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In military lingo, "withdraw" is pretty much the same as "retreat". We started using the term "redeploy" around 1990 to indicate "returning to base after completion of the deployment´s mission". (Do ...

A senator must have a TS clearance. When he was elected in 1985, he would have had to request a clearance. If someone knows of a good way to obtain the information provided by Kerry and the informat ...

There are 4,686 topics in this forum. As we head into the final weeks, let´s remember the basic argument:

Kerry is unfit for command as President and Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Armed Forces ba ...

I´m not real up on the latest computer technology. So a question: is it possible to ZIP a video into a file-size that would not take more than fifteen mintues to transfer? If so, I would certainly ...

I´m feeling pretty danged optimistic. SBVT has severely hurt Kerry´s chances up to now. The planned ads that are coming and the Sinclair broadcast of the "Stolen Honor" piece will be the one-two kno ...

I agree that the oral history was not done last month just to rush it into print. I agree that ADM Yost is not trying to discredit ADM Hoffman´s present position with SBVT. I question, however, the ...

In an editorial today (28th) about media reporting, the CSM writer included the following:

"The Swift Boat Veterans for Truth come forth and make allegations with little proof and still find their ...

"How can you ask a man to be the last man to be shunted aside?"

Yes, I agree that this is hugely promising. But it has nothing to do with Swiftboat Vets. If SBVT gets involved in this, many peopl ...

You guys on Active can speak out all that you wish - the same as the rest of us. Just can´t do it in uniform and cannot publicize your military status while doing so. The protectors of the Freedom ...

In the modern-day Special boat Units (1994), we wore cammies simply because we might need to go ashore or might unintentionally end up ashore. I assure all that it was not to perform infantry actions ...

C´mon, folks, there are bigger fish to fry here. Getting bogged down in admin-type nuances will just confuse the non-military public.

- Three distinct versions of a Silver Star citation

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A man that supposedly merited a Silver Star for bravery in combat closes his eyes to catch a football??? Afraid of an owie?

Dane

Sorry, folks. It´s 0600 and I spent the night unable to sleep. I´m a little loopy right now. I just listened to the ad again and it finally smacked me in the kisser that Kerry said he is proud of ...

Folks, let´s not get swallowed up by Kerry´s argument that there is a difference between medals and ribbons. Remember that a medal is a SYMBOL that represents a recognition. A full-sized medal is us ...

The Kerry campaign is charging that Bush enjoyed political influence in his acceptancew in the NG and throughout his time of service. Consider the following:

Kerry received his third "wound" 13 M ...