You can always contact these folks:
http://www.stolenvalor.com
The people who run the website do this as a hobby. I say give 'em something to do!
Interesting site Thanks,
You can always contact these folks:
http://www.stolenvalor.com
The people who run the website do this as a hobby. I say give 'em something to do!
You can always contact these folks:
http://www.stolenvalor.com
The people who run the website do this as a hobby. I say give 'em something to do!
My father is a disabled vet since the 70s and only got his DV plates a few years ago. In fact he doesn't like his new Bronze Star plates bc it doesn't entitle him to free parking at places like his DV plates do.
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Standard plates...No DV anywhere on it. Its the stigma. I'd rather pay full price, forgo the discount. Just to hide I'm a disabled veteran.
What a world we live in, huh?
No DV anywhere on it. Its the stigma.
*bites tongue*
I am going to agree with biting my tongue.
Not personally but any disparaging remarks toward sombody's disability (real or not) opens up a big can of worms.So suddenly everyone's afraid to speak their minds on here?
I'm sorry you feel that way. Why does the opinion of assholes matter to you, tho? **** them.No DV anywhere on it. Its the stigma. I'd rather pay full price, forgo the discount. Just to hide I'm a disabled veteran.
I'm sorry you feel that way. Why does the opinion of assholes matter to you, tho? **** them.
I think it might be a bit overblown, too. I've heard other veterans talk about this stigma, but I don't think it's as prevalent as you perceive it to be.
So, I've got this uncle, a bigger loser you have never seen. Hes in his late 60s age wise i think and was in the Army in the early 70s for 2 and 1/2 years and never left the states. His mother, my grandmother, somehow had him kept states side because he was the youngest son or something like that.
anyway, its a known fact, he never left the states, my mother, his older sister knows that.
he got out and moved back in with his parents, moved out for awhile, married another loser, managed to produce 2 more losers and got divorced and moved back in with my grandparents and never did anything other than drink and lay around doing an odd job now and then.
He managed to get a disabilty for being an alcholic and has basically ever held a job in 35 years
Now the SOB is running around wearing a Viet Nam Vet hat and telling everyone he is a combat veteran
He managed to get a service connected disability and that is not too hard to do, I;m sure he has a 214
But I guaran damn tee it says nothing about any deployements anwhere other than Ft Benning GA
some guy on facebook posted how he got to change the tire of a disabled vet and what an honor it was to listen to his stories and that this guy is a "true hero" for his service. My sister sent it to me and it makes me want to puke
My mom knows he is a liar and she wants him to stop telling everyone he was in Viet Nam, she says it dishonors everyone who went there and I agree
so his sister, (my mom) and me and my sister are about to drop a dime on him....
not sure how to go about it
We really should come up with an orientation blurb for new members but a few quick answers might help, I suppose.PS whats up with all the whining that goes on in these forums? Seems like the admins are more worried about correcting peoples Grammar than they are keeping the peace and that there's some bullies on here that offer up mostly snarky comments and replies to people with legit questions or concerns. Idk kinda lame. Lotta good stuff on here for sure but just curious if anyone can explain why that is or if I'm just jaded.
...Cam has given you the best advice possible.
That sounds like you'll fit right in.My name is Russell btw and I'm an *******.
You are right about the percent of those that are in support units and not actual combat. I was in a Combat Support Group '62 to '66. I was never sent to Vietnam, but, I did my part and was available if and when I was told to go. Therefore, I am a veteran of the Vietnam War. Now it comes down to how a person presents himself to others. I am a member of the Vietnam Veterans of America. I don't pretend to be a combat vet, but, I did participate in the manner prescribed by my commanders.I understand your frustration andaand appreciate your taking the time to expose him. Idk if you remember seeing a viral video of a dude in Philadelphia at the mall on black fridaty a few years ago that called out some fat piece of $***, yelled at him and all that jazz. that was my bro went to basic with him, same unit, Same platoon the whole time we were in from basic to Afghanistan til we ets'd. If you haven't you should watch it his name's Ryan Berk. Anyway my point is that this happens every day. Especially my generation of vets. It's not like it used to be in nam or ww1 or 2. There's very little front line fighting anymore. As a grunt I had the opportunity to take the fight to the enemy and a lot of my Bros were killed, dozens and dozens of enemy Kia etc. And it's super frustrating and offensive when people make this stuff up. Fact of the matter is this, only roughly 1% of the overall fighting force is combat arms (infantry, medics, socom guys, fisters, artillery <DEBATABLE} etc) .And the other 99% in one way or another, whether they want to admit it or not, whether they're in an infantry btn or not, is there to support the infantry .the fight is still won in the front. And infantry leads the way. But somehow, when we come home, 100% of the people that I meet have PTSD, and 90% of them have stories about how they're some bad ass killer. If I'm referring to anyone of you do yourself a favor and when you know you're talking to someone that really went and did it, don't feed us a line of bs . Noone that knows what they're talking about believes a word of it and if you run into someone like me that's got some serious survivors guilt, I will call you out on Facebook , in public, at the store, idc where we are .And I'll do it loudly. I've done it before and I'll do it again. It's disrespectful to the ones that actually went and did it .if you want to work a VA claim so you can steal money you didn't earn from the VA every month whatever that's your purogative. But I got a lot of buddies that can't tell that story that actually went and did something for their country and it's a total insult to their legacies, their parents, wives, kids they left behind, and it makes you look like a total *******. Rant complete. PS whats up with all the whining that goes on in these forums? Seems like the admins are more worried about correcting peoples Grammar than they are keeping the peace and that there's some bullies on here that offer up mostly snarky comments and replies to people with legit questions or concerns. Idk kinda lame. Lotta good stuff on here for sure but just curious if anyone can explain why that is or if I'm just jaded. My name is Russell btw and I'm an *******.
. Fact of the matter is this, only roughly 1% of the overall fighting force is combat arms (infantry, medics, socom guys, fisters, artillery <DEBATABLE} etc) .And the other 99% in one way or another, whether they want to admit it or not, whether they're in an infantry btn or not, is there to support the infantry .the fight is still won in the front. And infantry leads the way.
I served at the same time as others in the Vietnam War. I am not eligible for most VA benefits because I was never 'in country'. I can't get VA medical assistance. What difference does it make where I was for benefits? I was where the command told me to be. I was part of the war.I did my time in Iraq. I was in a support unit. 63B in an Aviation maintenance unit.
It’s true that the majority of the military is support. It’s also true that soldiers are pushed to claim something from the VA before they ETS. That said, I believe you are looking at things through a bit of a narrow lens.
Our motor pool was first from the main gate at LSA Anaconda near Ballad. Right across the road from the fuel farm. We had the interesting experience of helping transportation units patch their trucks up after driving through Iraq. These were support troops, but they were getting their share of combat and they would probably argue that the front line was wherever the IED went off.
Yes, some people like to thump their chests. Some are full a bravado. And in Iraq at least, support troops were often put in the same shit as their infantry escorts. At least during the time I was there. Although towards the end of my tour things were settling down.
I learned not to judge someone’s experience based on MOS though. Many found theirselves in different circumstances than their MOS would imply.
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2nd post and already b!%*chin? Gonna fit right in? Oh my.......PS whats up with all the whining that goes on in these forums? Seems like the admins are more worried about correcting peoples Grammar than they are keeping the peace and that there's some bullies on here that offer up mostly snarky comments and replies to people with legit questions or concerns. Idk kinda lame. Lotta good stuff on here for sure but just curious if anyone can explain why that is or if I'm just jaded. My name is Russell btw and I'm an *******.
Paragraphs would make that way easier to read.I understand your frustration andaand appreciate your taking the time to expose him. Idk if you remember seeing a viral video of a dude in Philadelphia at the mall on black fridaty a few years ago that called out some fat piece of $***, yelled at him and all that jazz. that was my bro went to basic with him, same unit, Same platoon the whole time we were in from basic to Afghanistan til we ets'd. If you haven't you should watch it his name's Ryan Berk. Anyway my point is that this happens every day. Especially my generation of vets. It's not like it used to be in nam or ww1 or 2. There's very little front line fighting anymore. As a grunt I had the opportunity to take the fight to the enemy and a lot of my Bros were killed, dozens and dozens of enemy Kia etc. And it's super frustrating and offensive when people make this stuff up. Fact of the matter is this, only roughly 1% of the overall fighting force is combat arms (infantry, medics, socom guys, fisters, artillery <DEBATABLE} etc) .And the other 99% in one way or another, whether they want to admit it or not, whether they're in an infantry btn or not, is there to support the infantry .the fight is still won in the front. And infantry leads the way. But somehow, when we come home, 100% of the people that I meet have PTSD, and 90% of them have stories about how they're some bad ass killer. If I'm referring to anyone of you do yourself a favor and when you know you're talking to someone that really went and did it, don't feed us a line of bs . Noone that knows what they're talking about believes a word of it and if you run into someone like me that's got some serious survivors guilt, I will call you out on Facebook , in public, at the store, idc where we are .And I'll do it loudly. I've done it before and I'll do it again. It's disrespectful to the ones that actually went and did it .if you want to work a VA claim so you can steal money you didn't earn from the VA every month whatever that's your purogative. But I got a lot of buddies that can't tell that story that actually went and did something for their country and it's a total insult to their legacies, their parents, wives, kids they left behind, and it makes you look like a total *******. Rant complete. PS whats up with all the whining that goes on in these forums? Seems like the admins are more worried about correcting peoples Grammar than they are keeping the peace and that there's some bullies on here that offer up mostly snarky comments and replies to people with legit questions or concerns. Idk kinda lame. Lotta good stuff on here for sure but just curious if anyone can explain why that is or if I'm just jaded. My name is Russell btw and I'm an *******.