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27. Vet raises money to help Trump get his own Purple Heart...

Reply to grubbs (Original post)

Sat Aug 6, 2016, 08:23 AM

Aug 2016

Article at Huffington Post.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-purple-heart_us_57a4cc5ae4b03ba6801239b8?section=&

He knows that trump would never go so he'll donate the money to help Syrian refugees.

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I got out my Grampa's Colt .45 1911 today [View all] grubbs Aug 2016 OP

Thank you for sharing your Grandpa's story. liberalmuse Aug 2016 #1

thank you liberalmuse grubbs Aug 2016 #3

I Will Never Forgive Republicans For Mocking John Kerry's Courage With Purple Band Aids Yallow Aug 2016 #11

People who see combat know all about randomness... malthaussen Aug 2016 #2

More of these please.. grubbs Aug 2016 #4

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Everybody I know who has survived a war Warpy Aug 2016 #5

Nice, babylonsister Aug 2016 #6

I carried on of those 1911 Colts in Vietnam. I was riding shotgun on some truck convoys. upaloopa Aug 2016 #9

So presumably you also carried a shotgun. :) n/t malthaussen Aug 2016 #30

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Why do you keep doing this when the post will be disappeared? Why did you come back and uppityperson Aug 2016 #32

LOL, luv you! Fla Dem Aug 2016 #33

It's had a bit of a tantrum it seems. Thank you MIRTers for taking care of it. uppityperson Aug 2016 #34

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In The Con's position, a man of honor would say, "Sorry, I cannot accept the medal you earned." EOS 63splitwindow Aug 2016 #10

Honor..... Trump.....? Yallow Aug 2016 #12

Agreed- don't belong in same sentence. Note I NEVER type The Con's name. 63splitwindow Aug 2016 #13

Stealing that and using it on my team this morning... TipTok Aug 2016 #14

Ok.. But I appropriated from the movie "City Slickers" grubbs Aug 2016 #23

My father in law had a similar story Lithos Aug 2016 #15

Hurtgen GulfCoast66 Aug 2016 #40

My Dad (USMC, Korea) carried the same sidearm when he became an officer. Still In Wisconsin Aug 2016 #16

Fuck Trump 47of74 Aug 2016 #17

grupps, no violence is my creed. saidsimplesimon Aug 2016 #18

Grandpa was drafted grubbs Aug 2016 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author Quayblue Aug 2016 #19

Great story, love your granddad! Johnyawl Aug 2016 #22

Tanking in Vietnam had to have been rough grubbs Aug 2016 #26

It was rough at times... Johnyawl Aug 2016 #29

Thank you all for you wonderful response grubbs Aug 2016 #25

Vet raises money to help Trump get his own Purple Heart... N_E_1 for Tennis Aug 2016 #27

I'm sure if that trump fellow asks around... discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2016 #37

the beer? jimmyhatman Aug 2016 #36

My grandpa also got a Purple Heart. Initech Aug 2016 #38