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[greenjeans]

USN 1973- 1977 ET-3 AVSouth Naples. & USS Grand Canyon AR28
Broken service!!
USN 1984- 1990 RP2
Deck Crew on USS DEYO DD989 WHAT A SHIP!!
NAS Corpus Christi TX

Follow me to a post in the VETS area with a label of Kerry IMPERIALISM!!

I will explain why he is so flipping flopping off.

I called two radio stations today about the goofey thinking he has!!

Thanks Greenjeans
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USS Grand Canyon ET-3 1973- 1977
Chapains Office 1986-1990 RP2
Prayer Team helper!!
NAS Corpus Christi, TX.

[GulfCoastie]

Fascinating reading. Did time with the 82nd and XVIII Abn 84-88, been riding the waves as a Coastie since 92. Currently thanking my lucky stars the rivers over here in Iraq are a hell of a lot quieter than the stories I read here.
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Wayne Kidd
CPO, USCG
OPS, USCGC Wrangell (WPB 1332)
Patrol Forces Southwest Asia

[Tom Constantine]

Tom Constantine

I quit college Fall of 1966 in my senior year and joined the Marine Corps.
Ma and Pa weren't happy campers.
QTCB I Corps 68-69.
Grunted for a very short time. Wing wiper 6242 UH-1E, OV-10 and 01-C
Door Gunner in UH-1E.
Night flying up around Mudders Ridge. NorthEast of Vandy, doing emergency medevacs was an exhilerating experience.
Returned to CONUS in 69--out in 70 and back to school. Missed my buds and back in USMCR in 71. Desert Shield/ Desert Storm in 91.
Retired as MGySgt in 94. Retired from Mass State Police in 97. Graduated from nursing school in 94. (Mass. Lic. RN)
About to get my private pilot lic. now that last kid is graduating from college and I have do ra mi and not working three jobs.
Very good friend of Bill W.
A very good friend just retired 38 years USMC. E-1 to E-6, O-1 to O-6.
He never forgot he was an enlisted bubba. Retired at PI and was graduating reviewing Officer for the Priv's.

Did I leave out that I despise that piece of shidt: John F'n Kerry? Sorry I get repititious in my dotage.
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US Marine Corps
QTCB I Corps RVN 68-69
DS/DS 91

[RichardP]

US Army Dec 1986 to Nov 1990. 31V10 Communications maintainer Crosstrained 31CV9, radio and satelite communications Operator.

6 months Ft Sill OK, Basic and AIT

2 years Ft Knox KY, Transitioned the 196th armored from M-60A3's, to M-1's and from Jeeps to HUMMV's.

18 months, Republic of Turkey, one of the best times of my life.

Got out just before the Gulf War.

Got out as E-4 Specialist

[HOV1]

Hoover Raymond C. Jr, RN (that's Registered Nurse, not Royal Navy )

(any boomer sailor will be able to tell you why they called me HOV1... and yes I started as HOV3)

USN from 78-84
Discharged Honorably at EAOS as a (frocked) STS1(SS)
Served onboard USS George C. Marshall SSBN 654 (G)

Currently volunteer Member of Georgia State Defense Force. (Part of GA DOD) Current Rank E-5/SGT
Serving as BN Medic/ Platoon SGT: 1st platoon/ Alpha Co/ 3rd BN/1st BDE
(most of the time we are mobile stop signs in tree suits... but we did get to play during the G-8 )

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USN 78-84 STS1(SS) USS George C. Marshall SSBN 654(G)



HOV1

[vanquish12]

I signed up for the Navy during between my junior and senior year of highschool. I wasn't medically qualified because I had "Fallen Arches" so I went to my doctor and he sent BUMED a letter saying my feet didn't hurt. I finally made it through my medical screening, letter in hand in October of 1990 set to ship out for basic after graduation from HS in July. The recruiters were pushing a 2x4 contract, 2 years active duty, 4 years reserve, full GI Bill. I took it and went in as a deck seaman. I served on the USS St. Louis under Captain Jack Londot, a great man and a great leader. When he took command of my ship he began his 40th year in the navy. Going from E-1 to E-8 then O-1 to O-6. He was litteraly the old man but he could arm wrestle the strongest of us and win.

We decommissioned the St Lou. and I transferred to the USS Germantown. Commanded Bray was my CO there. Another great assignment. I struck out of deck to help with decom of the Lou and one day after my 2nd year of service I was frocked to PN3. Reserve duty was tougher PN2 was closed up for the whole time I was eligible to test for it and they discovered these contraptions called computers to do all of our work on.

My medals were standard issue National Defense, Battle E, Sea Service Deployment. Nothing everyone else on my ship didn't get.

Something about having served gives me an affinity towards vets. My best friend back then flew from Texas to my wedding in Michigan last August after not having seen each other since June 93.

I can understand these guys standing by John Kerry and I don't deride there service.

I do appreciate the Swifties who are standing up to the character assassinations of the Johns and Kerry's daughters. The daughters ironically are complaining about our fellow vets "attacking daddy's moral character" in my view, I think they are defending their own moral character from Tour of Duty and the fullbright commission.

Fair winds and following seas.
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In wartime, truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies.
Sir Winston Churchill

[Westcovsurfer]

G. A. Valero
HM2 ('73 - '79)
3rd MARDIV FMFPAC

In a way, I took part in the operation that basically closed the Doors and chapter of Cambodia and Vietnam. (Eagle Pull and Frequent Wind)

I have seen what its like when the Nations lose its will to fight or ran away. Not a pretty sight, lots of chaos. We cannot ran away, this is our country.

USA has been attacked, 2x (1996, 2001) at NYC. The terrorist drew first blood and Pres. Bush brought the fight into thier back backyard and front door. USA does not have to wait for or pacify countries like France and Russia. Pres. Bush acted with the best interest of USA.

I don't think Sen. Kerry has that same fortitude and neither does his running-mate Sen. Edwards.

[retiredmilitary50563]

usmc 1968-1972. nam - marble mountain.
1973-1989 Air Force - germany, iceland, japan, offutt afb (10 years..between overseas trips). Retired 1Apr89
1990 to present County Emergency Management Director - anyone hear of the Bradgate Iowa Tornado? i was incident commander for that.

Glad to be a member of this site....Hanoi John has reason to slam you...he cant stand the truth! Love to talk to old vets...drop me a line...conservative who cant keep his mouth shut.
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1968-1972 Marines, Nam 69-70 (marble mountain)
1973-1989 Air Force (germany, japan, iceland)

[Nukemaster]

I entered West Point at 17 and retired 32 years and 1 month later as a Colonel. Airborne, Combat Engineer, and Nuclear research Officer. Among other things I've served in ARCENT as Chief Engineer of Deployed army forces at Dhahran Saudi Arabia, 2 years in Korea, 2 years at JSOC Fort Bragg, Commanded an Army lab and an Engineer District, and spent 3 years in USSTRATCOM.
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Hoo-ah!

[Guest]

eddie the lock
LCM-8 COXSWAIN
72-73 FLEET SUPPORT OFFICE ATHENS, GREECE
(I KNOW, I KNOW, ROUGH TOUR)

[nukempi]

Hey fellow vets:

My name is Len and I was a Navy Corpsman, 68-72. I was in county in 69-70. Upon getting out of the service I went to college and joined a Southern California law enforcement agency. I spent twenty-three years before retiring in 95. I have been a private investigator since.

I actually get sick at the thought that John Kerry, AKA "Hanoi John" could become our commander-in-chief. To think that a deserter who aided the enemy while OUR people were in harms way could become President sickens me.

It doesn't matter what you believe in terms of the war's legality, YOU NEVER GIVE AID OR COMFORT TO THE ENEMY!

God bless ALL you vets. SEMPER FI

[Blueghost]

Fellow Veterans,

I am a former Marine Sgt. and a 100% disabled veteran. I served in the Marine Corps during the time identified as "Vietnam Era"; however, unlike some, I did not serve in country. My contact with the Vietnamese came at MCB Camp Pendleton at the refugee camps. I served 4 yrs. 1 month on active duty (2nd enlistment) as a Motor Vehicle Operator, primarily an Explosives Vehicle Operator (fuel, small arms ammunition and tank rounds). I do not by any stretch of the imagination mean to infer that I am an expert on the Vietnam issue; however, I did serve with a number of Marines who were there and just happened to be my senior enlisted superiors. In that sense, one generally looked up to senior enlisted for advice and instructions.

Admin note:
1 - No one denies that atrocities were committed.

2- This forum is not about the President - it is about promoting the Swifts' message that John Kerry wildly exaggerated his claims about his record and the record of all of his fellow vets. (Oh, excuse me - he has amended his slander of VV's to exclude Swifts.) Please keep Kerry Talking points out of your messages or you will be banned, as you have alluded to in the large portion of text I'm removing from this message.

3 - There is a great deal of respect for your service here. Please don't abuse it or propagate the original lies that caused your service to be dishonored in the first place. Thank you.

War is hell and no matter how you describe it, it is ugly. (edited) We need to lend an ear and allow the veteran the opportunity to vent. We need to share experiences with them and try to show them how to deal with returning home to family and friends. Most of all, we need to be able to tell those returnig that we know what they are going through and what helped us get through those dark times.

[1IDVET]

Reporting for duty!
Damn, did I say that out loud?!

I spent 20 years in the Army as an Infantryman, 1981-2001. I am a Gulf War I Veteran Dec 90-May 91 with the Big Red One, hence the handle.

I served in the following units: A Co 2 BN 13 IN 1981-1984; B Co 1 BN 8 IN 1984-1986; D Co 1BN 48 IN/4 BN 18 IN 1986-1989; HHC USAG/1ID/D Co 2 BN 16 IN 1989-1993; A Co 1 BN 5 IN/1 BN 9 IN 1993-1996; E TRP 2 SQDN 11 ACR/HHT 11ACR 1996-2001.

I am a life member of the Disabled American Veterans (DAV), and a member of the National Infantry Association.

Visit my home page!
http://www.geocities.com/ejiss/1IDVET_Homepage.html?1048655447487
I update when I can.

I refuse to divulge what and how many medals I have, it is irrelevant to the issue.
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I'll be polite, I'll be professional, but I have a plan to kill everyone I meet.
Arguing with a Grunt is like wrestling a pig in the mud... Everyone gets dirty, but the pig loves it!

[jwbarden]

NAVOCS 79004/J
SWOS Basic Class 30 (80002)
SWOS Department Head Class 94
USS EDSON (DD-946), A/E OFFICER, then 1st LT (THE JFK jobs)
USS CANISTEO (AO-99), DCA/ Liquid Cargo
NAVMARCORRESCEN Manchester NH, CO
USS WHIDBEY ISLAN (LSD-41), CHENG

[kmcosker]

My father was peacetime navy.

I was navy, 81-87, Beirut & Libya, E6 STG1(sw) USS Mahan DDG42.

My daughter is current AirForce, was in Diyarbakir Turkey in early 03 for the northern invasion of Iraq that didn't happen. (I know squids, and didn't really want her in the navy. Can you blame me?)

We didn't see the s**t that many of you did, but we were willing and able.


I want to salute and thank all the men and women who served.

God Bless you!
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"We will always remember. We will always be proud. We will always be prepared, so we may always be free." - Ronald W Reagan