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Marcuse

(7,479 posts)
12. Daddy gave the doctor a break on his medical office rent in return for the bone spurs excuse.
Thu Apr 23, 2020, 05:08 PM
Apr 2020

Bone spurs, BTW, don’t resolve themselves without the surgical procedure he never had.

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redstatebluegirl

(12,265 posts)
7. I remember seeing W standing on an aircraft carrier with the Mission Accomplished
Thu Apr 23, 2020, 04:02 PM
Apr 2020

banner behind him. My brother went nuts, he made some comment about "while I was flying off carrier and getting shot at in Vietnam, this moron was saving the Alabama bars from invasion". He feels the same way about President bone spurs.

BamaRefugee

(3,483 posts)
8. That moment is burned into my memory. I hate that guy. My beloved cousin was a Navy F-4 driver, shot
Thu Apr 23, 2020, 04:06 PM
Apr 2020

down over Vietnam, we never got any information about him for YEARS, until they suddenly sent his remains back.

He's buried in Arlington Cemetery, Commander James Ruffin. He'll never have the luxury of doing ultra shitty oil paintings in his retirement.

redstatebluegirl

(12,265 posts)
9. I know, my brother said he preferred not to go to the memorial in DC because so many
Thu Apr 23, 2020, 04:18 PM
Apr 2020

of his friends names were there. So many pilots never came home, we lost a ton of them. We were lucky my brother came home. I'm so sorry for your loss.

relayerbob

(6,544 posts)
11. I imagine most of his followers
Thu Apr 23, 2020, 04:37 PM
Apr 2020

Thank he was a huge war hero in Vietnam, having saved the entire country from the commies.

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