re: For those who served - Afghanistan veteran roll call

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Which they quickly abandoned at the first sign of Taliban aggression.

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No doubt. Afghan’s military is full of clowns. We were assigned two of them helping “provide security” for us while we worked. Both wore fingernail polish and worn down high heels and drug around their mattresses with them.

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No doubt. Afghan’s military is full of clowns. We were assigned two of them helping “provide security” for us while we worked.

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You’re lucky they didn’t shoot you in the back, based on the PTSD claims I’ve fielded in the last 6 years.

2015. J6 for TAAC-South, KAF

I know this is about Afghanistan and I in no way want to detract from the honor we should feel for the service you veterans did in that country, in and out of combat. Sadly, I see a hauntingly terrible and familiar story. I served in combat for one year in the infantry in Vietnam in 1969 and 1970. We began withdrawing combat units at that time and by 1972, there were no US Army or USMC maneuver battalions left in country. The NVA launched a major regular army offensive in 1972 and it was totally crushed by a combination of South Vietnamese Army fighting bravery and, most importantly, American air power devasting NVA armor and infantry units. It took North Vietnam two years to regroup and in 1975 they relaunched their regular army attacks on the South which folded like a house of cards because there was no American air support. I see now, 50 years later, the same thing in Afghanistan.

Feb-Sept 2003, LANG 527th Combat Engineers, North Louisiana rednecks with heavy equipment.

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I served in combat for one year in the infantry in Vietnam in 1969 and 1970.
Welcome home brother

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absolutely !!!

And I know I've teased people on here who I know are veterans but don't mistake my teasing for lack of respect

I spent a year as a civilian at the Pentagon (Senate Armed Services Committee) I can't say enough about those who served God bless you

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...you heartbreaker you.

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Multiple tours - Kandahar, Camp Stone, Bagram, Shindand…23 years USAF… retired two months ago

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beachdude

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Thanks for your service.

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I see now, 5 weeks later, the same thing in Afghanistan.

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FIFY

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one had his legs blown off by an IED, he’s still alive, but obviously it sill never be the same.

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same thing happened to the ex Mr. Squirrels battle buddy.