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Military service question
Posted on 11/7/14 at 8:07 pm
Posted on 11/7/14 at 8:07 pm
I was just doodling around Wikipedia and came across an old mayor from San Antonio named Phil Hardberger.
He was in the Air Force and under battles/wars it listed the Cold War.
Is it legit for military personnel to list this as an actual war, or is he a politician trying to trump up his military status?
He was in the Air Force and under battles/wars it listed the Cold War.
Is it legit for military personnel to list this as an actual war, or is he a politician trying to trump up his military status?
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Posted on 11/7/14 at 8:09 pm to tigerman03
foolishness if you ask me, was deployed several times, have war medals and dont list battles or deployments on my resume etc.
This post was edited on 11/7/14 at 8:10 pm
Posted on 11/7/14 at 8:09 pm to tigerman03
AF probably did surveillance type stuff? I don't know. I'd imagine AF had missions during the Cold War that the Army and Marines didn't if you know what I mean.
Posted on 11/7/14 at 8:10 pm to tigerman03
I hope you're not serious.
Posted on 11/7/14 at 8:10 pm to tigerman03
quote:
is he a politician trying to trump up his military status?
probably that, but a lot of people died during the "Cold War," and families are only recently getting the details of their deaths
Posted on 11/7/14 at 8:10 pm to LEASTBAY
damn you're a badass 
Posted on 11/7/14 at 8:12 pm to LEASTBAY
This post was edited on 11/7/14 at 8:13 pm
Posted on 11/7/14 at 8:13 pm to tigerman03
Have never seen Cold War listed as a specific deployment/service. Quite odd.
Posted on 11/7/14 at 8:13 pm to Geauxtiga
How do you mean?
Posted on 11/7/14 at 8:14 pm to TH03
its just the era he served in.
Posted on 11/7/14 at 8:14 pm to tigerman03
You know anyone can edit wikipedia right?
Posted on 11/7/14 at 8:15 pm to tigerman03
quote:
How do you mean?
quote:What USMC said.
USMCTiger03
Have never seen Cold War listed as a specific deployment/service. Quite odd.
Posted on 11/7/14 at 8:17 pm to tigerman03
Probably just the era he served in
Posted on 11/7/14 at 8:18 pm to Geauxtiga
That's what I thought.
I've never seen it before, I thought it was bullshite.
I mean, if I served in Iraq, Korea, Vietnam, etc, it would piss me off if some politician boasted about serving during the fricking Cold War.
I've never seen it before, I thought it was bullshite.
I mean, if I served in Iraq, Korea, Vietnam, etc, it would piss me off if some politician boasted about serving during the fricking Cold War.
Posted on 11/7/14 at 8:20 pm to tigerman03
Well after Vietnam and up to basically desert storm, there isn't much to list. So he is trying just say he made some effort to serve our country during some sort of conflict.
Posted on 11/7/14 at 8:22 pm to tigerman03
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it would piss me off if some politician boasted about serving during the fricking Cold War.
it shouldn't go on his resume but I wouldn't completely down play the service of cold war vets, as posted, many died in the line of duty, but due to the nature of their missions, and the tensions between the USSR and us, it was as if they just disappeared, and files are only fairly recently beginning to open up
Posted on 11/7/14 at 8:28 pm to tigerman03
It says he flew the B47 bomber which was a SAC bomber. Maybe he had a relatively direct involvement with some type of Cold War activity or something. 
Posted on 11/7/14 at 8:29 pm to 777Tiger
Some of which were in Afghanistan during that time with the rebels.
Posted on 11/7/14 at 8:38 pm to USMCTiger03
quote:
It says he flew the B47 bomber which was a SAC bomber. Maybe he had a relatively direct involvement with some type of Cold War activity or something.
yes
Posted on 11/7/14 at 9:07 pm to 777Tiger
Easy there guys. The Cold War is an officially recognized conflict as per an Act of Congress in 2013 and has its own medal and ribbon. It is every bit as legitimate to list as service in Iraq or Afghanistan.
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