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re: Military guys... who's your favorite service member past or present?
Posted on 1/28/26 at 9:11 am to Lowdermilk
Posted on 1/28/26 at 9:11 am to Lowdermilk
SgtMaj Basil Plumley most likely lied/embellished his war record in regards to the number of combat jumps and CIBs earned.
My answer is John Basilone and William Hawkins.
My answer is John Basilone and William Hawkins.
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Posted on 1/28/26 at 9:18 am to IAmNERD
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Jake "Nasty" McNiece
One of my favorites.
Posted on 1/28/26 at 9:34 am to yadaddy
A Senior Chief Petty Officer I served with. No chest full of medals and ribbons. No stories of valor and heroics, just a real leader of men. He taught a lot of young people about how to deal with day-to-day situations with calmness and careful thought knowing these lessons would carry on long after their uniform was put away.
Posted on 1/28/26 at 9:48 am to Techdave
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went to the same base Pat Tilman was deployed to about a week after he died. I remember people talking about him there, but I didn't know who he was at the time. I learned the f
A bunch of interesting stories came out about his death.
Very intriguing to say the least.
This post was edited on 1/28/26 at 9:49 am
Posted on 1/28/26 at 9:55 am to EphesianArmor
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Quite a pairing. Agree on Smedley.
Oddly and coincidentally, those two bumped heads in DC when MacArthur (along with Patton) was tasked with dispatching thousands of well- traveled WW1 vets ("Bonus Army") from encampments. The vets were encouraged there by Gen. Butler to stand and demand the desperately needed bonuses promised by the government.
MacArthur for his part ordered his army troops to disband the vets (roughly) -- even to the point of badly injuring many.
just because he's one of my favorite all time military figures doesnt mean i agree with or like everything he did in his career. but i find him endlessly interesting and complex, and i think he has become a one dimensional almost buffoon-like figure to people that dont know much about him other than what they saw someone else say online.
Posted on 2/1/26 at 6:54 am to LSU_USMC
He was one of my Lieutenants at An Nasiriyah. The size of an NFL linebacker, yet very kind and a servant leader. Still think about him often.
Posted on 2/1/26 at 8:01 am to yadaddy
Pappy Boyington
Posted on 2/1/26 at 10:46 am to yadaddy
Master Chief Michael Kovach. He was the Master Chief Missile Technician on the Submarine, USS Lafayette. (1967) He was never too important to work alongside us Junior Shipmates.
This post was edited on 2/1/26 at 10:48 am
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