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Back in 1996, Senator Dole was campaigning in NJ, and showed up at the NJ Vietnam Vets Memorial. It was the Lieutenant who came there, not the Senator. As he left, I stepped out in front of him (to th ...

Back in 2000, Senator Dole was campaigning in NJ, and showed up at the NJ Vietnam Vets Memorial. It was the Lieutenant who came there, not the Senator. As he left, I stepped out in front of him (to th ...

To use an expression of which the Kerry camp disapproves;
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!
Bravo Zulu, all hands!
Redhawk

Muller seems to be of that Lefty philosophy that if you yell loud enough, it doesn't really matter what you say.
One thing that did come through the tantrums was the concept that "Free Fire Zone" eq ...

"A fair fight is the result of poor mission planning."

Doug, I'll concede the lack of Arty, although in the 199th, we would have carried in 4.2" mortars. We planned for this sort of thing, and a ba ...

I got hit in the butt with a piece of mortar frag, about 1cmx5mx5mm (it's on my keyring) in early '69. Entered at the right side, travelled about 4", ending up near the midline by the tailbone, just u ...

VA Secretary Anthony Principi is a former Swiftboat Sailor, and a good man. My impression is that the VA has become less adversarial under his watch, but such a large department takes time to change. ...

On the Harley windshield, as well as the car, I went with Photoshopped "VIETCONG VETS FOR KERRY" signs. Get some great double-takes.
BTW, used "Times New Roman". Seemed appropriate.
Redhawk

Just laid a little plastic on the donation page.
Take names and kick ass, Swifties, as we did three decades back.
Honored to know you all.
Redhawk

The American Vietnam Soldier, Sailor, Airman, Marine, never became "demoralized". Neither, really, did the American People.
It was the gutless Pukes in Washington DC, who hauled down the Flag, declar ...

Guns? I ain't got no guns! Perish th' thought. Come a little closer, Abdul, and have a look!

Redhawk Shocked

I must be one of the few to have had a good initial return experience. The crap started later, and continued for decades.

April, '68. I got out of Oakland late, and went through SFO in the late eve ...

I've always had a stock answer for the clown who accuses us of having lost the war;

I won my piece of it.
My buddies won theirs.
Sorry 'bout yours.

Redhawk

Please see the "Wall St.Journal" OP/ED piece linked below.

For half a century, "News" has meant turning on the TV at 6 PM to watch one of three talking heads. They all said the same thing, and the ...

The White House - 2005

One sunny day in 2005, an old man approached the White House from across
Pennsylvania Avenue, where he'd been sitting on a park bench. He spoke to
the Marine standing guard ...