Happy Vietnam Veterans Day

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March 29th is Vietnam Veterans Day.

To all my brothers in arms in Vietnam and anywhere else you may have served, Semper Fi.
::marine_salute::
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And a big Thank You For Your Service to you Dale and everyone else that served.
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Thank you for serving our country . ::handshake::
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Thank you Dale. Back at you. And a salute to my homies who gave all. Mike Orash USMC, Dennis Dale ARMY, Curtis Harman ARMY, Tommy Ball ARMY,
Mike Muller ARMY, Donny Lorber ARMY J.O'. Americal Div., MACV '67-'68
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Semper Fi my brother by another mother and to all who served.
Aug 31. 1965 - Aug 22, 1966

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Thanks Dale, after all of these years I did not know there was a Vietnam Vetrans day. Got in country on the 19th of January 1968. Tet started shortly there after, January 31th









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July 67 to June 68.
8th Psychological Operations Battalion.

It's still nice to be home.

Thank you Dale. ::tu::
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Thank you all for your service.

I was not there. My brother was. I'm just the family archivist.

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FRJ, I was there at almost the exact times you were, came home Aug.1
5th B,16th Arty, 4th Inf Div. 155 Howitzers Couple months with the 5th/22nd of Americal. 175 guns and 8" howitzers. Today is Viet vet appreciation day at the legion for a free drink, tomorrow is vets appreciation day for food and drinks all day. they colse to the public for the day. Its nice but most who come are my kids age, desert dust guys and later.
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I'm so glad you made it home, Rob. ::tu:: ::tu::
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Rob, I left Aug. 2nd, '68 and got home Aug. 1st. ! I was really in a hurry. :D J.O'.
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Blessings to all the Vietnam Vets, and THANK YOU for your service.

I did not know this Vietnam Memorial existed. It is a memorial to the 58,000 lives lost...58,000 dog tags with name, branch of service and date killed. It's a shame that this is not shown on msm.

Worth the look. It brings a somber mindset just to visualize this. Really brings home the reality of the lives lost.

https://www.amusingplanet.com/2016/05/v ... al-in.html
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Powerful ! Thanks.
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It's so nice and tidy compared to the shat you had to go through to get there.
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I dont like the wall. its about all I have to say about it.
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