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Duncanpup

(13,793 posts)
Sun May 1, 2022, 11:50 AM May 2022

I love the I almost served crowd as a vet

I ran into a wannabes maga vets standing in line at grocery store dude had on a jacket with military patches the only two I recognized was a submarine badge and senior Drill sgt badge from army a pumpkin patch seeing the awards as former Airborne infantry to me at 56 it’s not adding up I had to ask and his trumpig 2024 hat. So I asked this wannabe turd sporting badges and he told me he never served yet he’s all about 2A yet his two uncles served.

And here DU vets we actually enlisted and served when we could have just walked around in a jean jacket with awards we never earned dumb asses we were.

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I love the I almost served crowd as a vet (Original Post) Duncanpup May 2022 OP
They're all chicken hawks. Unwilling to participate in a real fight. onecaliberal May 2022 #1
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music May 2022 #2
I love how it's the most bloated, morbidly obese, out-of-shape wankers on the planet Aristus May 2022 #3
Yes you are correct Duncanpup May 2022 #4
Take it from a former M1 Abrams tanker: Aristus May 2022 #6
I understand Duncanpup May 2022 #8
Agree DashOneBravo May 2022 #9
I understand Duncanpup May 2022 #11
"I feel like a great and very brave soldier" keithbvadu2 May 2022 #5
I'm grateful for his service. Especially January '68 when he bravely dealt with ... JustABozoOnThisBus May 2022 #13
😂 Duncanpup May 2022 #14
Whenever I've had the "pleasure"... IrishAfricanAmerican May 2022 #7
We stopped wearing my DAV caps when we went out to eat. marie999 May 2022 #10
I understand Duncanpup May 2022 #12
Visit to Arlington Cemetery reminded Donald Trump Jr. of all his family's 'sacrifices,' he writes keithbvadu2 May 2022 #15
A little different take. GP6971 May 2022 #16
Fire for effect! roscoeroscoe May 2022 #17
There's actually a brand of clothing now called "grunt style" Mysterian May 2022 #18

Response to Duncanpup (Original post)

Aristus

(68,617 posts)
3. I love how it's the most bloated, morbidly obese, out-of-shape wankers on the planet
Sun May 1, 2022, 11:58 AM
May 2022

who strut around in tactical gear like they're all that.

I want to tell them: "Dude. I lived it. And you don't see me playing dress up and pretend like some idiotic shit-show."

Then I remember: Idiotic; that's four syllables. They'll never grok what I'm saying.

Which is why these festering bungholes are never for the 1st Amendment, only for the 2nd. They're only capable of flexing their index fingers, and even then, only if they can remember the necessary sequence of muscle movements.

Duncanpup

(13,793 posts)
4. Yes you are correct
Sun May 1, 2022, 12:12 PM
May 2022

Although I find myself as a former Airborne infantry Crunchy wanting to go on EBay and purchase a T72 from some Ukrainian farmer that towed the tank with his tractor yes Aristus I’m in the market to purchase used a T64 to T72 low hours.

Aristus

(68,617 posts)
6. Take it from a former M1 Abrams tanker:
Sun May 1, 2022, 12:28 PM
May 2022

Get a tank with an armored ammunition compartment sealed off from the crew compartment. Unless you want to personally test out your T-72's aerodynamic capabilities under enemy fire.

Duncanpup

(13,793 posts)
8. I understand
Sun May 1, 2022, 12:32 PM
May 2022

Warsaw pack will blow turrets off cuz ammo is not separated from crew like Abraham’s. Yet I’m still in the Market for a xtra vehicle 😉 for the wife in bad weather.

DashOneBravo

(2,679 posts)
9. Agree
Sun May 1, 2022, 12:35 PM
May 2022

It drives me nuts. Most of them are wearing that shit incorrect. Like that parts supposed to cover another part.

My girlfriend and I walked in a gun shop we’d never been in. We were going to a range so she could practice shooting with a pistol before she got one. It was cold and light rain. Big kid behind counter said, “nice Infantry weather “ and I was like. Were you in a Infantry? He said no. Gf started laughing . I don’t even engage anymore, just bought the ammo and left

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,825 posts)
13. I'm grateful for his service. Especially January '68 when he bravely dealt with ...
Sun May 1, 2022, 01:35 PM
May 2022

... the Tit offensive.

IrishAfricanAmerican

(4,185 posts)
7. Whenever I've had the "pleasure"...
Sun May 1, 2022, 12:30 PM
May 2022

of addressing one of these MAGA goons, my first question is always, "What branch did you serve in?"

That's usually the end of the conversation.

 

marie999

(3,334 posts)
10. We stopped wearing my DAV caps when we went out to eat.
Sun May 1, 2022, 12:36 PM
May 2022

We moved to NC near Camp Lejeune. We would go out for dinner and when we asked for the check we were often told that some Marine had already paid it. So we would ask for the check of a Marine family. We still buy a Marine family dinner when we go out.

keithbvadu2

(40,500 posts)
15. Visit to Arlington Cemetery reminded Donald Trump Jr. of all his family's 'sacrifices,' he writes
Sun May 1, 2022, 03:58 PM
May 2022

The Trumps are not shy about proclaiming how much they have 'sacrificed'.

Visit to Arlington Cemetery reminded Donald Trump Jr. of all his family's 'sacrifices,' he writes

https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=Visit+to+Arlington+Cemetery+reminded+Donald+Trump+Jr.+of+all+his+family%27s+%27sacrifices%2C%27+he+writes+

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212910508

"I gave up my life to move to Washington to help Americans," Ivanka Trump says in Davos interview.

GP6971

(33,403 posts)
16. A little different take.
Wed May 4, 2022, 11:20 PM
May 2022

I worked for a defense contractor. We had an arrogant manager who mouthed off to the wrong people...he was a Nam vet and claimed he received the DSC. The two people he bragged to were a retired 06 and an 05. This guy pissed off many people and the retired 06 & 05 checked out his claim which turned out to be false...he was terminated on the spot.

Mysterian

(5,207 posts)
18. There's actually a brand of clothing now called "grunt style"
Mon May 16, 2022, 04:25 PM
May 2022

with crossed rifles, etc. as a logo. I didn't know about it and saw a guy wearing that crap and asked him if he was an 11B. Of course not, no service. So now the phony warriors even have a brand they can wear.

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