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Skittles

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112. I remember walking through a shoe department in a store with mum

Thu Mar 10, 2022, 06:05 PM

Mar 2022

she suddenly grabbed me and said, we have to get out of here! She hurried us out, I was like, wtf is going on.....it was a rubber smell in the shoe department, it reminded her of wearing a gas mask as a child....she had asthma and would sometimes choke.....this incident was DECADES later

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This isn't meant to be a slap at anyone, that isn't my intention, [View all] MarineCombatEngineer Mar 2022 OP

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