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Cold War Spook

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10. I was ASA for 4 years

Reply to TEB (Original post)

Tue Aug 22, 2017, 12:48 PM

Aug 2017

at the end of basic training the took away my M-14 and I never held a rifle again. My biggest worry was papers cuts. They really hurt. May 31, 1963 to May 29, 1967. I was never in Vietnam. I never even got a good conduct medal, but that is another story.

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A stolen valor scumbag [View all] TEB Aug 2017 OP

This guy is pathetic. beemer27 Aug 2017 #1

Another wannabe benld74 Aug 2017 #2

Lol DashOneBravo Aug 2017 #3

I hear you TEB Aug 2017 #5

X-Marine joins in jarhead69 Aug 2017 #4

Exactly TEB Aug 2017 #6

I'll say this TEB Aug 2017 #7

I see this from time to time even at the VA Victor_c3 Aug 2017 #8

True I agree with you TEB Aug 2017 #9

I was ASA for 4 years Cold War Spook Aug 2017 #10

White is for the flag we fly... jmowreader Aug 2017 #11

I was Navy, so please clue me in, what is ASA? denbot Aug 2017 #12

Army Security Agency Cold War Spook Aug 2017 #13

I am familiar with both incidents, so I must have heard of the NSG before. denbot Aug 2017 #14