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View Poll Results: Are you a Veteran??? | |||
I served in the Army | 24 | 46.15% | |
I served in the Navy | 5 | 9.62% | |
I served in the Air Force | 7 | 13.46% | |
I served in the Coast Guard | 1 | 1.92% | |
I'm a United States Marine | 5 | 9.62% | |
I served in the Army Nat'l Guard | 2 | 3.85% | |
I served in the Air National Guard | 1 | 1.92% | |
I served in a Reserve Component (please specify) | 3 | 5.77% | |
I served in the Armed Forces of another country | 4 | 7.69% | |
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10-23-2010, 08:25 AM | #1 |
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Okay, Veterans Day is quick approaching and I thought we needed a thread just for us Vets who have worn the uniform of our country. Even if you're not American, shout out your pride of having served *your* country!!!
So, if you've served, time to sound off!! Mark your branch in the poll below and feel free to share some of your experiences in this thread. Semper Fi, ~Theo~ U.S. Marine Corps '79 - '81
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I am proud of all the sacrifices my mother and I made while our vets served our country in Viet Nam. All told four tours of duty. Two vets. Two wives. And seven kids to be cared for.
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Cheers to you!!! Military Wife/Spouse/Significant Other.....the "toughest job in the Army/Navy/Air Force/Coast Guard/Marine Corps"!!! ...and it really, truly is!!! ....and that ain't no Sea Story!!! ~Theo~
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Hey Goofy!!! Thanks for *YOUR* service!!! (I was waiting for someone to point that out, btw) Ya, "Once a Marine, Always a Marine"!!! Haven't you heard?? ....because there are no "ex Marines". We're Marines until the day we die.....then we go and guard the streets of Heaven. HOOOAHHH Army!!! Semper Fi, ~Theo~
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Not a Vet- just wanted to thank you all for your service! I'm tired of the general US public going to the mall, while service people in the US are going to war! Not my quote- heard it on a documentary about Vets and their families that have had multiple deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. Really struck me- you bet I say thank you when I run into service people in my day to day life!
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I did not serve, I really wanted to join the Navy because my uncle was in the Navy. I was young and stupid....I was NOT going to wear a dress for anyone!!! I will regret that choice till the day I die.
My relatives are Navy!!! My uncle Ret. Sr. Chief 1st cousin Ret. Sr. Chief 1st cousin's wife Ret. Chief 1st cousin served in the Navy for 4 years. Salute to all who serve!!!
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First- away with DADT completely and forever .... then we move on to Transpeople serving openly (or not, by personal choice), period!! Although, I did not serve, my Dad (way back in the calvary- born in 1906!), brother (Vietnam Era Vet, but was stateside in the Army reserves for 6 years- was alergic to bees- no Vietnam jungles for him), a cousin (Vietnam, fought as a Marine), and two Uncles did- they were in WWII and Korea, one in the Navy, the other Army. Now that I think about it, look at how many of just us here have several relatives (or themselves) that have served and I honestly feel like most US citizens in their everyday lives don't give a flying hooray (or even think about them unless something big gets televised) about our troops in these wars and what these multi-deployments are doing to their families and to them. Maybe this is because of where I live? There is a base in Fairfield, CA that is within an hour from me, but I feel like people here are in some kind of fishbowl and don't get just how many people are serving and serving and serving. When I lived in Sacramento, there were 2 AF bases, but now I think both are closed. Dunno... just on my mind. Last edited by AtLast; 10-23-2010 at 05:03 PM. |
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The vets that are wounded all too many times do not get proper medical care and some feel the sting of this the rest of their lives. Bob Woodward (from ABCNews received a severe head injury while embedded with the troops in Iraq I believe) he has done some heartbreaking reports covering our wounded troops from these two wars. I cry when watching these reports and cheer their courage and fortitude facing major life-altering injuries and their families who are also affected. I could go on and on about the treatment of our vets; terrible!!!! In addition to my ex-husband and step-father being in the US Navy; my father served as a pilot in the Navy during the Korean War. My brother served in the Army back in the early 1970s. Being a dependent of military personnel requires children to grow up in a big hurry and assume grown up roles far too early. In spite of the fact that I have supported no wars in my lifetime; I always supported our troups!!!! And they did and always will amaze me the courage under fire!!!! I am ready (as I am sure many are ready) for our troops to come home and begin to put their lives back together.
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Semper Fi, Brother!!! I knew you had been a DI, but didn't know you were discharged for being gay. That really just blows my fuse. Back in '79, all of my drill instructors, save one, were discharged for homosexuality as the result of a huge WITCH HUNT (yes, I'm going to use that word, because that's exactly what it was, back in the day, before DADT). All I can say about that is that 3 careers were ruined and terminated, and the Marine Corps lost 3 of the most exemplary, squared away, dedicated, motivated (and motivating) Marines. During my tour, I witnessed even more, even some of my dear friends, get less than honorable discharges just because they were gay. They have no VA benefits to this day, and that is beyond deplorable. In the Marine Corps, there has always been a few good men and women who are "different", yet not all that different, except for sexual orientation, and I'm sure this probably goes for the other branches, too, but in the Marine Corps, we were always just a bit tighter. That's pretty damned tight, too. We served together, protected each other, had each other's back (in most cases, sadly, not in others) and shared that extra bit of camaraderie. I think that's what really hurt, back then and even now....when there was a betrayal, and in most cases, that resulted from coercion and lies. It was all so very sad. It hurt everyone concerned and certainly the loss of these very good Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines and Coasties was not beneficial to the service. Yes, we ARE Marines. We don't make excuses or apologies for that. It just is. It doesn't mean that any branch is any "better" than another. Each branch is specially and specifically trained to accomplish it's specific mission. It has to be that way. That training is instilled in each Marine during basic training and it never leaves us. You don't go through something like that and not have it change your life forever. It changes how you think about everything...every challenge you will ever have in your life reverts your mind back to your Marine Corps training. When it's said "The change is forever.", that is exactly what they mean, and it is. JAGG, as a Drill Instructor and Marine, you touched and changed a LOT of lives in ways which you will never know. I think back about my own DI's often, and I wonder where they are and what they've done after The Corps. I wonder if they will ever know how much I've been able to do and overcome in my life. I want them to know that I do push a little further, try a little harder and hang in there a lot longer......because of them. I AM a Marine. Semper Fi, ~Theo~
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I am a Marine. Part of the Delta Company then moved onto being one of the first of 4 woman that became Gunnery Sergeants in the United States Marine Corp.
I am a Last challenge "Crucible" 1979 - 1987 Basics in Parrish Island - second home for me. Stationed -Camp Pendleton Camp Lejeune- trained for Gunnery Sgt. Stationed -Kaneohe Hawaii as Gunnery Sgt ( My Home) Served in Italy Served in France Served in the Phillipines Served in Germany Served in Guam-short stay Stationed- California I was going to be a lifer. I was technically ousted because of medical issues, but in my eyes, I was just another victim of the "witch hunt" I am a Proud Marine! Semper Fi, I am a Leather Neck! |
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