(Jul 20, 2019, 12:48 PM)terminator3d3700 Wrote:(Jun 30, 2019, 03:51 PM)Retsarge Wrote: I will see what I can do, It sounds like a lot of fun.
Hi Retsarge,
I am guessing that your handle means you are a retired Sergeant? I also am a Retired SSG US Army. Retired in Jan 1994. If you are a retired Sergeant then I thank you and commend you for "Sticking" it out. I for one, don't care for the Vietnam Veterans, Don't get me wrong. Yes, most of them were drafted. This is why I don't particularly care for them. Most of them didn't want to be there and despised the government for drafting them. And,of-course, did not mean the words they said while taking the OATH to join the forces of this country.  But, by gum by golly, they sure take advantage now don't they. Free food on Veteran's day. It used to make me really mad when the American people spit on them and called them baby killers. I just wish that the movie "American Sniper" came out back then. Then the American people would have understood why women and children were killed. All those druggies back then really made me mad.
I apologize from the bottom of my heart to those Vietnam Veterans that took the oath seriously. Even in the days I was active duty I could tell the difference of a soldier that actually meant what he/she said while quoting the OATH, "I am an American fighting man. I serve in the forces which guard our country and our way of life. I AM PREPARED TO GIVE MY LIFE IN THEIR DEFENSE." How many men and now women actually mean this and are not just saying it because it is required to join the military services of this great country? When I joined in 1973 there was still a Womens' Army Corp. They disbanded and became part of the U.S. Army in 1974. That is why I did not say "an American fighting person"
yes, your right I'm a retired Master Sergeant in the USAF Security Police. I was in active duty during the Vietnam war, but didn't serve in country. I wias with the B-52's on Guam that were bombing the DMZ In 1964. I'm not a combat vet, and the only time I was shot at was right here in the U.S on a Titan II Missile site in Arizona. I was called a lot of names back then and I am proud of the guys and gals that were true to the colors. It makes me happy to see how our troops are treated now. Thanks for your service and If I can be of any help let me know.
retsarge