Recognition Denied, Medal of Honor

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by bobabode

Cool. Pops served in the 10thAD, Third Army 43-45 Ardennes, Rhineland, he was there for the reduction of Metz in France. White glove inspections were a way of life for us kids growing up and he never rose above Pfc.

Originally Posted by 4-2-7

During the Korean war?

Originally Posted by Boreas

Ardennes? Rhineland? Yup! These were famous campaigns in um.... the Korean war. You sure do know your US history, don't you, Tar Baby?

John

LoL!

My Uncle was on the USS Bunker Hill when a Japanese kamikaze pilot hit it during the War of 1812.

Dave

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by BlueStreak

LoL!

My Uncle was on the USS Bunker Hill when a Japanese kamikaze pilot hit it during the War of 1812.

Dave

Uh.... yeah, yeah, that's the ticket!

John

[Tom Joad]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lF1mx-Dcek8

[Pio1980]

Originally Posted by Tom Joad

I was an REMF Air Force Medic in Vietnam.

I spent 9 months of my tour at the 483rd USAF Hospital at Cam Rahn Bay.

We referred to it as the United States of America Fucking Hospital.



Then I was at the 366th USAF Dispensary at Da Nang for the last three months.

Both these places were relatively safe, but most of our patients were Army guys that came in from the bush were they had gotten fucked up pretty bad, mostly by booby traps which we now call IED's.

I occasionally get a little twinge of survivors guilt, but mostly I'm glad it was them and not me, I'd be lying if I said anything different.

I'm often asked if I'm a 'Nam vet, I say no, I'm 'Nam era but being that I was air defense missile artillery and the 'Cong didn't have much of an air force, they didn't need me there. 'Nam vets tell me, "you didn't miss much" when I tell them. I spent most of the rest of my career as a dental tech, very REMF-ish.

[Tom Joad]

Originally Posted by Pio1980

'Nam vets tell me, "you didn't miss much" when I tell them.

I'd never say that.

Even though I was an REMF, Vietnam was a whole different world from serving stateside.

Originally Posted by Pio1980

I spent most of the rest of my career as a dental tech, very REMF-ish.

Good of you to admit that.

There are a whole lot of Veterans out there that embellish their service records. It's incredible how many former Green Berets and Navy Seals you run into. And virtually everyone of them was some goddamn REMF support troop that is lying his ass off. If you ask me, these are the worst examples for disrespecting the vets that actually saw action. I'd like to see every one of these lying wannabes thrown into jail.

http://www.stolenvalor.com/

[bobabode]

Originally Posted by Tom Joad

I'd never say that.

Even though I was an REMF, Vietnam was a whole different world from serving stateside.



Good of you to admit that.

There are a whole lot of Veterans out there that embellish their service records. It's incredible how many former Green Berets and Navy Seals you run into. And virtually everyone of them was some goddamn REMF support troop that is lying his ass off. If you ask me, these are the worst examples for disrespecting the vets that actually saw action. I'd like to see every one of these lying wannabes thrown into jail.

http://www.stolenvalor.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hw7EX3Nned8 About 1min 20 sec.

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by Tom Joad

I'd never say that.

Even though I was an REMF, Vietnam was a whole different world from serving stateside.



Good of you to admit that.

There are a whole lot of Veterans out there that embellish their service records. It's incredible how many former Green Berets and Navy Seals you run into. And virtually everyone of them was some goddamn REMF support troop that is lying his ass off. If you ask me, these are the worst examples for disrespecting the vets that actually saw action. I'd like to see every one of these lying wannabes thrown into jail.

http://www.stolenvalor.com/

Pardon my ignorance, Tom. But, what is an REMF?

Dave

[Pio1980]

Originally Posted by BlueStreak

Pardon my ignorance, Tom. But, what is an REMF?

Dave

Rear Echelon M-F. Disparaging term for combat support personnel used by front-line combat troops.

[BlueStreak]

I see.

My only close connection to the Vietnam War is my second oldest brother who was infantry and rarely talks about it. We always figured he was in the shit, because he shies away from guns, fireworks.....pretty much anything that goes "bang". And in an argument with a wannabe badass former brother in law, he was overheard saying; "If I owned a gun you would be dead. Don't think I would? I've killed so many people I lost count."

Dave

[bobabode]

Originally Posted by Pio1980

Rear Echelon M-F. Disparaging term for combat support personnel used by front-line combat troops.

Safe in the rear...

Pops was a mail clerk attached to Div. HQ, definitely RE. I doubt that he ever shot at anyone. Like most he wouldn't not talk about it.