief Petty Officer in the Navy in WWII

I used to call him a "Big Nothing Officer" and he called me a "Dogface." Now, that's love for you! LOL!

P.S. I forgot I did two years of MCJROTC in high school. Gramps called me "Leatherneck" then.

[BOSSHOG]

95. "My father was Chief Petty Officer" - John Wayne

[rasputin1952]

67. Toss in another 4....daughter, Navy...

:patriot:

[BOSSHOG]

68. 381 years of liberals supporting and defending

[Miss Chybil]

75. And Rove wants to talk bad about us...

:grr:

[hwmnbn]

72. 6 years...... U. S. Army..........

MOS: 11C40

2 yrs active duty 1966 to 1968. 4 years reserve. total 6 years

"Reporting for duty, SIR!"

[mikelewis]

73. 3 years - Active Army MP corp

[bonzotex]

76. 13 years USAF n/t

[splat@14]

77. 1,460 days, 68-72, Navy. Tonkin Gulf.

[windbreeze]

78. Husband 22 years Army

2 tours in country-Vietnam 67-68 70-71..now deceased..

windbreeze

[NeoGreen]

79. 5-Years (USAF & NYANG)

1984-1988
Lackand AFB, Texas (Training)
Sheppard AFB, Texas (Training)
Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota (312 CES)
Osan AB, Korea (554 CEHHR)
and
Niagara Falls, IAG (107 FIG)

Did what many are doing now; saved money for school.

[CANDO]

80. 5 Years US Navy Seabees '83 - '88

And yes, I too served only to pad my resume when I run for political office!

[Qanisqineq]

81. Husband has 10 years in the Army -- so far (n/t)

[blue agave]

82. 5 years - USN + USNR - Viet Nam Vet

[Catchawave]

83. My dependents i.d. card has never expired....

Brat of two marine officers, then married one. Have genes running though ww2, korea, VN, Beirut, GW1. sigh. :patriot: Now I DU :)

[Mairead]

84. 9+ years as a spook (not mil, but we occasionally wore fatigues) (nt)

[alfredo]

152. ASA?

[Submariner]

85. 1965-1969 Navy submarine service

4 years of dogging the Russkies from Havana to Murmansk in the smokeboat navy. I was getting out just about the time that AWOL-coward-in-chief started burying his face in his pile of cocaine.

[Lochloosa]

86. I turned 18 in 1976.....never had to register....and I thank everyone

of you....damn

[bobbieinok]

164. at 18 all males HAVE to register for the draft at post office, , right????

[driver8]

87. Six years in the Navy from 1985 thru 1991...

served onboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower.

My father is a retired CTRC who spent 6 months at sea in 20 years in the Navy. I used to tell him, "Dad, get some time on the pond and then come talk to me."

or this one:

"I've got more time in the chow line than you have at sea."

[lizzieforkerry]

88. Husband was USAF for 4 years and my step-brother

is 18 years Army Reserve. He will be going to Iraq in September. He was in Afganistan a year ago. My Stepdad was Navy 4 years. All Democrats...and Hackett is a Major, I think. When we were making calls for him around here we would say "I was wondering if you were planning on supporting the Major this Tues".

[lonestarnot]

89. 6 years scope dope- ANG

[lonestarnot]

91. And I'll throw in 4 for my brother - Vietnam CB's Navy

[Stinky The Clown]

90. One full enlistment ... then out ....... 8 years total

Two years two months active duty, the rest in the active reserve. ('67-'75)

[Bigmack]

92. Jesus... all the "lifers"...

at DU.

Merely 4 in the Corps.... including the Southeast Asian War Games. Our motto: "Hey... we took second place!"

[malmapus]

114. lol my thoughts too

lotta lifers here

[BOSSHOG]

93. 513 YEARS OF LIBERAL SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY AND

STILL COUNTING. We must have some godawful incredible resumes.

[evilqueen]

96. 3 years 3 months 3 days - disabled/retired

USN - Radioman
NavSta Charleston, SC

[evilqueen]

163. Also, add my son...

He's currently in his second week of bootcamp, USMC, San Diego, California. (And yes, I'm worried sick for him.)

[nookiemonster]

97. 5 years, 2 months, USAF, E-4

Took an early out in 92 after re-upping in '91. Made buck sergeant the last month before the rank was eliminated in the USAF.

41151A - Minuteman II missile technician (5-87 to 1-90)
45752C - C-141B Starlifter crew chief (1-90 to 7-92)

[Pepperbelly]

98. 4 years USN ... 75-79, 4 yrs reserves ...

Gator Navy. Opertions Specialist.

[HeeBGBz]

99. 2 years regular Army - 3 years National Guard

Not very impressive, but I did what I could do.

[nookiemonster]

100. And you did plenty. Kudos!

B-)

eom

[rexcat]

101. Four years in the USAF - 1971-1975

That was enough for me. I have a niece and nephew serving now (Navy and Army). My dad spent 24 years in USAF (fighter pilot), one of my grandfathers was 30 year in Navy (mustanger) who fought in WWI and WWII; I had several uncles fight in WWII one of whom marched in the Batan Death March. I had a Great, great grandfather die in the Civil War fighting for the Union.

[BOSSHOG]

102. 531 YEARS - Not bad for a bunch of liberal scum

[jbane]

140. I like this B-hogg...

nice post, good replies.

[symbolman]

103. Vietnam Era

USAF 1971-74 Last of the draft, my number was 25 or 26 - incidentally, I share the EXACT same birthday as does Jeb Bush.. always wondered where HE was as they took people past my draft number..

Anyone know how the OTHER BUSH got out of Serving? I don't recall any service time for Jebbie..

Great post, let 'em eat Yellowcake said King George of America.. while hiding from a lil old lady sitting on his back porch, STILL a COWARD.

[Mountainman]

104. Drafted for 2 years Vietnam 4-67 to 3-68 Tet survivor

[maxrandb]

105. 21 and Counting Shipmate

Navy "Mustang" Officer here.

Never knew how much I hated America until I listened to Rush Limbaugh. Thank God he straightened me out. I may have confused my love for the Constitution, and the country it helped create, with my obvious communist, socialist, terrorist supporting reasons for deciding to serve said country, if it weren't for him.

<sarcasm off>

Good News! We now have Ed Schultz on opposite Insanity here in the Peoples Republic of Tidewater Virginia. I am now able to get a traffic and weather report without first having to hear what a "pinko, Saddam loving, French Surrender Monkey," I am.

Bad News! With two major talk radio stations in the area, my two choices to listen to from 12-3PM are "Pill Popping Pig Boy" Rush, or some witch named Tammy Bruce. It's like choosing between poking my eye out with a rusty iron rod, or with a sharp stick.

"keep you powder dry"

[jonnyblitz]

106. tammy bruce claims to be a Democrat but we all know

she is a log cabin lesbian. she used to be head of LA's NOW chapter in the 90's but she got into it with national headquarters and Patricia Ireland over the official position of NOW in regards to the O.J. trial. And, yes, she is a lesbian who supports the right's agenda.

I used to live in Norfolk and VA Beach when I was on the USS Coral Sea( decomissioned awhile back) and NAS Weapons, NorVA.. :hi:

[maxrandb]

107. Tammy Bruce is a Democrat

like that caller to Rush is a Democrat. You know the one's that call saying; "Rush, I'm a life-long Democrat, but I just love everything the neo-cons are doing".

Don't mean to date myself, but I was on USS IOWA in the Portsmouth Shipyard when they pulled the CORAL "Crunch" (our affectionate name for it) into drydock after it hit a tanker.

Man, the tear down the side of that ship looked like the tear in the Titanic. We were lucky that she didn't sink.

[jonnyblitz]

109. i was on the Coral Sea at the time. my first ship as a young -un

when we hit the tanker off the coast of Gitmo it knocked me out of my seat up in the S-1 office (I was an SK).We didn't know what was going on at first. I will never forget that. Needless to say I was attending a change of command ceremony on my flight deck a few days later. snicker.

damn i hope you were off the Iowa before the big accident. I happened to be stationed at NAS Weapons in Norfolk when the Iowa thing happened. A shipmate at stationed with me at NAS lost his gunners mate younger brother to the explosion. That was sad, and the mess that followed. you know what i am talking about..:hi:

[maxrandb]

132. I Was There Unfortunately

The two LN1's that were killed in the turret were on my bowling team.

There have not been many times that I've felt ashamed to wear my uniform. One was when I saw those pictures from Abu Grahab, the other was when the Navy tried to pin that explosion (without proof) on a dead Sailor who couldn't defend himself.

I've often said that the neo-con that say; "The government should have a military it can be proud of", have it wrong. What's right is; "The military should have a government it can be proud of."

It's amazing how quickly the Navy can move to remove the CO of a ship when something gets screwed up. If only our government could move as quickly to remove the people steering our "ship of state" right now.

Not that's a Change of Command I'd put my Full Dress Blues on for!!

[trogdor]

108. 22 years ARMY

15 active, 7 reserve. And yes, I joined so I could pad my resume. :sarcasm:

[Richardo]

110. A proud, grateful non-Vet salutes every one of you worthless liberal scum

With a 21-smiley salute.

:patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot:

Thank you all.

[kentuck]

111. 3 years.

with two tours in 'Nam.

[malmapus]

112. 4 years Regular Army

Most of that time spent at Ft. Bragg, AIRBORNE!

[Nordmadr]

113. 5 years honorable service

1 YR in the NYS Army national Guard before going active duty USN for 4 years. Honorably discharged as a Gunners Mate Guns 2nd Class Petty Officer.

USS Lake Erie (CG-70) Commissioning Crew Plankowner.

That's 591 years by my count from the last 531 count.

Olaf

[Sparkly]

115. I'll bet all you "resume-padders" can locate your DD214's, too.

Only real heroes like Chimpy "lost" theirs.

[malmapus]

116. Both copies!! Long and short form

As well as all my certs for school completions, awards and what not.

[Sparkly]

121. You resume-padder, you!!

You know, given where recruitments are today (= in the toilet), I wonder whether the GOP has considered that telling people military service is mere resume-padding isn't helpful to getting people to join.

Maybe they should start a new ad campaign: "Join the Army -- Pad your Resume!"

How about yellow ribbons: "Support our Resume-Padders!"

[bettys boy]

134. Hell, yeah

I explained to my wife that my DD214 was to be handled as The Most Important Piece of Paper in the World.

[BikeWriter]

160. My DD-214 is in my ass pocket, along with my orders to Viet-fuck'n-Nam.

[Flavin]

117. Here's my four...

Not that they did me much good....
Some minor employable skills and 2 almost non-aplicable federal vet. points.

Chris

[NaturalHigh]

118. 6 years Air Force

[tk2kewl]

119. I am humbled by all of you great americans.

Thank you, from the bottom of my non-military heart! More than half a millennium of service and still counting!
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[jonnyblitz]

125. it's great to see that not all military folks are wingnuts

isn't it? many of the veterans congress people are DEMS too. i think more are DEMS than Republicans. :hi:

[Wickerman]

120. 5 years Active Duty Air Force

[whatever4]

122. 12 years active, USAF

[HootieMcBoob]

123. six years Army Reserves

and yes I do have it on my resume so I guess I'm guilty of resume padding also. Damn, the shame of it all :)

[TacticalPeek]

124. Army, US 69-71

:kick:

[Jackpine Radical]

126. 2 years US Army

1967-69.
366 days in Vietnam (due to 1968 being a leap year).

[Ilsa]

165. Gee, and I complained about doing an

extra hour at the hospital when I worked the 7pm-7am shift and the time changed in the fall. You had an whole extra day to get killed.

Glad you made it home.

[Just Me]

127. My brother - 5 years USMC; active duty National Guard - heading to Iraq

in just a few weeks. I'm pretty torn up over that.

:patriot: to all our soldiers!!!

[BikeWriter]

128. Four more years active duty Air Force, VietNam 1967 and 1968...

A year remote Alaskan tour in 1968 and 1969.

[acmejack]

129. 11 years USN

Salute!
STGC
USS Robert H McCard (DD-822) Tampa, FL
USS Harold E Holt (FF-1074) Pearl Harbor, HI
USS Davidson (FF-1045) Pearl Harbor
Mobile Technical Unit 2 Norfolk, VA

[BrotherBuzz]

130. 1 year, 11 months, 26 days...

but then my political advisor pointed out that I was shy of the minimum accepted two years active duty padding on my resumé, so he arranged for me to be activated from the IRR and assigned to an Army reserve unit during their "Two Week" thingy (haha, that MP unit never did figure out why I was their uninvited guest for two weeks). BOSSHOG, let's keep the math simple and call it two years.

Hey, I served in both the Army and the Army reserves! Not bad for a dumb draftee that added "no value, no advantage, really, to the United States armed services over any sustained period of time."

[XNASA]

131. 2 years 4 months active + 3 years reserves...USN.

[bettys boy]

133. Add another fourteen

Army: eight years active duty, another six in the Reserve.

Now working for the Army as a civilian in support of the next generation of talented and committed soldiers.

[ohtransplant]

135. USAF - 4 years. n/t

[FLSurfer]

137. If it wouldn't insult you guys

I'd like to add my fathers 36 years in the US Navy.
He reads this site but isn't comfortable enough with a computer to post.
He's been online for about 6 months now.

Thats right, 36 years. And a bigger Democrat, you won't find.
I'm very proud of him. I love you DAD!

[Rebellious Republican]

156. 36 years, holy bat shit ratman! Talk about your old salts.....

thats impressive. FLSurferDAD, were did you put all those hash marks?

You must have had to use both sleeves, you probably had to display your ribbons on the front and back.

I salute your longevity and dedication to service...

"Hand salute (fifteen second pause.) Ready, . . .two:patriot:

[FLSurfer]

166. Talked to Dad

He only wore 6 hash marks. Said he couldn't afford the other 3 on an Enlisted man's salary.
It was a great phone call though. He started talking story, I asked my wife to get me some coffee. I knew it would be a while.

5 trips to Viet Nam, 3 in country 2 on a ship. Evacuation of Saigon, Evacuation of Cambodia, and the Mayaguez incident.
Only about half an hour. I got off easy this time.

He appreciates the thanks and vows to learn how to post for himself.

[Rebellious Republican]

167. Thats great, would love to hear some of his Sea Stories.....

We do have a Veterans forum here.....
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=259

:toast:

[BikeWriter]

161. I salute your Dad! Please thank him for us.

[nadinbrzezinski]

138. Does service in somebody else's military count

10 years as a medic, and can I add my husband? 20 years USN Retired, and my brother in law, 20 year USN Ret

[ChiciB1]

139. Does It Count If You Were An Army Brat For 18 Years???

Hats off to all of you! My stint was a bit jaded in that I only had to listen to orders from MY Father! Gone now, but had 25 years in and retired as an E-9 in the Army.

All my life until I left home was controlled to some extend by what could or could not happen to my father if we misbehaved!!!

[SonofMass]

141. 2 years Army ROTC

[Uncle Joe]

142. Semper Fi

I was in the Marine Corps active duty for four years 76-80.

[StayOutTheBushes]

143. Marine Corps 1967 - 1999

[ArkDem]

144. 5 years in USAF.

[DemoTex]

145. 4 years active. US Army flying US Navy aircraft (SP-2Es) in 'Nam.

Two turnin', two burnin'!

[Rebellious Republican]

157. Hey DT, I know that feeling I did a deployment to Lazes Azores..

We were deployed on a NATO base guarded by the Air Force in little berets and toting M-16's, the Army were the Harbor Masters piloting the tug boats, and the Navy flew patrol Ops in our P-3 Orion's.:crazy:

P.S. Glad you made it back home alive, I know what types of missions you flew in those old birds, risky business!!!:patriot:

[dogman]

146. Two years RA for this VN Army Vet.

Don't forget the added years of reserve committment most of these vets were obligated for.

[Tinksrival]

147. Army 82-88

So many misconceptions about the military. Most of the military is families. Alot of them are hard workin democratic families.

[IndianaGreen]

148. 3 years n/t

:grouphug:

[earth mom]

149. My dh-11 years active duty. eom

[SoCalifer]

150. 3 years U.S. Army

I served 3 years in the U.S. Army as an infantryman in Alpha 2nd of the 2nd in the 9th infantry division at Fort Lewis, Washington, from 1984 to 1987. Boot-camp at Fort Benning, Georgia or course.

[MrScorpio]

151. 22 years USAF

[leanin_green]

153. 4 years active 2 inactive reserves USN Corpsman with Marines.

[alfredo]

154. add 4 years active duty

USASA 65-69

[blue neen]

155. My respect and gratitude goes out to all of you military veterans.

I would also like to salute my dad (U.S. Army, Korean Conflict), now deceased. He was a life-long Democrat, active in union causes.

And a special salute to my step-father (Marine, Korean Conflict). He also is a life-long Democrat. He was very active in last year's presidential election.

[windbreeze]

158. To all the Vets of All Wars....

Welcome home...To all the wives and children...remember...he also serves, who only sits and waits...Thank you one and all for your service...

I am so overwhelmed by the response to this positive thread, that it brings tears to my eyes, remembering...remembering...
windbreeze...

[Rebellious Republican]

159. Aw shucks windbreeze, you are going to make us all blush...

And hows that going to look to all those chicken hawks if all us military folk show a little emotion.:blush:

Thank you!

[nadinbrzezinski]

162. And then they wonder why we hate the yellow bellied

bastards who go hurrah for war, but do it from them lazy boys.....

Hey chicken hawks go join up and for god sakes when the mosquitoes start flying, do all of us a favor, don't duck

[evilqueen]

168. reminds me of a couple of quotes

"I have seen war. I have seen war on land and sea. I have seen blood running from the wounded. I have seen the dead in the mud. I have seen cities destroyed. I have seen children starving. I have seen the agony of mothers and wives. I hate war."
~ Franklin Delano Roosevelt

"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed. The world in arms is not spending money alone. It is spending the sweat of its laborers, the genius of its scientists, the hopes of its children."
~ Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953


Those who haven't served, imho, often glorify war and killing because they know it only from books and movies and stories.