OT Who's a Veteran?

[BlazerWookee]

 

[THE HCP]

 

[Chris Craig]

Never Forget

I never served, but my father, and his father, etc served. My father was a helicopter mechanic in Vietnam. Though I don't always agree with why we go to war, I have great respect for those who have risked/given their lives, so that we may stay free.

 

[kjironman1]

I didn't know Schonely was a Marine.

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

You rang FAMS

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Is this HCP and his hunting buddies out LARPing in the cascades????

Seriously thanks to all of you guys who served to protect our families and friends from the dangers of this crazy world.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

 

[Chris Craig]

 

[Chris Craig]

 

[PtldPlatypus]

THAT'S the way to put some "Spec" on someone's name. HCP earned his.

Thank you for your service, sir.

 

[Hoopguru]

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wow...my son told me this am that the army is going back to ww2 uni's, it's i recognition of the Greatest Generation!

 

[SlyPokerDog]

THAT'S the way to put some "Spec" on someone's name. HCP earned his.

Thank you for your service, sir.

 

[THE HCP]

137 Confirmed Kills
And that was BEFORE I joined the Army!

 

[Lanny]

I honestly thought i'd get you guys to post some pictures. I understand very few pictures from military service are great shots.

I had some pictures from Vietnam but I lost the film when we moved from our home in S.W. Portland in the early 70s. Wish I took better care of them. I do have a Basic Training graduation photo but it's in a picture frame and not easily transported to here.

 

[Lanny]

137 Confirmed Kills
And that was BEFORE I joined the Army!

You must have lived in an easier neighborhood. Ask me about where I lived.

 

[Lanny]

I drove an Army jeep in Vietnam.

 

[Natebishop3]

137 Confirmed Kills
And that was BEFORE I joined the Army!

I think it's strange that you keep track of the number of pizzas that you were able to finish in one sitting.

 

[Lanny]

I am not. @HCP is. But we've all seen way too many pics of him already.

Thank you to all the Vets!

Hey @HCP let's see a pic of you in your MP uni.

I volunteered for the MPs. Instead, they sent me to an electronics school.

 

[Lanny]

I served. Saw combat, too.

 

[andalusian]

I think it's strange that you keep track of the number of pizzas that you were able to finish in one sitting.

Please. The @HCP is an athlete. This is for the dog eating contest. (Sit down @SlyPokerDog - a different kind of dog). That's a good boy.

https://nathansfamous.com/promos-and-fanfare/hot-dog-eating-contest/

 

[Natebishop3]

I joined the Navy back in 2001, but I have a weird condition with the meniscus in both knees so they ended up kicking me out during bootcamp. I actually got home from basic a few days before 9/11.

The most I have done is help train up the Oregon National Guard before they deployed to Iraq.

 

[barfo]

I did not serve and probably would not have been accepted had I tried (moral turpitude and body odor) but all my high school buddies did, so I'm service-adjacent.

barfo

 

[BrianFromWA]

In the picture I post sometimes in the game threads he’s wearing an Eagle, Globe and Anchor pin

 

[Lanny]

I joined the Navy back in 2001, but I have a weird condition with the meniscus in both knees so they ended up kicking me out during bootcamp. I actually got home from basic a few days before 9/11.

The most I have done is help train up the Oregon National Guard before they deployed to Iraq.

I had terrible meniscus in one knee and bad meniscus in the other knee and the Army still said I could either join the Army or go to prison. They had to take people like me so guys like Trump wouldn't have to go.

Edit: I misspoke. They gave me the option of the Army or the Marines. In fact, a Marine sergeant came out and selected about seven of us randomly and they got drafted into the Marines. They selected those guys very near me so I was almost a Marine. Not much difference in our training in those days.

 

[Lanny]

In the picture I post sometimes in the game threads he’s wearing an Eagle, Glone and Anchor pin

Don't know what a 'Glone' is.

 

[Lanny]

I think it's strange that you keep track of the number of pizzas that you were able to finish in one sitting.

Don't we all do that? I guess I'm strange. Well, that shouldn't be a big surprise to anyone.

 

[BrianFromWA]

Don't know what a 'Glone' is.

globe

 

[BrianFromWA]

I joined the Navy back in 2001, but I have a weird condition with the meniscus in both knees so they ended up kicking me out during bootcamp. I actually got home from basic a few days before 9/11.

The most I have done is help train up the Oregon National Guard before they deployed to Iraq.

Man, that 24 hr fitness run must’ve been epic. 5 on 5, shirts vs “no meniscii”

 

[BrianFromWA]

I drove an Army jeep in Vietnam.

Humvee was my first licensed vehicle. I was driving 5-tons around Okinawa before I had a US driver’s license

 

[Lanny]

Humvee was my first licensed vehicle. I was driving 5-tons around Okinawa before I had a US driver’s license

Didn't have them when I was in the Army.
Also, nearly every kid I knew had a learner's permit when they turned 15. I was late when I got mine at 16. Had my driver's license at 17. You must have been at least 17 when you went in the Navy, weren't you?
By the way, I tried to join the Air Force, the Navy, the reserves, the National Guard, even the Coast Guard but they were all full up. So I got to be a ground pounder with an M14, same rifle as the Marines used.

 

[THE HCP]

Man, that 24 hr fitness run must’ve been epic. 5 on 5, shirts vs “no meniscii”

Where is the UNLIKE button?