Everyone:
Here is Ted’s response to me after I emailed him and asked him directly. This clears everything up.
“Never been a US Marine hero by any stretch, however, I have trained with em, patrolled Kosovo with em, shared American BloodBrother campfires with em, saluted flag draped coffins with em, prayed with em, and have learned their warrior ways from them. That is all I’ve ever stated/celebrated. T”
Thanks for the followup ping Gunny.