George Dickel

I was in the army national guard for 6 years and was a SSG / E-6 when I received my commission. I retired at 20 years as a Major O-4 .So, many of us “Mustangs” don’t make LTC at 20 years.

Yes, this guy just gave up a huge retirement / benefits. Crazy.

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It is just more virtue signaling bullshite to appease the left.

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Yep.

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It’s definitely a forgotten war. I have his Purple Heart in a box on my desk and think about him everyday even 35 years later.

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You should contact the government and get all his medals replaced for free. You will need a copy of his DD Form 214 to send in. It will list all the decorations he earned.

Once received… have a shadow box made to display them. You can research and find what units he served in, get unit patches, crests, rank, etc. he had more medals than a Purple Heart. He should be awarded a Prisoner of War medal… plus others.

I like the way he has that shat eating grin on his face when he asks questions… and sometimes laughs.

I hated the Braves did the pride crap.

I can’t imagine being married to her. She’s a crazed nutjob and her ex was wise to take advantage of her decision of divorce. His quality of life is already improving.

Supposedly the black panthers were there trying to get another George Floyd thing going with the crowd… but it didn’t work.

The way I remember it was you kept a student deferment (2-S) for four years. If you didn’t make your grades (passed enough semester hours) the school would report you to your local draft board and they’d draft you. After 4 years you lost your 2S and changed to 1-A.

Also…. the divinity schools were full back then. Divinity students got a deferment.

Back then it was extremely difficult to find a slot in a national guard or reserve unit. If you were lucky enough to get in…you would go off for basic training and AIT and then return to your home unit to serve out your 6 year enlistment. No Vietnam.

There were RA= Regular Army (enlisted)…NG= National Guard, and US= Draftee, AR= Army Reserve

It was about this time, 82 years ago, that my FIL had landed at Omaha Beach, with the 2nd Rangers, climbed Pointe du Hoc, and later to be involved in Battle of the Hedgerows.

At the end of the day….

I know, right?