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Veitnam Memorial Wall facts by my Dad nam vet retired U.S.M.C.

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by scott 351 wins, May 27, 2012.

  1. dmarx
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    I spent 20 years in the Army, first tour was from '69-72 then '79-96. Does anyone remember the firty draft lottery for all 19 year olds. Well my birthday is September 14th. I was number "1" in the lottery pick!!!!! While I never served in Viet Nam, I lost three friends, all high school class mates. To all those who served, "Welcome Home". And who the hell cares about spelling!!! It was still a shit hole that was run by politicians and was kept going on the lives of Ameria's bravest young men and women.

    D. Marx (SP 5)
    US Army Security Agency
    1969-72
     
  2. I feel much the same- I also was older when I went in- 1969-1971- served my time in USA and Germany- local Viet Nam Chapter is very active but I feel as a non-combat Veteran guilty to have had it easy while they risked all- never tell them I am a Viet Nam era veteran even though it is a small town and I know many of them from school days/etc-
     
  3. Its well worth noting that over 150,000 Nam vets have committed suicide and more are lost to suicide everyday.

    My home town,pop.1400-Lost 1 man during the war but lost 4 vets after the war "ended".
    Many of us will tell you that it never really ends Especially around the holidays where every moron and his brother thinks that its cool to blow off fireworks.
    One day someone said to me"Its been 30 years,let it go". My reply was (and still is) "It was yesterday".
     
  4. HOLLYWOOD GRAHAM
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    HOLLYWOOD GRAHAM
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    Yeah, and you forgot a period at the end of the sentence. I really can't believe you nit picked about that.

    I have gone through the list of names on the wall looking for friends and classmates of mine. Fortunately I found few and am very glad of that. It really bothers me that men and women had to give their lives in the service of their country but if not for them, and the ones that survived, life would be very different here. I still remember the anti war people taking their beliefs out on the military people themselves, which was a shameful thing to do. Show support for your current military people when you can.

    Navy 1962,63,64
     
  5. zman
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    x3...
     
  6. Orlando1701
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    As do I, I think it's a sham that we're still there. I was in Korea in 03-05 becuse it's not like we couldn't use to troops elsewhere in the world.
     
  7. Paul B
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    A while back my wife and i were watching Cajun Pawn show and the owner was thanking a Vet for his service. I said to her things have changed in 40 years, only 1 person ever thanked me. He was a ww2 vet. couple days later at a wake a guy saw the veteran plates on my truck came up to me shook my hand and thanked me. kinda floored me.
     
  8. nutajunka
    Joined: Jan 24, 2007
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    nutajunka

    If you ever get a chance to go to D.C. and see all the war memorials do it. Then drive over to Arlington National Cemetery. It will leave you speechless.
     
  9. zoomma
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    Thank you and your father for posting.
    I have allways felt bad that even though I served in the army
    that I never went over there.
    Thanks again. Semper Fi
     
  10. cool37
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    from SoCal

    Thanks for posting...SEMPER FIDELIS
     
  11. Ed "Axle" II
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    Ed "Axle" II
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    from Evans,CO

    Thanks for sharing. Thanks to those that served

    Some give some give all
     
  12. '65 nova
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    '65 nova
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    from New Jersey

    Here in East Brunswick, NJ we lost in the Vietnam War:

    Michael "Mickey" Bosko
    Jan Elkins
    Freddy Bonner

    ..today we remember your sacrifice... RIP

    the big mac
     
  13. 29 Speedster
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    This is a special time of year to remember those who have sacrificed so much for all of us. Lt Sharon Lane was a family friend, and was killed in Vietnam two weeks before Armstrong walked on the moon. Every year I remember her and all the things she, and so many others, did not get to experience in their short lifetime. It is so sad.

    The other day, a teen age girl in the store asked me if I was having a nice day. I told her every day is a nice day, we all have a lot to be thankful for. As I was leaving, she said "Thank you for saying that to me".
    I think she will remembers that for a long time. I hope so.

    We all need to pause and remember all who have sacrificed for us and be thankful for what we have.

    Bob
    Vietnam 65-66, Monkey Mountain
    Special Thank You to all Vets
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  14. Zombie Hot Rod
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    Thanks for sharing. My dad wont speak about Vietnam to anyone, never even spoke about it to my mom. If a war movie/show/commercial comes on TV he gets up and leaves the room.

    I'd like to know, but I'm comfortable in knowing that I never will.
     
  15. OahuEli
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    Yes, in fact the 442nd is THE most highly decorated unit in the ETO. Senator Dan Inouye is one of 17 men from the 442nd who was awarded the Medal of Honor.
     
  16. Well said man, welcome home.

    To All ... I think most of us get alittle pissed about the "furniture sales", picnics and levity some folks associate with this day ... and yes, getting the spelling correct on the place of death and injury to so many is a valid concern but, ...I find it heartwarming that some that just dont "get it" also take the time to offer some bit of appreciation.

    Flag waving is ok, memorializing the living (which is not the intention of this day) along with the dead is ok, taking a break from a hotdog and baseball game to watch a "missing man" flyover is ok too .... any show of appreciation towards those that gave is ok ... just do it.

    I still get alittle touchy about things but I also appreciate the intentions.
     
  17. Mazooma1
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    what a life, what a man....hat's off to you, Sir:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Inouye
     
  18. pug man
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    Great letter to all those that served and he has earned the right to spell Viet/Veit/Nan anyway he wants to. Thank you so much for sharing his thoughts with us on a day like this..... It touches the heart for sure.......
     
  19. Mr48chev
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    Thanks for posting that Scott. Even though I'm a Viet Nam vet (A troop 1st Squadron 9th Cav 1st Air Cav) There were a number of things that you wrote that I didn't know.

    I've seen the traveling wall several times and it is a very emotional experience every time.

    The Town that I grew up in and live in Toppenish, Wa had the highest number of Viet Nam casualties per capita in the US and I lost several friends from school or from the time I was growing up. I only found out last year that several of my classmates from Bainbridge Island Wa where I went to school for four years (5th through 9th grade) were lost there and a building at the Bremerton Navy yard named after one of them.

    I can't get over to the Tahoma National cemetery this weekend to visit my dad's resting place in the wall there [FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Univers,Zurich BT] SECTION Q ROW B SITE 144. He was in the 5th Army air Corps in the South Pacific in WWII.

    Remember the ones we lost this weekend and remember those of us vets and active duty folks on November 11


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  20. D.R.Smith
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    I to feel guilty for no being there,Number 46 on the 1970 draft lotto,But med reasons left me out. Now I feel ashamed,
     
  21. 48fordcoe
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    Maybe he was off fighting so you could learn to spell, and I bet he's a much better person then you could ever be...
     
  22. 1gearhead
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    Semper Fi. USMC 1966-1968. Viet Nam 1967 one tour. A lot of young guys lost due to political management of the conflict. Had we been allowed the outcome could have been quite different and not so many would have been lost. I salute all those of my brother warriors who have fallen, not just on this day and veterans day but every day of my life. Tread lightly around me as this subject is quite sensitive to me.
     
  23. Cerberus
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    My father and I are both Vietnam combat veterans. Dad 1969-1970, and me 1970-1971. We vistited the Vietnam War Memorial together. I got a big lump in my throat as I watched my Dad touch several names on the wall. The Vietnam war was a war of agony, frustration, and humiliation.
     

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  24. Rootie Kazoootie
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    I'm just happy to have been able to go in place of the doctors kid, down the street, so he could go off to college on a student deferment. :mad::rolleyes:
     
  25. Truckedup
    Joined: Jul 25, 2006
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    Forget about the guilt or shame,it's not like you ran away.I got drafted in 66 along with most of my friends.Some went into combat,some like me had safer duty,some never came back the same way they went in.Some guys stayed home to build the weapons of war.No soldier gets the job done without the millions at home making the goods needed.And the designers and engineers also.These people are just as important as the men on the front line.
    Almost everyone contributes in their own way.But it's dead that paid the ultimate price and that's what Memorial Day is about.
     
  26. Muttley
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  27. Old6rodder
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    If you're going to give spelling lessons, learn to spell contractions, and to close a sentence correctly, yourself.

    As a surviving Viet Nam vet, I take no insult from his post (unlike yours), it's for our friends that didn't make it.
     
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  28. 61 Fairlane
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    So I guess your saying these guys are spelling it wrong too?

    www.vvmf.org

    Maybe you should contact them and let them know your feelings



     
  29. I recall the girl pulling the lottery birthdays was in a mini-skirt ... that didnt make anymore pleasant. I was #30 Reported Feb 70.

    6/37th Arty Korea 70-71
     

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