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Originally posted by lavaca:
I hope everyone had a great 4th. We had BBQ.

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Originally posted by lavaca:
But I haven't seen any death threats recently. Whatever happened, happened years ago. Can we all just have BBQ and enjoy the 4th?

I hate to ask, but who's hanging onto this like a dog on a bone?

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Originally posted by Idaho Sharpshooter:
Trying not to sound as if I am bragging, but I believe I have probably killed more enemy soldiers in close quarters combat with a knife than you have had fistfights since you left High School. And I am just one of thousand of Rangers alone, that can make that claim.

I stand by my comments, and that you sully the name of Peter Hathaway Capstick by even comparing your trotting around the kitchen peeling potatoes or slaughtering legions of rogue cardboard boxes to his exploits.

Your problem, and it is common these days, is that you passed up your opportunity to enlist in the Army or Marine Corps and rack up any time in a combat zone, let alone participated in any face-to-face terminal (for one of the involved parties) encounters, but now you are anxious to make a buck or two by some far-fetched fantasy you were able to have printed.

Capstick WAS a PH in Africa for a number of years, wrote several books, and faced "to the death (of one of the parties)" charges by the Dangerous Five.

The plethora of "couda/shoulda/shoulda" pulp magazines that disgrace the field of Combat Arms by the writer never having actually even served in the US about 99% to sell overpriced "Tactical" versions, is reprehensible to most of us that served. I never planned to be a hero, it just seemed like my duty to enlist in the US Army less than three months after the TET Offensive in 1968. It also seemed fitting and proper to complete Paratrooper and Ranger Schools and stand with those proud, brave young men. Get to see six months of Germany in the 10th Pathfinders, and then volunteer for Vietnam. Twenty-five months and ten days in RVN, most all of it in Co G/ Co 2G/75th Inf.

We had a term for garrision soldiers that never even got close to a firefight. REMF. Rear Echelon Mother F---ers. You're not even qualified to spit shine their boots.

Look up the initials/ phrase "CIB". It stands for Combat Infantryman's Badge. I was awarded one.

just take your silly wanna-be story somewhere you won't have combat soldiers to call you on it.


Rich
long ago, Sgt, 75th Inf (AbnRAnger)

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Originally posted by Codename:Iceman:
You got to be fuckin' kidding me. You're so full of shit. Killing someone, anyone is not something anyone who's had to do it brags about. If, God forbid you have to, you try to make peace with it and move on. I know that. I don't believe this shit of yours for one minute and don't bother haranguing me about your DD214, I've already figured out that you are either mentally ill or a liar.