I also served with Major Conway when he was the S-3 of the 31st MAU and I was the tank platoon commander for the BLT. (otherwise known as COMTANKWESTPAC ;-)
Probably the most important person I've worked with in terms of National Security - and through whom I've met dozen's of ugly celebrities i.e. politicos - is Scott Swett; FreeRepublic.com's own Interesting Times.
Literally from his basement in 2004 Scott - with the help of dozens of others - led the fight to prevent John Kerry from becoming President of the United States. He started the website WinterSoldier.com and with the contacts, knowledge and the sheer power of his intellect helped destroy John Kerry's campaign by bringing the technology of the web to the SwiftBoat Veteran's and POW's for Truth and running their website. I had the good fortune of helping I.T. with this book How Swift Boat Veterans, POWs and the New Media Defeated John Kerry
So, those are two of my brushes with greatness of which I am equally proud.
Semper Fi,
TS
Congratulations to all involved. Great job!! Citizen reporting/activism actually works!!
we had to ask each other this once before, but I forget
were you 31st MAU in 1980 or 81??
Your post #100 is a keeper! Thanks!
I drove around with this sticker on my car up here in Massachusetts for about a year or so...
I got to spend some time with some of those Swift Boat Vets counterprotesting against Code Pink the night before the Gathering of Eagles in Washington DC.
What a bunch of Real Patriots. Man, I salute them in my head every time I think of them. They could have sat at home on their asses during that election in which we needed all the help we could get, but I guess that isn't their style...:)