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sarisataka

(18,208 posts)
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Thu Mar 10, 2022, 02:35 PM
Mar 2022

8th Marnines Desert Storm, cross attached HHBN 34TH ID Operation OIF






And thanks to all who have served whether you have "seen the elephant" or not

Are you asking us to guess? NewHendoLib Mar 2022 #1
No, I'm just curious as to have many members here have combat experience. nt MarineCombatEngineer Mar 2022 #7
And Why are you asking? essaynnc Mar 2022 #2
Just curious. MarineCombatEngineer Mar 2022 #8
Served 3 years but missed Gulf 1 underpants Mar 2022 #3
Thank you for your service. nt MarineCombatEngineer Mar 2022 #26
Closest I got was coming under attack from an Iraqi SCUD missile. Aristus Mar 2022 #4
Thank you for your service, MarineCombatEngineer Mar 2022 #11
I don't but there are lots of vets here. redwitch Mar 2022 #5
+100. nt MarineCombatEngineer Mar 2022 #12
I have been under fire obamanut2012 Mar 2022 #6
IMO, that counts. MarineCombatEngineer Mar 2022 #14
Same here. 2naSalit Mar 2022 #39
No. I was in Vietnam for a year (1967) but nowhere close to combat Glorfindel Mar 2022 #9
Believe me, MarineCombatEngineer Mar 2022 #16
Why would anyone think it was a slap? leftstreet Mar 2022 #10
Because some might take this the wrong way, MarineCombatEngineer Mar 2022 #19
I'm a veteran, but not a combat veteran. MineralMan Mar 2022 #13
Thank you for your service. nt MarineCombatEngineer Mar 2022 #21
On the intelligence side, with intelligence on your side Silent3 Mar 2022 #29
That's very kind of you to say. MineralMan Mar 2022 #36
Same marie999 Mar 2022 #50
Thank you for your service. MarineCombatEngineer Mar 2022 #52
Served but never saw combat Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2022 #15
Thank you for your service, nt MarineCombatEngineer Mar 2022 #22
I do not Ohio Joe Mar 2022 #17
Thank you. nt MarineCombatEngineer Mar 2022 #23
I've been married 47 years. 'Nuff said. 634-5789 Mar 2022 #18
LOL. MarineCombatEngineer Mar 2022 #24
I was under fire during Gulf War I Abnredleg Mar 2022 #20
Thank you for your service. nt MarineCombatEngineer Mar 2022 #25
Yes. pwb Mar 2022 #27
Thank you for your service. nt MarineCombatEngineer Mar 2022 #30
Here it comes. Iggo Mar 2022 #28
Please clarify. nt MarineCombatEngineer Mar 2022 #32
thank you Skittles Mar 2022 #31
Thank you for your service Skittles, MarineCombatEngineer Mar 2022 #33
I tell you Skittles Mar 2022 #34
+100. nt MarineCombatEngineer Mar 2022 #35
may I ask Skittles Mar 2022 #113
Yes, MarineCombatEngineer Mar 2022 #117
wow Skittles Mar 2022 #125
+1 2naSalit Mar 2022 #41
Dad was in Portsmouth when the bombing started bluecollar2 Mar 2022 #110
I remember walking through a shoe department in a store with mum Skittles Mar 2022 #112
After the war my Grandad moved to London bluecollar2 Mar 2022 #114
21 months in Iraq DetroitLegalBeagle Mar 2022 #37
Very rough gig. MarineCombatEngineer Mar 2022 #53
No I was lucky. DashOneBravo Mar 2022 #38
Thank you for your service. MarineCombatEngineer Mar 2022 #54
7 years active service in USMC, no combat... Wounded Bear Mar 2022 #40
Thank you for your service. MarineCombatEngineer Mar 2022 #56
Does this include activities on Black Fridays? Sneederbunk Mar 2022 #42
I will on the very day that my home town is invaded. Ferrets are Cool Mar 2022 #43
Present sarisataka Mar 2022 #44
... MarineCombatEngineer Mar 2022 #58
We definitely walked the same sand sarisataka Mar 2022 #70
Us and the Seabees were involved in clearing mine fields MarineCombatEngineer Mar 2022 #73
M-9 ACE (Armored Combat Earthmover) MarineCombatEngineer Mar 2022 #77
Holy Chesty Puller sarisataka Mar 2022 #83
That would be quite the coincidence. MarineCombatEngineer Mar 2022 #85
That really would be amazing sarisataka Mar 2022 #90
+100. nt MarineCombatEngineer Mar 2022 #91
7 months in Iraq, 2003 Baghdad airport, convoyed in from Kuwait, RPGs, mortar attacks, small arms Shanti Shanti Shanti Mar 2022 #45
Thank you for your service. MarineCombatEngineer Mar 2022 #60
Served but no to combat--unless you count the past two years dealing with COVID-deniers and hlthe2b Mar 2022 #46
Thank you for your service, MarineCombatEngineer Mar 2022 #61
Thailand in '72 and '75 dumbcat Mar 2022 #47
Thank you for your service. MarineCombatEngineer Mar 2022 #62
'67-'68 on an LST supply ship in the rivers Vietnam. 3 episodes of rockets, 1 serious damage to ship UTUSN Mar 2022 #48
Thank you for your service. MarineCombatEngineer Mar 2022 #63
Sincere you're welcome. I filter the thank-you-service through my sincerity filter. UTUSN Mar 2022 #78
Thank you. MarineCombatEngineer Mar 2022 #80
Hear Hear CrackityJones75 Mar 2022 #136
Not me. NT mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2022 #49
Thank you for your reply. nt MarineCombatEngineer Mar 2022 #64
Only an AF brat, but we were told the military is always under civilian command. Irish_Dem Mar 2022 #51
Army brat here. father was in fox holes in VN, shot twice Demovictory9 Mar 2022 #55
Thank you. MarineCombatEngineer Mar 2022 #66
I've always said that familes of Military parents serve MarineCombatEngineer Mar 2022 #65
This dumb draftee was in basic training on 28 June, 1972 Brother Buzz Mar 2022 #57
Thank you for your service. MarineCombatEngineer Mar 2022 #68
I had enlisted about one week earlier. mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2022 #72
I don't. maxsolomon Mar 2022 #59
I was too old to avoid the draft except by enlisting. rgbecker Mar 2022 #67
Nope, nailed them all. nt MarineCombatEngineer Mar 2022 #71
I've been married for 27 years. Mr.Bill Mar 2022 #69
LOL. MarineCombatEngineer Mar 2022 #74
Looked at your profile. Mosby Mar 2022 #75
Thank you. MarineCombatEngineer Mar 2022 #81
I served 29 years in the United States Navy maxrandb Mar 2022 #76
Yes, that is considered combat ops. MarineCombatEngineer Mar 2022 #79
And let me add this, MarineCombatEngineer Mar 2022 #82
And a hat tip to President Carter for pardoning the "draft-dodgers" Brother Buzz Mar 2022 #86
A move I wholeheartedly applauded. MarineCombatEngineer Mar 2022 #87
Yes IBEWVET Mar 2022 #84
Naval Expeditionary, Persian Gulf. denbot Mar 2022 #88
I would call that experiencing combat. MarineCombatEngineer Mar 2022 #89
I served in Desert Shield/Storm while in Turkey radicalleft Mar 2022 #92
Thank you for your service. MarineCombatEngineer Mar 2022 #95
Thank you! radicalleft Mar 2022 #96
Me none treestar Mar 2022 #93
The Navy wouldn't have me. I was sent to the "Group W" bench... hunter Mar 2022 #94
Thank you for your reply. MarineCombatEngineer Mar 2022 #99
Just tried to help put people back together mentally and emotionally who did niyad Mar 2022 #97
Thank you for this. MarineCombatEngineer Mar 2022 #100
You are most welcome. I only wish we could have done more, could do more. niyad Mar 2022 #106
Nope, the Army sent this draftee to Germany JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 2022 #98
Thank you for your service. MarineCombatEngineer Mar 2022 #102
If you have worked in America you have combat experience. fightforfreedom Mar 2022 #101
That's a fair point. MarineCombatEngineer Mar 2022 #104
None, was in that gap time after Viet Nam Diablo del sol Mar 2022 #103
Thank you for your service. MarineCombatEngineer Mar 2022 #105
You know there is a board for veterans on the DU site, right? Lady Freedom Returns Mar 2022 #107
Yes, MarineCombatEngineer Mar 2022 #120
One year in a hostile fire zone Zorro Mar 2022 #108
I do not. WarGamer Mar 2022 #109
Cold War Navy here bluecollar2 Mar 2022 #111
None here. Elessar Zappa Mar 2022 #115
USMC BeerBarrelPolka Mar 2022 #116
Yeah, MarineCombatEngineer Mar 2022 #118
. BeerBarrelPolka Mar 2022 #119
Semper Fi Devil Dog. MarineCombatEngineer Mar 2022 #121
Yep BeerBarrelPolka Mar 2022 #122
Veteran; no combat nt EarthFirst Mar 2022 #123
Thank you for your service. MarineCombatEngineer Mar 2022 #124
A very personal question, my friend. Patton French Mar 2022 #126
It is and if you don't feel comfortable answering, then no problem. MarineCombatEngineer Mar 2022 #127
Semper Fi, brother (n/t) Patton French Mar 2022 #129
Thanks to all of you who have served. electric_blue68 Mar 2022 #128
Not me. llmart Mar 2022 #130
I couldn't agree more, MarineCombatEngineer Mar 2022 #131
USMC M-3-7 0331 Southeast Asia War Games... our motto: "Hey... we came in second!" nt albacore Mar 2022 #132
Oorah!!! MarineCombatEngineer Mar 2022 #133
Navy here so not combat per se CrackityJones75 Mar 2022 #134
Thank you for your service Navy. MarineCombatEngineer Mar 2022 #135
Cheers! CrackityJones75 Mar 2022 #137
Not I. Straw Man Mar 2022 #138
Close enough. MarineCombatEngineer Mar 2022 #139
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