Forum: Vietnam
01-22-2007, 11:37 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 808
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Forum: Vietnam
01-22-2007, 06:30 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 808
misadventure ?
I have ran across this phrase in a Vietnam KIA before . I did not know the individual and was not present . But what does ground, hostile, misadventure mean ?
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Forum: Revolutionary War
01-16-2007, 11:05 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,650
American Cavalry in the Revoltion
I just finished " 1776" . Excellent book . But I started wandering about the seeming lack of Cavalry in the Continental Army . Cavalry is expensive that I understand , but does anyone know why there...
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Forum: Veterans Benefits
01-04-2007, 09:09 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,413
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Forum: Veterans Benefits
01-04-2007, 08:20 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,413
Veterans Social Security
I saw something once whereas Veterans received some sort of credit on their Social Security . Any of you guys know anything about this ?
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Forum: Enduring Freedom
11-24-2006, 03:30 PM
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Replies: 80
Views: 8,694
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Forum: Enduring Freedom
10-31-2006, 07:04 PM
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Replies: 80
Views: 8,694
Colonel ,
From the picture of you briefing...
Colonel ,
From the picture of you briefing .. an interpreter ? Can't really tell but the ages of two of the Afgans soldiers say they are field grade , say battalion commanders ?
Since 2001...
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Forum: Enduring Freedom
10-29-2006, 12:26 PM
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Replies: 80
Views: 8,694
Colonel
How much problem is sniper fire...
Colonel
How much problem is sniper fire from the Taliban ? Not what the Aussies call " the odd angry shot " but accurate single shots that cause casulties ?
I was reading in...
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Forum: Enduring Freedom
10-28-2006, 06:15 PM
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Replies: 80
Views: 8,694
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Forum: Terrorism
09-23-2006, 08:32 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,582
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Forum: Vietnam
09-20-2006, 06:33 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 970
In 66 there was this canvas device that was...
In 66 there was this canvas device that was probably one of the most uncomfortable packs on the planet ( issue) .Being nomads the traders began finding a better pack .
We bought ,swapped or...
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Forum: Vietnam
04-09-2006, 08:06 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,050
Thanks Gimp ,
An important read. The VFW...
Thanks Gimp ,
An important read. The VFW magazine has been doing a good job covering the "maimed" and I pass the magazines around to friends out here. Brave people who have to change their lives...
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Forum: Vietnam
03-02-2006, 08:12 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 3,740
Nope . Must be talkin' about replicas.
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Nope . Must be talkin' about replicas.
Now then back to books. Anyone read Marshall's "Battles in the Monsoons" ? That is where I first read about the fighting in the Idrang in the fall of...
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Forum: Vietnam
03-02-2006, 04:03 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 3,740
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Forum: Vietnam
03-02-2006, 09:52 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 3,740
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Forum: Vietnam
03-02-2006, 09:31 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 3,740
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Forum: Ancient
02-26-2006, 10:24 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,808
VDH book
The book is about a bloody, damaging war. It is about the breakdown / change of what had been a promising time in civilization's devopement . Hanson is a good writer , give the book a recon .
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Forum: Ancient
02-26-2006, 08:40 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,808
Ancient Greek Civil War
Victor Davis Hanson has wriitten another great book .
"A War Like No Other " about the Pelopennisian War over two thousand years ago. The Greek city states offered a great deal to civilization, they...
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Forum: Vietnam
02-26-2006, 08:24 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 3,740
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Forum: Vietnam
02-02-2006, 01:15 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 919
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Forum: Vietnam
02-01-2006, 05:02 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 919
Ong Thanh
Just read an article on the fight at Ong Thanh (1967 ) in VFW magazine. Would like to read more on that battle .Any suggestions ?
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