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ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 2 May 19

28 years ago this month my unit returned to Ft Bragg North Carolina. We spent 7 1/2 months in Saudi Arabia and Southern Iraq as part of Desert Shield/Storm operations. 28 years later, there is still no monument honoring those...

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Memorial Day isn't a holiday for everyone........

rebelann1949 @rebelann (117237) • El Paso, Texas 30 May 16

For many it means remembering those they'd lost due to wars that've happened in the past. Many families lost loved ones in WWII, the Korean War and Vietnam, those were the wars I'm more familiar with and now we have added to...

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I hear from my friends more when they are deployed!

PrincessKitten @PrincessKitten (790) • United States 10 Dec 08

During Desert Storm , I had a friend in the Air Force that was in charge of the phones I think, and he would track me down if he couldn't find me! He'd call my mom's place, my work and even my boyfriend's place...

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Don't we already have a national security force....The National Guard?

spalladino @spalladino (17891) • United States 11 Nov 08

Instead of recreating what we already have, the National Guard should return to it's origins. I have never agreed with the decisions to send these troops to fight in wars overseas. Any thoughts? [i]The National Guard, the...

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When has Colin Powell Ever Been Right?

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 20 Oct 08

Don't get me wrong here, I have a lot of respect for Colin Powell's accomplishments in life, and I do look up to him for many things. However, I question his major political decisions. First, as a Desert Storm vet, I...

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Has Anyone Asked You For Your Autograph?

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 5 Oct 08

Irisheyes's discussion about the Palin family and autographs gave me the idea for this thread. Not that I want to make this about the Palin family, I just wanted to give inspirational kudos to where they are due. I remember...

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For Those of Us Who Care, Saturday is Flag Day

gewcew23 @gewcew23 (8007) • United States 13 Jun 08

It may not be much of a deal to most Americans, but Saturday is Flag Day. For all Americans who believe that patriotism is a four-letter word, here just for you is "I am Your Flag." I was created out of necessity to serve as the...

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I Just Registered To Vote,

Rozie37 @Rozie37 (15499) • Turkmenistan 7 May 08

For the first time in my life. Until now, I never really saw much of a need to vote. But after what has happened in the past few years. I am at the point where I feel that whether or not my vote sways things the way I think they...

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Here We Go Again, Damn!!!!!!!!!

Rozie37 @Rozie37 (15499) • Turkmenistan 27 Apr 08

I am so angry right now and I really need to take this time to vent my feelings. I have a first cousin who served in "Desert Storm." Then he took that money and went to USC and became a movie producer. He produced a...

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Returning Heroes deserve Honoring

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 7 Apr 08

I was a radio operator at command level during Desert Storm. I sat in a tent in Southern Iraq when the message announcing the signing of the ceasefire came over the radios and fax machines. I rememeber celebrating just like...

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Do Liberals Even Listen to Their Own Arguments?

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 7 Apr 08

I'm wondering if Liberals listen to their own arguments, because they don't seem to care if what they are saying holds any water. Back when I was in Desert Storm, a small but vocal group of liberals coined the slogan "No Blood...

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Games People Play...

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 1 Jan 08

What is the shelf life of a good video game? 6 months, 2 years... maybe? Nothing against Stardock, Microsoft, Apoge or anyone else, but video gaming has a problem, and I don't know if they will be able to work out. I don't...

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Lies the Press Told Us... That We Still Seem to Believe

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 3 Dec 07

1: Over 100 murders in the Superdome during the Hurricane Katrina evactuation. 2: U.S. Marines murdered Iraqi Civilians in Haditha. 3: Sen. Obama is a "closet Muslim". 4: The North Vietnamese Military defeated the U.S....

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Why it is Imperative That We See it Through in Iraq!

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 9 Jul 07

In the military we hear the term "lessons learned" a lot in training. In Desert Storm, "lessons learned" was why we filled our own sandbags instead of hiring locals to do it for us. It's why we rotated as units, instead of...

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Enemy Detainees in the War in Iraq

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 1 Jul 07

There's a lot of talk about whether to close the detainee facility at Guantonimo Bay in Cuba. People drag out situations that haven't existed in years there as reasons to close it. The facility at Guantonimo Bay houses the...

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Bloody War Satires

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 21 Jun 07

In this day of Wars & Rumors of Wars, wouldn't you like to just sit back and read a soldiers' account of what happens between the blood, the sweat and the tears? Hey, we often laugh when we're in the war, so you might as well get...

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It's Memorial Day, did you remember about our troops in Iraq?

sodapop @sodapop (977) • United States 28 May 07

Memorial Day means a lot to me only because my husband was in the service for 10 years. He was recalled for Desert Storm. He was one of the lucky ones that never ended up going overseas. But nowadays it seems like almost everybody...

Ok Veterans... ROLL CALL!

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 14 May 07

I spent 17 years in the U.S. Army and the National Guards of Utah, Idaho and Wisconsin. I am medically retired now. I was a Parachute Rigger (43E), Single Channel Radio (31C) Operator and Cannon Crewmember (13B). I went...

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What Type of Job do You and Your Spouse/Partner Have?

SheliaLee @SheliaLee (2736) • United States 9 May 07

I work at home as a medical transcriptionist for a local hospital. I have been working since 1988. The best part is getting to work from home. I type reports for outpatients who come for Physical Therapy, Speech Therapy and...

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Do you believe women should go to war?

Bee1955 @Bee1955 (3882) • United States 1 May 07

I am an 18 year vet, starting with Viet Nam and retiring after 3 months in the Arabian Gulf War (I was in Desert Shield, not Desert Storm). I began as an Army medic and then became an RN after returning from VN. It was ugly;...

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