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Duncanpup

(13,947 posts)
Sun Jan 26, 2025, 07:50 AM Sunday

You ever notice these maga freaks claiming their warriors patriots . [View all]

Yesterday i asked this dude hey were you infantry he had on this hoodie with crossed rifles as I am fond of my fellow Grunts I love them all.

I explained my pedigree former 11B (Army infantry)his reply was he never served, yet he was running his gums on how we have to take Greenland and the canal possibly with military action.

So i asked how old are you his reply he was thirty i then asked him how come he never rucked up in war on terror if he feels so patriotic.

He gave me complete silence.

I then added well you’re young enough yet barely because being a grunt is young man’s world most us were 18-19 our senior N.C.O.s were late twenties to mid thirties we were fine warriors.

I then spoke and said yet at your age you could still enlist to help take Greenland or the canal and show how patriotic you are.

I then proceeded to give him advice in once you graduate O.S.U.T. Infantry at Benning go to jump school go to 82nd my old Alma mater I was 325 P.I.R. Nothing elite like the Rangers or special forces or those D boys (Delta) yet in that world i had to volunteer to be there.

And the people you find in the Eighty Deuce are some sharp motivated troopers and your chances of survival greatly increase if you end up in the shit.

I then gave him my reasoning in that all of our senior N.C.0.,s survived Vietnam my platoon sergeant example two tours with 101st one as riflemen second as L.R.R.P. and not one scratch on his ass.

And today we still have large cadre of war on terror troopers who will teach you how to survive if it goes down.

If I remember my platoon sergeant telling me he served in some place called Ashau Valley he said was always N.V.A.

Yet what those senior sergeants taught us I listened they were like E.F. Hutton with their resumes of war.

My time thankfully was all peaceful 84-87 and i added i caught med P.C.S.to West Germany taken off jump status cuz broken ankle.

I said if you can get stationed Germany after your actions do it because it is great place to serve. Shit we partied hard on weekends and when we had to soldier we were like the movie animal house with crew served weapons.

I can only hope you take my advice i told him I’m trying to set you up for success and hopefully i did not waste my breath in talking with you.

I’m not sure if he caught my sarcasm.

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Love me some grunt speak, brother Aviation Pro Sunday #1
It's my age 59 now. Duncanpup Sunday #2
I always carry blank enlistment forms in my truck and contact information for recruiters BOSSHOG Sunday #3
During the Iraq invasion and occupation The Wizard Sunday #7
I love you my friend Duncanpup Sunday #9
Does the trick almost all the time BOSSHOG Sunday #13
It's funny how one question usually shuts them down HAB911 Sunday #4
Hey Hab Duncanpup Sunday #5
oh yeah HAB911 Sunday #8
Only around 5% of the adult population are veterans. Emile Sunday #6
Hey just wanted to say I love reading your posts. bronxiteforever Sunday #10
I like the way you showed him how he could act on his patriotism, trying to empower him. TheRickles Sunday #11
I remember similar confrontations in the run up to the Iraq War. surfered Sunday #12
Winnie voice: Oh but I can't. The military are so superist-duperist... Mustellus Sunday #14
Exactly my friend you nailed it. Duncanpup Sunday #15
hem eggscllent. i was four fed , ut had many in the millitary and have friends who served .all AllaN01Bear Sunday #16
The A Shau Valley (Valley of the Shadow of Death) was the real deal Bo Zarts Sunday #17
Thanks for that reference, BoZarts. erronis Sunday #20
Hey, anyone who purposfully jumps out of a perfectly good aircraft is elite in my book! paleotn Sunday #18
Nobody forces you to jump school Duncanpup Sunday #19
There's a whole lot of stolen valor running around out there. Hugin Sunday #21
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