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<blockquote data-quote="Glocktogo" data-source="post: 3198541" data-attributes="member: 1132"><p>IMO, the expeditionary medals make you a Vietnam Vet. There are an infinite number of "levels" if you will regarding service during a conflict. They range from still being in basic when hostilities end, to deep behind enemy lines in firefights with the enemy.</p><p></p><p>My 214 says Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal and Combat Action Ribbon. I still consider my combat experience to be very limited and not comparable to some who were in Vietnam and now those in the GWOT. Still, I volunteered for the assignment that sent me into combat. I even extended my enlistment for 6 extra months to go, so that counts for something in my book.</p><p></p><p>I appreciate all the servicemen and women who performed support roles and may never have had the distinction of being in combat. I know there were a lot of cooks and maintenance personnel operating in FOBs who saw more combat than me, so it all counts. But none of that changes the fact that Phillips was a shitbird when he was in and probably took more resources to deal with than he contributed. So I don't have to respect HIS "service". I earned the right to make that judgement as many on OSA have. If they disagree with me and honor his service, then they earned that right too.</p><p></p><p>But I won't stand for some leftist who never served (I'm looking at you Alyssa Milano) telling me how I should view Phillips. By perpetuating the lies, he's proving that once a shitbird, always a shitbird. I have no use for him, and I support a great many Native American causes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Glocktogo, post: 3198541, member: 1132"] IMO, the expeditionary medals make you a Vietnam Vet. There are an infinite number of "levels" if you will regarding service during a conflict. They range from still being in basic when hostilities end, to deep behind enemy lines in firefights with the enemy. My 214 says Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal and Combat Action Ribbon. I still consider my combat experience to be very limited and not comparable to some who were in Vietnam and now those in the GWOT. Still, I volunteered for the assignment that sent me into combat. I even extended my enlistment for 6 extra months to go, so that counts for something in my book. I appreciate all the servicemen and women who performed support roles and may never have had the distinction of being in combat. I know there were a lot of cooks and maintenance personnel operating in FOBs who saw more combat than me, so it all counts. But none of that changes the fact that Phillips was a shitbird when he was in and probably took more resources to deal with than he contributed. So I don't have to respect HIS "service". I earned the right to make that judgement as many on OSA have. If they disagree with me and honor his service, then they earned that right too. But I won't stand for some leftist who never served (I'm looking at you Alyssa Milano) telling me how I should view Phillips. By perpetuating the lies, he's proving that once a shitbird, always a shitbird. I have no use for him, and I support a great many Native American causes. [/QUOTE]
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