I Served 25 Years in the Service - And this Asshole is Doing What?????

[Article 15]

(F)art; Probably because they were afraid you numb-nuts would shoot yourself or your buddy.

When I deployed I carried a full combat load plus frags and a Berretta everywhere.

But they also trained me how to use them well.

They trained me how to program BAMs and run phone lines well.

I see you're still butthurt.

 

[High_Gravity]

It was indeed. We had a base at the airport - those fuckers would shoot at us from the hills every night

I have to ask why the **** did we not let our boys carry loaded weapons in a war zone?

Two reasons -

Politics and the ******* U.N.

**** the UN.

 

[Dante]

And you strike me as a net tough guy posing as a combat vet.

The only combat experience I have was spending a year in Beirut, not allowed to carry a weapon, getting sniped at 24/7. Got worse at night. The Marines weren't even allowed to chamber bullets for Christ sake. Then those ******* camel jockey cowards blew up the barracks. That was Oct. 83.
Several years later, I was also aboard USS Iowa on April 19, 1989 when Turret 2 exploded and we lost 47 shipmates.

So no, never fought in combat.

Where did you serve, asswipe - in the Jungles of Nam? If so, I'd like to ask you a couple questions about that tour, again. Maybe this time I will get an answer.

That whole situation in Lebanon was fucked up, letting our troops sit there with rifles with no bullets was ******* beyond retarded.

1983 Beirut: In the attack on the American Marines barracks, the death toll was 241 - the largest single-day loss of life for Marines since the World War II

Three months later, cut-and-run President Ronald Reagan pulled the Americans out of Beirut.

http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/terror.htm

Suicide bomber killed 241 American troops 25 years ago in barracks
October 23, 2008

 

[NLT]

VFW? How's that "Vietnam Era" shit going? all the vets who never saw combat during the end of 'nam, got vets groups to make a name change so it would sound like all vets were war heroes.

Served 1979-2002, screw you.

You joined. For benefits and economic opportunities.


1979: President Jimmy Carter: President Carter proposed to Congress today a pay increase of 7 percent affecting 3.5 million military and civilian employees. The President's proposal would raise the pay of 1.4 million Federal civilian workers and 2.1 million members of the armed services.

Read more at the American Presidency Project: Jimmy Carter: Federal Civilian and Military Pay Increases Announcement on the President's Proposal. Jimmy Carter: Federal Civilian and Military Pay Increases Announcement on the President's Proposal.

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I joined because I could not afford to go to college at the time, and because Carters economy sucked so bad. Thanks to the military I recieved my degree using the GI Bill.

 

[The Gadfly]

again, you don't know me.

also, nice to see that you have respect for all veterans.

I don't want to know you. You strike me as a non-serving *****, attempting to pose as a veteran.

And you strike me as a net tough guy posing as a combat vet.

You may be a vet for all I know. But I really do not care.

Everyone who was in the service does not come out a tough guy pro military type.

No, and I don't believe anyone ever told you you had to. You and I fought in the same war, and obviously, we have different feelings about it. Now, I'm not entirely delighted with what our civilian masters in Washington did to either of us, but I still support my fellow vets, and my current brothers and sisters in arms. I want them treated better than we were. I want them to have the care, and the support, and the respect too many of our brothers didn't get; I want our country to keep the promises it made to them, and I'm going to put my time, my money, AND my vote into seeing that they get all of that. I'm not going to stand idly by and watch ANY of them tossed on the scrap heap like broken equipment and forgotten. You feel used, misused, abused, and lied to? Fine, take it out on the politicians, because they, not your fellow vets, are the ones who did it to you.

 

[mudwhistle]

(F)art; Probably because they were afraid you numb-nuts would shoot yourself or your buddy.

When I deployed I carried a full combat load plus frags and a Berretta everywhere.

But they also trained me how to use them well.

They trained me how to program BAMs and run phone lines well.

I see you're still butthurt.

You must have been a real steely-eyed warrior.

 

[old navy]

That whole situation in Lebanon was fucked up, letting our troops sit there with rifles with no bullets was ******* beyond retarded.

It was indeed. We had a base at the airport - those fuckers would shoot at us from the hills every night

The Druse Militia? We shelled those fuckers, USS Bowen

NLT, I was in the Goin' Bowen 90-92. I was the last Regular Navy Corpsman and transferred as the ship was turned over to the Reserves as a training ship. The Mighty Battle Frigate Bowen was a great ship.

 

[old navy]

And you strike me as a net tough guy posing as a combat vet.

The only combat experience I have was spending a year in Beirut, not allowed to carry a weapon, getting sniped at 24/7. Got worse at night. The Marines weren't even allowed to chamber bullets for Christ sake. Then those ******* camel jockey cowards blew up the barracks. That was Oct. 83.
Several years later, I was also aboard USS Iowa on April 19, 1989 when Turret 2 exploded and we lost 47 shipmates.

So no, never fought in combat.

Where did you serve, asswipe - in the Jungles of Nam? If so, I'd like to ask you a couple questions about that tour, again. Maybe this time I will get an answer.

I was off the coast of Beirut 82-83, was there when the marine barracks got blown up. Then we had to escort the PLO ***** out of there so the Isrealis couldnt blow them to hell and back. Fucked up situation.

I lost two good friends on October 23, 1983. Ronny Bates and George McVicker were with the MAU in the barracks. They were good dudes and damned good Corpsmen.

 

[NLT]

It was indeed. We had a base at the airport - those fuckers would shoot at us from the hills every night

The Druse Militia? We shelled those fuckers, USS Bowen

NLT, I was in the Goin' Bowen 90-92. I was the last Regular Navy Corpsman and transferred as the ship was turned over to the Reserves as a training ship. The Mighty Battle Frigate Bowen was a great ship.

Sure was a great Frigate, was aboard late 81 until Jan 84, Mt 51

 

[gallantwarrior]

Looks like obama is going to lose active military and veterans as voters.

Like many of them voted for him, anyways? Most military folk I've heard openly admitting that they voted for him in '08 are...you guessed it, young and black. There are much fewer of them determined to vote for him again, although diehards still hold out for that promised "hope n change" thingy.

 

[old navy]

The Druse Militia? We shelled those fuckers, USS Bowen

NLT, I was in the Goin' Bowen 90-92. I was the last Regular Navy Corpsman and transferred as the ship was turned over to the Reserves as a training ship. The Mighty Battle Frigate Bowen was a great ship.

Sure was a great Frigate, was aboard late 81 until Jan 84, Mt 51

I loved that ship until the reserves took over.

Early 80s I was on the Cochrane in the IO/Persian Gulf.

 

[mudwhistle]

I don't want to know you. You strike me as a non-serving *****, attempting to pose as a veteran.

And you strike me as a net tough guy posing as a combat vet.

The only combat experience I have was spending a year in Beirut, not allowed to carry a weapon, getting sniped at 24/7. Got worse at night. The Marines weren't even allowed to chamber bullets for Christ sake. Then those ******* camel jockey cowards blew up the barracks. That was Oct. 83.
Several years later, I was also aboard USS Iowa on April 19, 1989 when Turret 2 exploded and we lost 47 shipmates.

So no, never fought in combat.

Close enough to it.

Getting shot at sortof counts for something.

 

[gallantwarrior]

what a shame, you were so entitled to it.

Yeah, like your messiah, obama, and his silverback ***** deserve the lifelong medical care and a pension paid at 100%?

 

[NLT]

NLT, I was in the Goin' Bowen 90-92. I was the last Regular Navy Corpsman and transferred as the ship was turned over to the Reserves as a training ship. The Mighty Battle Frigate Bowen was a great ship.

Sure was a great Frigate, was aboard late 81 until Jan 84, Mt 51

I loved that ship until the reserves took over.

Early 80s I was on the Cochrane in the IO/Persian Gulf.

I was on DDG3 John King, 80 -late 81, went over to the Bowen when they needed a GMG2 (they were short on GM's) to deploy to I/O Persian gulf. Then we went to Beruit.

 

[mudwhistle]

Looks like obama is going to lose active military and veterans as voters.

Like many of them voted for him, anyways? Most military folk I've heard openly admitting that they voted for him in '08 are...you guessed it, young and black. There are much fewer of them determined to vote for him again, although diehards still hold out for that promised "hope n change" thingy.

We've seen Obama's best.

If he gets another 4 he'll sell us down the tube to the Russians and play a lot of bad rounds of golf. The Middle East will go completely Sharia, Israel will be on their own, and Obama will give away our nukes and what's left of the Aleutians to Russia.

 

[mudwhistle]

Our enemies don't need spies anymore long as Obama is in there.

 

[Caroljo]

Looks like obama is going to lose active military and veterans as voters.

Like many of them voted for him, anyways? Most military folk I've heard openly admitting that they voted for him in '08 are...you guessed it, young and black. There are much fewer of them determined to vote for him again, although diehards still hold out for that promised "hope n change" thingy.

My son's in the Military. I "think" he voted for Obama in 08 (no, he's not black). But he didn't really like McCain, so that's why i'm pretty sure. Anyway, last week on Facebook he posted:

Barack Obama - Psalm 109:8

That was it....i have a feeling he's not voting for him again!

 

[gallantwarrior]

Govts renege on deals all the time.

So you're in in favor of ******* over military veterans and their families because the government "renegs on deals all the time"?

Christ, you're a bigger Anti-American/Anti-Veteran assbrain then first imagined.

No, I don't agree with what they have done, but it is also a reality at the moment. Things are tight, govt needs to save money.

Money is tight, let's see some of those congressional asswipes take a cut in pay and benefits. They have never served their country, but they certainly have helped themselves to the public trough.

 

[Moonglow]

Our enemies don't need spies anymore long as Obama is in there.

or you

 

[mudwhistle]

Our enemies don't need spies anymore long as Obama is in there.

or you