Forum: Warfare
02-14-2015, 07:10 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 1,388
Sniper Movie / Hired Gun?
I made a terrible mistake just the other day when I was talking with someone about the new movie about a U.S. Army troop with an MOS that classified him a Sniper and that I thought that anyone with...
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Forum: Twentieth Century
01-22-2015, 10:05 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 8,137
I went into Basic in August of 1965 and the...
I went into Basic in August of 1965 and the Atlanta that I saw then was pretty bad compared to the Parma Hts., Ohio that I came from BUT (there's that darn word again) after Basic I went to AIT at...
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Forum: General Posts
01-22-2015, 02:33 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 581
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Forum: Twentieth Century
01-19-2015, 04:03 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 8,137
January 19, 2015; MLK day
When I first came to Georgia for Basic Training at Ft. Benning it was 1965. There was a Georgian that you heard about almost every night on the evening news who was the Pastor of the Ebenezer...
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Forum: Vietnam
01-13-2015, 02:33 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,360
RIP Uncle Lawrence
Add another to the American statistics; On Sunday, January 11, 2015 Master Sgt. Lawrence Steinke (retired) died in Belvidere, Illinois. Uncle Lawrence was my wife's Uncle and served over 30 years...
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Forum: New Members
01-01-2015, 01:58 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 22,648
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Forum: Political Debate
12-31-2014, 05:44 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,786
Ex-President Bill Clinton
From a show on Canadian TV, where a black comedian said he misses Bill Clinton.
"Yep, that's right - I miss Bill Clinton! He was the closest thing we ever got to having a real black man as...
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Forum: General Posts
12-24-2014, 06:12 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 513
Veterans of Foriegn War?
After coming home from over there one of the guys I worked with asked me to come to the VFW in Strongsville, Ohio with him one night and so I did. Jim served in Seoul, Korea in 1952. The night that...
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Forum: General Posts
12-11-2014, 12:21 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 755
Sad for America
Two days ago I had follow up appointments to the pulmonary doctor at the Decatur VA where I was given a clean bill of health and told that I could stop using the oxygen. Yesterday I had an...
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Forum: Political Debate
12-06-2014, 01:12 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,561
Well, I guess that history repeats itself. ...
Well, I guess that history repeats itself. Yesterday Americas Commander and Chief nominated Ashton Carter to be the future Secretary of Defense.
As Secretary of Defense Carter will be the second...
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Forum: Political Debate
11-27-2014, 04:59 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,561
Secretary Hagel's resignation
Imagine that you're an American working with the people of Afghanistan on both medical and nutritional needs. Under your shirt you wear a crucifix around your neck.
The Islamic State of Iraq and...
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Forum: Veterans Benefits
11-27-2014, 04:12 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,906
[QUOTE=WateringHole;1700645]Stick
"Have you...
[QUOTE=WateringHole;1700645]Stick
"Have you been diagnosed with Sleep Apenia ? Do you have to sleep with a C-Pap machine with air hose & mask strapped to your mouth & nose ?"
Right now there's...
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Forum: Veterans Benefits
11-19-2014, 06:58 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,906
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Forum: Political Debate
11-05-2014, 04:37 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,437
America wins again
I'm waking up and looking at the Morning News this morning and what it headlines is the results of yesterday's mid-term election. The Republicans have won almost every position that they have run...
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Forum: General Posts
10-16-2014, 03:59 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 572
Important BEWARE on your PC
Today at 6:49 AM
Yesterday I bought a new Microsoft Office program that required assistance from a Microsoft technician to install. As he was installing the program everything stopped. The...
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Forum: General Posts
10-14-2014, 03:41 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 518
Delta flight 87
You've boarded the airplane that's now leaving the Chicago O'Hair Airport terminal when the pilot comes onto the P.A.
"Good morning passengers, we hope you enjoy your flight to Atlanta's...
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Forum: General Posts
10-04-2014, 07:13 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 458
Service animals
:i:Just this past week a dog that had been utilized by an Army unit in Afghanistan was reunited with the troop that handled him there. The dog immediately recognized his handler and ran to him at...
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Forum: Veterans Appreciation
10-02-2014, 02:09 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 2,834
American Heritage Museum
Last week we were asked to bring the Museum to White Water High School here in Fayette County and it was wonderful. Class after class came to the museum and I don't think there was one student in...
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Forum: Iraqi Freedom
09-11-2014, 02:11 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,986
History repeats itself
America never heard of ISIS a.k.a. ISIL until we withdrew American "troops on the ground" from Iraq and Afghanistan but (there's that word again) when we left those nations to defend their selves,...
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Forum: Terrorism
08-20-2014, 04:25 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 2,384
Truth in advertising?
An advertisement made for and by the United States Navy states that they are "Committed to excellence," advocate "Fair treatment to all" and will "Support freedom and democracy through out the...
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Forum: Twenty First Century
08-19-2014, 04:00 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 6,039
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Forum: Twenty First Century
08-05-2014, 04:24 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 6,039
"Baby killer" flashback
August, 2014 in the Gaza Strip of Israel: They hide in the schools and in the homes of the people of this land and while there they fire on the people of Israel with their artillery and their...
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Forum: General Posts
07-17-2014, 06:03 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 847
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Forum: Iraqi Freedom
07-07-2014, 12:34 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 2,675
Fayette Citizen Reprint
U.S. has forgotten how to fight a war
• Tuesday, June 24, 2014 - 4:38pm
Submitted by Letters to the ... Editor
" Writer Cal Thomas said in his opinion of June 18, “While it’s true we can’t...
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Forum: General Posts
06-15-2014, 02:51 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 728
History repeats itself
Here we go again. Almost 6,000 American lives lost in Iraq and that's almost 6,000 lives lost in vein.
We went to Iraq in an offensive and quickly dethroned the standing administration of that...
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