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5/16/05 | Guard Dog

Posted on 05/16/2005 8:38:26 AM PDT by Guard Dog

I just read a post on conservative blog that stated few freepers were veterans (implication was that we were chicken hawks). Having conversed with many of you and met a few, I do not believe that is the case. But it did get me wondering, who among us is active or prior service veterans? Awright you freeper vets SOUND OFF!


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KEYWORDS: marinecorps; marines; military; psudeoconservative; usmc; veterans
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To: Guard Dog
Read my profile page!

US Navy
GMG3 '66-'69
POW/MIA
Never Forget
Tonkin Gulf
'68-'69
Coast Guard
Auxiliary Oct 2001-



521 posted on 05/16/2005 3:25:40 PM PDT by 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub (Dept of Homeland Security Plank Owner)
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To: Guard Dog
USN 1974-78
USS Ajax AR-6
522 posted on 05/16/2005 3:26:07 PM PDT by Randy Larsen (Freedom is not America's gift to man, Freedom is GOD'S gift to mankind!....G.W.Bush)
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To: StarCMC; The Sailor; txradioguy; Jet Jaguar; Defender2; Blue Scourge; Cool Multiservice Soldier; ...

Hey Tonk, you wanna hit your ping list on this?

FR is NOT what I'd call loaded with Chicken Hawks.

StarCMC

PING!


523 posted on 05/16/2005 3:28:43 PM PDT by 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub (Dept of Homeland Security Plank Owner)
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To: eyespysomething; Guard Dog

The Army's sending me to military academy, I'll be active duty but in training for four years then I'll be commissioned. I talked to a recruiter and was planning on enlisting and that was what they recommended.
Since I did alot of APs, worked hard in hs, and had done some college courses (because my mom would have killed me if I'd goofed off (:-) ) I figured that was my best option.
Given the millions of people who hate the US and what we stand for I'm confident I'll be busy when I'm commissioned.
I can't help wishing I'd enlisted though, when I read about all our guys are doing over there.


524 posted on 05/16/2005 3:31:03 PM PDT by FierceKulak
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To: Guard Dog

US Air Force 1981-2005. Freshly retired!!!


525 posted on 05/16/2005 3:31:08 PM PDT by commish (Freedom Tastes Sweetest to Those Who Have Fought to Preserve It)
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To: Guard Dog
USAF - radar operations - tracking satellites and watching for sea launched ballistic missiles (SLBM's). I was the first one to watch the first Russian sky-lab blow up - live on my screen. It came up tumbling end over end at better than 10 cycles per second. It went down in a gazillion pieces.

MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, and the 17th Radar Squadron, in Ko Kha Air Station, Thailand.

1970-1974.

526 posted on 05/16/2005 3:31:09 PM PDT by ThePythonicCow (To err is human; to moo is bovine.)
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To: visualops
hey, we have our own army??

We do indeed, and every swingin ...er... whatever, of us still remember the oath we took to "support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic".

527 posted on 05/16/2005 3:31:27 PM PDT by El Gato
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To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub

USAF nutty as a fruitcake basic training discharge here :-)


528 posted on 05/16/2005 3:31:38 PM PDT by cyborg (Serving fresh, hot Anti-opus since 18 April 2005)
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To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; StarCMC

Yeah, we're pretty military heavy the way webforums go.


529 posted on 05/16/2005 3:33:38 PM PDT by Darksheare (What do you mean I'm that old? I am not! You can't prove it! I'm telling!)
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To: Guard Dog

Maybe a liberal or two can figure this one out. Frankly, I don't really care what a liberal thinks.


530 posted on 05/16/2005 3:33:59 PM PDT by Luke (CPO, USCG (Ret))
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To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub

US Army 1970-1973.


531 posted on 05/16/2005 3:36:06 PM PDT by kingattax
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To: Guard Dog

Army 83-87 Air Defense Artillery. One of the very last of the Spec 5's.


532 posted on 05/16/2005 3:36:24 PM PDT by Horatio Gates (Mullah al-Whipple says,"Don't squeeze the Koran." Safe for septic sytems.)
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To: cyborg
nutty as a fruitcake basic training discharge

Say what? Nutty as a fruitcake I believe, but discharge? The AF had no appreciation of your superior abilities? Is there no Justice in this world? My oh my....what are we coming to?

533 posted on 05/16/2005 3:37:34 PM PDT by HiJinx (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation 4th of July ~)
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To: Guard Dog

USAF, active duty getting ready to PCS to Charleston AFB to the 437 OSS


534 posted on 05/16/2005 3:39:07 PM PDT by Blue Scourge (Rattlers strike fast, first, and hard....)
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To: Guard Dog

Active duty US Air Force 1988-1990 plus reserves.


535 posted on 05/16/2005 3:40:57 PM PDT by ConservativeLawyer
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To: steve8714
I'm a VN era Army Reserve slacker..does that count?

Ditto that for me.

536 posted on 05/16/2005 3:41:47 PM PDT by Badray ((Under construction))
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To: HiJinx

Yeah I know isn't it tragic? :D I mean I would reapply but I'm thoroughly undisciplined and am old to boot ;-)


537 posted on 05/16/2005 3:43:16 PM PDT by cyborg (Serving fresh, hot Anti-opus since 18 April 2005)
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To: Guard Dog

Veteran of OIF,OEF, ONE and wounded in Iraq on Mar 29 2003, served 14 years. Nope no chicken hawk here


538 posted on 05/16/2005 3:44:10 PM PDT by aft_lizard (This space waiting for a post election epiphany)
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To: Guard Dog

VA-93 Blue Blazers, HC-7 Big Mothers CVA-41 USS Midway Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club April 72 - April 73


539 posted on 05/16/2005 3:44:11 PM PDT by clamper1797 (To say that there is no difference between a liberal and a jackass ... wrongs the jackass)
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To: American_Centurion

You got sumtin ag'in the Navy, boy? ;-)


540 posted on 05/16/2005 3:44:35 PM PDT by Badray ((Under construction))
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