The Native American drummer in D.C.

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Pstmstr

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While I have a great deal of respect for anyone that has served, I'm not sure that it pays to call out other branches. Yeah, it is fine to be proud of one's branch of service. Before diminishing the Army, perhaps a perusal of the document at the link below can shed light on which branch seems to have had the most casualties.

American War and Military Operations Casualties

U.S. Army 1966 to 1969. NOT a Vietnam vet.

Ease up, it was a joke. Anyone who served in any branch of the military has done more for this nation than some activist beating on a drum in a kids face. I suspect he might have found himself on his a-- if he tried that with a real veteran.
 

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Old man regardless of race, veteran status, age, political affiliation, gender, etc is a typical example of perceived entitlement mixed with a case of Gov't funded (monthly payments to the tribe) narcissistic asre hat that deserves nothing but a swift kick to the tush and a bus ticket home. It was nothing more than a photo op without rehearsal, unlike most of them.
 

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My dad and your dad might have served together. I don't know specifics of his unit offhand, but he was a Ranger in the 101st. He died when I was very young, so I don't have a lot of specifics. He probably came back in early/mid 1970, I think, as my older brother was born in Dec 1971.
Two possibilities here about your dads service.

First is he was Ranger qualified, meaning he went to Ranger School and was assigned to the 101st. Technically not really a "Ranger". If this was the case, he may have been assigned to one of the Line Platoons.

Two, is he was assigned to Lime Company, Ranger, 101st Abn Div, that served as the divisions Long Range Recon Patrol (LRRP)

You should try to get a copy of his DD214 to find out which was the case
 

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In March '75 my unit was headed to the air base and were supposed to set up a MASH hospital between the runway but the bad guys began firing armament mortars I suppose so we we diverted by Kissinger to Wake Island instead. We had Cowboys, prostitues,very wealthy people and poor folks as well. It was an experience and a good one. Many of the refugees had gold and some even counterfeit US dollars. They got uppity and didn't want to be called refugees, they wanted to be called evacuees for some reason. We gave the brass a lot of grief on that trip, flew the US flag with 48 stars, and robbed the recreation facility blind.
 

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My dad joined the NG in 67 and never got sent over to Vietnam but did deploy to Desert Storm. He doesn’t claim Vietnam Veteran status but is technically Vietnam Era but only mentions Desert Storm Veteran service. On the other hand, I have an uncle that enlisted in the Air Force and was sent to Germany but his mother got him a hardship discharge after six months. He calls himself a Vietnam Veteran even though he never went there.
 

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Well the word is out on his Dd214 and he served in the USMC from 72-76 as a refrigerator mechanic. He also went AWOL on 3 separate occasions and achieved the lofty rank of Private before he was discharged. Quite the hero it seems.


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