Military Career
Retirement
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I would not have gotten married, I would have drank less, and I would not have gotten out.
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1stSgt Troy Seals
Exfiled, like we were supposed to, instead of walking back with the platoon patrol. My decision, my scars.
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CPL Beth Allsop
You took the words right out of my mouth! Instead of drinking I would've inserted smoking!
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PO3 David Fries
CPL Beth Allsop I was never a big smoker. I ended up quitting a few years after I got out.
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I wish I would have kept the names, contact info and permanent addresses of friends then kept in contact with them. It would be nice to know them now and it would helped having a network to share decision making with both in and out of the military.
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PO2 Jeffery Reiser
Amen to that Cap! That is my single biggest regret also... Have spent many, many years tracking down old friends and coworkers some to no avail. Who knew!
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CAPT Dave Woodard
I have be fortunate enough to find a Facebook group about some of my time and to paraphrase a poet, all the difference made. I know the British Navy has a closer affiliation process than we do, perhaps due to the size?
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SP5 Peter Hawkins
Would that poet be Robert Frost -- "I took the road less traveled by, And that has made all the difference"? Learned that one way back when kids had to memorize in school.
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I never would have changed a thing. Enlisted at end of WW II, stayed in, fought in S. korea at Inchon & Seoul, wounded at Uijongbu, returned to North Korea at Chosin reservoir, acting platoon leader in a rifle company consisting of 1 lieutenant, 1 other sergeant and me and about 25 other troops but we kicked some Chinese ass! Fought in Viet Nam-a wasted war because we did not fight to win. Only change I would have liked was that I got a 502 for reckless driving which cost me my promotion to full Colonel. Otherwise i am proud of my service and of my Marine Corps. Semper Fidelis to all you other jarheads!
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SGT Terry Walton
Thank you for all you have done. Please if you can write about your experiences. Us military history buffs eat it up.
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Cpl Scott Sumner
Thank you sir. Yes. Write about your experiences, as a record. My uncle was wounded at Sugar Loaf Hill but would never speak of it. Now he's gone and a precious piece of history is gone with him. Even if you show no one until you're gone. The country needs to hear it from those who were there. Semper Fi Sir!
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SFC Shannon Ford
I'm sure at this point most of us feel like we have little tiny ballsacks. That's outstanding. Thankfully we didn't have to lead our generation into your fight. It would have ended badly.
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