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"Wow, I can't believe that I missed this question. Jerry, all honorably discharged veterans with service after 180 days and all veterans who were honorably discharged due to medical reasons regardless of length of service are entitled to VA health…"
"George, I can't argue that we have to get our fiscal house in order. I believe that Ronald Reagan showed the way, and in spite of a Democrat congress during six out of his eight years, managed to spend what was necessary to end the Cold War and at…"
"For whatever reason, different national veterans’ organizations have different dates of service as a requirement for membership. In the case of AMVETS, which is the largest national veterans' organization in our area, the requirements for membership…"
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Agreed George, none of us here gave much consideration for personal recognition, then or now. Some of us then in the control rooms of submarines, the flight lines and missile control centers of SAC bases, the Marine expeditionary units and…"
Agreed George, none of us here gave much consideration for personal recognition, then or now. Some of us then in the control rooms of submarines, the flight lines and missile control centers of SAC bases, the Marine expeditionary units and…"
"I think that half the cost would be the cost of postage, still a small price to pay for the dedicated and difficult service these warriors performed in every imaginable environment and location for half a century, an effort that literally ended the…"
"Yeah, I remember "the needle," -- actually lots of needles. When I was at Navy Recruit Training Command-Orlando back in '75, our whole company would "one step" single file between a gauntlet of Navy corpsmen armed with needle guns that made a…"
"Golly, Joseph. I never knew the Hunley to be such a rough stretch of real estate. I'm surprised I made it alive from Hunley's quarter deck to my boat tied along side in one piece -- to hear you describe events there. Now, life in Charleston in…"
"Michael, see my comment on this thread dated June 5, 2011 at 10:08pm. I was in Company 058 -- and just a month or so ahead of Company 085. We reported aboard RTC-Orlando on 19AUG75. If you're new, welcome aboard sir."
"Thanks Deanna Little for the friend request. And thanks for the LCS tour. The Blue Water Navy will never be the same."
"Welcome aboard Carolyn. That is an interesting and rather difficult rate. Don't know a whole lot about the surface Navy, but I know enough that hull techs had it tough and dangerous at times. Check out my page, there might be some commands or…"
"Well, just saying what ought to happen won't make it so. All Cold War veterans, and any other support they can muster from other veterans groups need to launch a campaign aimed at every congressional delegation in Washington. I was in the…"
"That is indeed interesting. Who knows how many of us, regardless of whether we were on submarines or surface ships manuvering along the Cooper River and Charleston Harbor, knew just how close we were to the CSS Hunley or the USS Housatonic. I…"
"Jerry, you have a good site, but not a lot of participation. We have a whole new generation, many who are actually serving in the armed forces today, who couldn't tell you anything about the Cold War. Many were born after the collapse of the…"
"Thanks. I will try to scan my fading, yellowed, and 30+ year old pictures of when I was in the Navy. These pics were from 2006/07 during and immediately after my DoD service down range. Cameras were not allowed on the submarine but I have a few…"
"Hello Ron. I was never stationed on the USS Hunley, but we used to tie up to her at the end of Pier Charley at NWS-Charleston (actually, Goose Creek). I was aboard the USS Ulysses S. Grant (SSBN 631). Of course, we had to cross Hunley's quarter…"
"I had better make a quick correction. [Then] Senior Chief "Red" Padgett's title should have been TMCS (SS). My apologies to that fine warrior and inspiration in my life. I would have corrected the original text, but I could not find an "edit"…"
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