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05-28-2021, 05:44 PM
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Very Grumpy bay man
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Rhode Island
Posts: 10,825
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Burning a huge pile of brush tomorrow and then some adult beverages. Working Sunday and Monday at the GC.
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No boat, back in the suds.  
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05-29-2021, 02:15 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Somerset MA
Posts: 9,377
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Remembering Men in my RI unit I was Deployed with .. a 3rd just recently Passed Last week . 40 years old! from an Overdose .
sadly all three were Overdoses Addiction is no joke ..  |
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05-30-2021, 05:20 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Cape Cod
Posts: 5,515
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Quote:
Originally Posted by wdmso
Remembering Men in my RI unit I was Deployed with .. a 3rd just recently Passed Last week . 40 years old! from an Overdose .
sadly all three were Overdoses Addiction is no joke .. |
Sorry for ya Wayne... and them
This weather doesn’t help any either,,, depressing....
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05-30-2021, 06:39 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 1,974
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Remembering my Father-in-Law...........first generation Portuguese American...drafted into the Air Force at age 19.....fought in the Pacific WWII .....aerial gunner on a B17....27 bombing missions.......survived a fiery runway crash that killed part of his crew. Married a girl he met while stationed in Texas.
He once told me ....the navigator on the plane was considered the most important person on the crew.........too many flights never returned safely do to lack of fuel.
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05-30-2021, 11:57 AM
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Very Grumpy bay man
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Rhode Island
Posts: 10,825
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Nobody cares when we served back in 66.
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No boat, back in the suds.
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05-30-2021, 04:24 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Cape Cod
Posts: 5,515
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Quote:
Originally Posted by piemma
Nobody cares when we served back in 66.
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Some of us did and still do...
Thanks for serving Paul... |
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05-30-2021, 05:17 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: People's Republic
Posts: 1,025
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Quote:
Originally Posted by piemma
Nobody cares when we served back in 66.
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That was terrible and still is. Thank you for serving
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05-30-2021, 05:24 PM
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Certifiable Intertidal Anguiologist
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Somewhere between OOB & west of Watch Hill
Posts: 35,272
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Quote:
Originally Posted by wdmso
Remembering Men in my RI unit I was Deployed with .. a 3rd just recently Passed Last week . 40 years old! from an Overdose .
sadly all three were Overdoses Addiction is no joke .. |
Very sorry to hear this Wayne. The pain needs to be beaten or beaten away, and the options are truly dangerous. The stuff on the street is brutal and just getting worse.
Godspeed for your comrades.
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Originally Posted by Rmarsh
Remembering my Father-in-Law...........first generation Portuguese American...drafted into the Air Force at age 19.....fought in the Pacific WWII .....aerial gunner on a B17....27 bombing missions.......survived a fiery runway crash that killed part of his crew. Married a girl he met while stationed in Texas.
He once told me ....the navigator on the plane was considered the most important person on the crew.........too many flights never returned safely do to lack of fuel.
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Very true.
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Originally Posted by piemma
Nobody cares when we served back in 66.
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Thankfully this has changed, hopefully remaining so. |
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05-31-2021, 05:56 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 1,974
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Quote:
Originally Posted by piemma
Nobody cares when we served back in 66.
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Thank You for your service.... a lot of of us do care.
Back in '67 I was too young to serve or be drafted but my older brother signed up for duty.
There was a guy from my neighborhood, who we all looked up to, he was born in Sao Miguel, Portugal. Fastest, strongest and most athletic guy I'd ever met. He enlisted in the marines in '66.....sadly shortly after his deployment to Vietnam, he was killed in action.
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05-31-2021, 07:38 AM
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Eels
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Cape Cod,MA.
Posts: 3,333
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Quote:
Originally Posted by piemma
Nobody cares when we served back in 66.
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As always miss ya Buddy,and yes you are always remembered for that political war.
We all would be speaking a different language if it wasn't for your generation.
Wish you well.
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Live bait sharp hooks and timing is all you need
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05-31-2021, 07:53 AM
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Seldom Seen
Join Date: May 2001
Posts: 10,543
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Quote:
Originally Posted by piemma
Nobody cares when we served back in 66.
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Paul, I hope that is a statement about the past, and not what we as Americans feel today.... You know some of my history. But in 1966, I was nine years old, and more concerned with getting a banana seat and chopper bars for my bike... I cannot fathom how you and your comrades dealt with arriving home in uniform and getting the disrespectful treatment you received. Nor can I accept the lack of follow up by the military for our troops currently being brought home and being expected to reassume their civilian roles without help. Wayne, my thoughts are with you and all who lost and are losing comrades, family members. I am off to the local cemeteries to pay my respects ahead of the services this morning. |
“Americans have the right and advantage of being armed, unlike the people of other countries, whose leaders are afraid to trust them with arms.” – James Madison.
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05-31-2021, 04:07 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Somerset MA
Posts: 9,377
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Quote:
Originally Posted by piemma
Nobody cares when we served back in 66.
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It is odd you said that . I was speaking to the wife about the same thing it wasn’t really till 9/11 happened that it became fashionable to thank service members for their service. Or even care about are living conditions . Now sadly it’s become a political football who can love the military more than the next guy
When I was in the Marines 84-88 many considered if you joined you were just to dumb to anything Else. But the reality was I couldn’t afford to go to college .
Also Thanks you all for the comment regarding the guy in my unit who OD
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05-31-2021, 04:31 PM
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Very Grumpy bay man
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Rhode Island
Posts: 10,825
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Semper Fi Wayne. Love you brother.
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No boat, back in the suds.
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