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Veterans

RedstDem

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18. I agree, youre right

Reply to TahitiNut (Reply #17)

Sat Jan 5, 2013, 05:16 PM

Jan 2013

I was surprised that only one officer out of so many service members refused illegal orders though.
I could be wrong about that, I only heard of one, there may have been more.

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Did you expect or demand to be "worshipped" for your service? [View all] pinboy3niner Jan 2013 OP

Not in the slightest. I do think we have a few folks here who like to troll and divide on the topic MADem Jan 2013 #1

"We didn't ask to be worshiped, we simply hoped to not get shit upon .." Scuba Jan 2013 #2

Amen, brother, and well said pinboy3niner Jan 2013 #4

True progressives or not, I'll wager they don't know a single servicemember on a personal level. MADem Jan 2013 #7

2 decades active/reserves - and never once expected that DrDan Jan 2013 #3

I hate getting "thanks for your service" it always seems so fake. Katashi_itto Jan 2013 #5

"Thank YOU for your support" usually enables an easy transition to another topic. MADem Jan 2013 #9

I wanted ONE thing. TahitiNut Jan 2013 #6

I hear you, brother pinboy3niner Jan 2013 #8

No. Demo_Chris Jan 2013 #10

It wasn't voluntary and it wasn't worthy of thanks or adoration tularetom Jan 2013 #11

NO 4Q2u2 Jan 2013 #12

it has a lot to do with guilt RedstDem Jan 2013 #13

You're asking the wrong people. TahitiNut Jan 2013 #17

I agree, youre right RedstDem Jan 2013 #18

When duty calls and says you must... msedano Jan 2013 #14

recommended for the use of "horsepuckiest" tavalon Jan 2013 #15

Never sarisataka Jan 2013 #16

Online debating RW Vets during the Iraq invasion/occupation ThoughtCriminal Jan 2013 #19

I noticed that with a lot of the "pro-war" republican veterans Victor_c3 Jan 2013 #21

And some that do claim combat experience are likely phonies ThoughtCriminal Jan 2013 #22

Absolutely! There are a LOT of "comic book veterans." TahitiNut Jan 2013 #23

Wow, I had no idea that there weren't more "real" Vietnam vets out there Victor_c3 Jan 2013 #24

none of the vets I know do...and they HATE it... w8liftinglady Jan 2013 #20

Gratitude and admiration are not what's needed ... JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2013 #25

I think the info is there - one has to spend some time finding it - it is not spoon-fed DrDan Jan 2013 #26

Hopefully, Google is better now than it was 45 years ago. JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2013 #27

and where were you in Germany? I was in A.F. at Sembach for 3 years DrDan Jan 2013 #29

Mohringen JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2013 #30

never visited either of those - but sure did enjoy trips to Stuttgart DrDan Jan 2013 #31

Maybe the AF base was called "Echterdingen" JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2013 #32

My brother in law doesn't like all that hero worship shit or Thanks for your Service. glowing Jan 2013 #28