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boilerbabe

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60. umm. The Battleship Missouri had a missle heading

Mon May 28, 2012, 11:43 AM

May 2012

straight for it during DESERT STORM and it got knocked out of the sky just in time by the British Navy. I think my brother earned his medal, thank you very MUCH.

on edit: i was excited when i posted. obviously not a tomahawk missle. it is on the Uss Missouri wiki page. I am outta here.

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I hate to be an ass, but stop "thanking me for my service on Memorial Day" [View all] Recursion May 2012 OP

If you want to thank a veteran, fallen or otherwise, for his/her service.... Scuba May 2012 #1

Out of the park!! Grand slam!! Ishoutandscream2 May 2012 #2

Well said Recursion May 2012 #3

My observation: Air force & Navy vets seem to love wars tabasco May 2012 #10

Sometimes you don't need to be near bullets to be injured - TBF May 2012 #18

Not too many army people rotted away in POW cages in Vietnam. former9thward May 2012 #26

Tens of thousands more grunts got blown away in rice paddies. tabasco May 2012 #35

Air Force vet here. Generalizations are often wrong. Scuba May 2012 #27

I did not generalize. tabasco May 2012 #32

Funny, I didn't see you "observing" in the rivers of Vietnam. & I'll bet WWII & Korean War Navy vets UTUSN May 2012 #36

I'm with you SGMRTDARMY May 2012 #37

Thanks & salutes to you both. n/t UTUSN May 2012 #40

Quite possibly the dumbest fucking post in DU history. 11 Bravo May 2012 #29

Stating my observation? tabasco May 2012 #31

Army combat vet? Then how could you make such an observation? AnotherMcIntosh May 2012 #39

REALLY. My questions exactly. cliffordu May 2012 #45

A Shau Valley ... 70-71 ... Lam Son 719 and Texas Star 11 Bravo May 2012 #48

Then you really don't know shit SGMRTDARMY May 2012 #34

Such a nice blanket statement... rexcat May 2012 #41

If his statement was true, that they "never go anywhere near flying bullets," no one would ever see AnotherMcIntosh May 2012 #46

Your observation is shit. flvegan May 2012 #42

Really? My Grampy was in the Air Force. yewberry May 2012 #43

WTF...Really??? cliffordu May 2012 #44

I wish you would self-delete this post. I don't think it coalition_unwilling May 2012 #51

My dead uncle says different - lynne May 2012 #56

umm. The Battleship Missouri had a missle heading boilerbabe May 2012 #60

You observe badly. MineralMan May 2012 #61

That's why having real ones in government is good Warpy May 2012 #21

This message was self-deleted by its author Bucky May 2012 #5

The only way to stop sending the next generation into unnecessary and illegal wars AnotherMcIntosh May 2012 #12

I also favor a return to universal military conscription as a way to promote coalition_unwilling May 2012 #52

All this one wants as well. cindyperry2010 May 2012 #13

This mornings NY Times had an article about an artist who does drawings of vets in VA hospital. jerseyjack May 2012 #20

This retired veteran SGMRTDARMY May 2012 #33

Thanks for giving me something to think about. geckosfeet May 2012 #4

Ditto! Maybe even something a bit stronger. - n/t coalition_unwilling May 2012 #53

Seems like those who do so are being awkward.... hlthe2b May 2012 #6

or given how much of the military is not actually providing a real service to the nation nt msongs May 2012 #8

I'm new to posting, so I'll try to contain my response to just a few words.. dadchef May 2012 #58

It's an odd thing. raouldukelives May 2012 #7

Well I am one of those vets that are irritated by the thanking ritual we have. zeemike May 2012 #9

+1,000,000,000 x 1,000,000,000 - n/t coalition_unwilling May 2012 #55

stop "thanking me for my service on Memorial Day" RGBII May 2012 #11

I'm bitter enough to say "I don't want your damn thanks." Rozlee May 2012 #14

+1 TomClash May 2012 #15

Thank you for cindyperry2010 May 2012 #17

The "thank you for your service" is an irritant. It's an echo of that publicity seeking, AnotherMcIntosh May 2012 #16

I agree. Whenever my veteran status comes up in mixed company, Aristus May 2012 #19

I usually do not tell people cindyperry2010 May 2012 #24

And when I lived in barracks somebody cindyperry2010 May 2012 #25

Everybody knows damn well the only reason they say it Mariana May 2012 #57

R#18 & K for, I *am* one of those who gets irritated and I like your points, too!1 n/t UTUSN May 2012 #22

I have told people when they said that... Bigmack May 2012 #23

Wow! RGBII May 2012 #28

Sad thing is when it comes down to really taking care of them rainbow4321 May 2012 #30

"A country that cannot take care of its existing veterans... alterfurz May 2012 #49

I understand perfectly what you mean tawadi May 2012 #38

Sons and daughters die fighting for the 1%. GeorgeGist May 2012 #47

Memorial Day is a day to read and perhaps recite out loud Lincoln's coalition_unwilling May 2012 #50

Well, I thank you for your service. Baitball Blogger May 2012 #54

I will defend to the death your right to be an ass slackmaster May 2012 #59