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[Bazza]

I'm not sure if the original thread should have been on NSNP or if yall should start a new thread for this line of discussion. Either way, yall really hijacked the original thread.

Let's keep the thread in this forum and let everyone get the political stuff out of their system.

That's what our military have fought for throughout history.

The concept of decorum is another matter though and duly noted.

Ultimately it's up to an individual to carry themself as they feel appropriate.

 

[arthurdawg]

Back to the original intent... Which I think should be the gratitude we should all have for vets and particularly for those who were under fire...

I had a gent I saw one time for a minor blood issue and they asked if I could refill a gabapentin script for neuropathy. That is outside of my normal field, so I asked what had happened. His wife had to prod the gentleman to tell me his story.

Turns out that he was a marine at Chosin Reservoir and hiked 80 miles in subzero temps and his feet froze. He watched his colleagues and friends drop dead in the snow while fighting a running retreat against the Chinese for two days.

That gapapentin script went in with plenty of refills until his neuro guy was available.

Battle of Chosin Reservoir - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

In case you are unfamiliar with his story...

 

[Bamaro]

I'm not sure if the original thread should have been on NSNP or if yall should start a new thread for this line of discussion. Either way, yall really hijacked the original thread.

 

[TIDE-HSV]

Back to the original intent... Which I think should be the gratitude we should all have for vets and particularly for those who were under fire...

I had a gent I saw one time for a minor blood issue and they asked if I could refill a gabapentin script for neuropathy. That is outside of my normal field, so I asked what had happened. His wife had to prod the gentleman to tell me his story.

Turns out that he was a marine at Chosin Reservoir and hiked 80 miles in subzero temps and his feet froze. He watched his colleagues and friends drop dead in the snow while fighting a running retreat against the Chinese for two days.

That gapapentin script went in with plenty of refills until his neuro guy was available.

Battle of Chosin Reservoir - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

In case you are unfamiliar with his story...

I remember it like yesterday. The big public debate was whether or not the Chinese, by intervening when the North Koreans were essentially beaten, had legitimized the use of atomic weapons by us. Of course, by then China still had no nuclear capability. The question was whether Russia would stand by or intervene with their nukes. I had had two brothers fighting in WWII. The one who served in Europe, once mustered out, declared he never would get in another plane in his life unless he were paid to do so.* The other, Eddie, stayed on in USAF reserve, finally retiring as a full colonel. He had flown B-24son sub duty off south Florida during the war. He did not get called up for Korea, and I don't remember the reason, since many WWII GIs had stayed on in the Guard and Reserves because they didn't think there would be another war for at least 50 years. Ironically, Eddie almost got called up for the Lebanon crisis. He had picked up an additional service number when he became a CPA and it was very similar to the number for a helicopter pilot. He received a letter from the Air Force, saying they noticed that he was a qualified helicopter pilot and ordering him to report to Rucker. He was in a panic, because he knew that, if they got him down there, they'd make him into a helicopter pilot. Senator Sparkman intervened on his behalf and got him off the hook. I know I've related the story before, but it's been a while...

*Eventually, a client did pay my brother (and me) to fly to DC, where we almost got killed in a plane - on the ground. We were cleared to cross a runway when a plane was landing. IOW, exactly what happened last week with the fire truck at the same airport. The landing plane performed what amounted to a hop over us. That was late 70s, with smaller, less powerful planes. I wondered last week, with larger planes and faster landing speeds, if that could have been possible or if the timing were such that there just wasn't time even to try it. Harvey and the client were looking to the left and saw the incoming. I was looking to the right and only saw first the belly and then the tail assembly of the plane. That was the first time my brother had flown since 1945. The first thought through my mind was my brother's declaration that he would have to be paid to fly. He actually had tried several excuses to get out of the flight, but the client was insistent. I don't think he ever flew again until his death in 1985...

 

[Tidewater]

And then there's this:

DOJ arrests soldier who made $400,000 betting on Maduro's removal​

A soldier in a Special Operations unit placed a bet that Maduro would be gone, just before Maduro was arrested.

 

[selmaborntidefan]

And then there's this:

DOJ arrests soldier who made $400,000 betting on Maduro's removal​

A soldier in a Special Operations unit placed a bet that Maduro would be gone, just before Maduro was arrested.

He’s now qualified to run for President.

 

[Bazza]

 

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[Bazza]

On Oct. 4, 2024, U.S. Army Spc. Jessica Kwiatkowski conducted her final walk at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

Kwiatkowski served at the Tomb for 23 months.

 

[Bazza]

The Greatest Generation.....

Paul Robbins, the last living World War II Battleship New Jersey era sailor and original crew member, was honored on the ship at age 101.

 

[Bazza]

Medal of Honor Ceremony - June 18, 2026

Maj. James Capers Jr. (U.S. Marine Corps, Retired) – Honored for extraordinary heroism and leading his reconnaissance team through a bloody ambush in South Vietnam in April 1967.

Maj. Nicholas Dockery (U.S. Army, Retired) – Awarded for his bravery during a 2012 battle in Kapisa Province, Afghanistan, where he shielded a soldier from a grenade blast and exposed himself to enemy fire to direct rescue efforts.

Col. John W. Ripley (U.S. Marine Corps, Posthumous) – Recognized for his heroic actions in 1972 when he swung under a bridge under heavy fire to plant explosives, stopping a major North Vietnamese offensive.

 

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[Bazza]

"Negative, Ghost Rider, the pattern is full."

 

[Tidewater]

A friend of mine told me a story this week.
This guy was in 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, stationed in Panama for Operation Just Cause.
3-7 had a lot of things to do on D-Day (they lived in the Canal Zone, knew the terrain, and spoke Spanish), so the battalion broke up teams and sent guys out to sometimes as singletons.
My friend had to conduct a recon mission at Rio Hato, where the Rangers were going to jump in. His "team" consisted of himself, one Special Forces NCO, one electronics repair NCO and a private. The last two had little field training, never trained with Special Forces before, but they were available and had rifles, so they went along as extra firepower. The team was going to ride a helo to the Landing Zone, but right before taking off, the crew told the team that they could not land and had to fast rope onto the LZ. Panamanians were shooting at the helicopter when it got to the LZ.
Here is a picture of what fast-roping looks like:

There is no safety net. The fast-roper is not attached to the rope. You lose your grip, you fall.

Anyway, the electronic repair NCO and private had never fast-roped before, so they did it for the first time in combat. He just grabbing the rope and stepped off into the dark with tracers arcing up at him. "Bravest thing I have ever seen," my friend said.