My son said that saying use to make him so mad he could scream.
Published: Wednesday, March 16th, 2016 @ 11:06 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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There was a time when we in the Good Ole USofA just drank our coffee & we paid no attention to our coffee.
Published: Tuesday, March 15th, 2016 @ 2:48 am
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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Am I allowed to have a favorite Vietnam Story? Allowed or not, this is my favorite. You may think it is too long but it's not.
Published: Monday, March 14th, 2016 @ 3:17 am
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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This week the Vietnam Veterans of America thanked Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) for cosponsoring H.R. 1769 - the Toxic Exposure Research Act.
Published: Saturday, February 20th, 2016 @ 11:45 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Pepsi admits that its bottled water is just Tap Water
Published: Thursday, January 28th, 2016 @ 11:38 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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This is really a War Story but you have to get to the bottom to see the War Part. Be patient, the Top Part is funny.
Published: Sunday, January 17th, 2016 @ 8:39 pm
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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Charlie Haughey was the battalion photographer for my battalion in the 25th Division during my time in Vietnam.
Published: Tuesday, January 12th, 2016 @ 4:25 am
By: Bobby Tony
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Recently, I have been thinking about life...and death. My father passed away back in August of this year and it has shaken me to my core.
Published: Saturday, January 9th, 2016 @ 11:43 am
By: Rod Eccles
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I enjoy Southern Comfort conversations with Stella and we respect each other's perspectives on the meaning of life.
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 9:31 pm
By: Ted McDonald
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George, a Purple Heart recipient, was stationed at Hickam Field in Hawaii during the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. He joined the U.S. Army Air Force in 1940 and served in the Pacific Theater during most of World War II, including the Pacific Ocean nuclear bomb tests. After 23 years of service...
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 8:27 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Sunny skies greeted more than 200 people who attended the annual Veterans Day ceremony at East Carolina University on Nov. 11.
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 10:56 am
By: ECU News Services
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Each year-end brings the usual look back on those that have passed during the year.
Published: Monday, October 26th, 2015 @ 7:04 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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Conscientious Objectors (COs) could serve as Chaplains or Medics and op out of carrying weapons.
Published: Tuesday, September 29th, 2015 @ 10:52 am
By: Ted McDonald
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) presented a Purple Heart Medal to Vietnam Veteran James Michael Hess of Timberlake, North Carolina.
Published: Monday, September 28th, 2015 @ 5:17 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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As the Vietnam series nears completion, I was looking for another Bobby Tony article to plagiarize and found this one.
Published: Sunday, September 27th, 2015 @ 5:12 pm
By: Ted McDonald
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After Navy boot camp, I attended Tech school with half Marine students and a few Marine instructors and on ship they provided Brig (jail) guards.
Published: Tuesday, September 22nd, 2015 @ 5:04 am
By: Ted McDonald
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After my draft physical, I called a friend who joined the Air Force and hoped to work on dry land in Japan or Thailand.
Published: Saturday, September 19th, 2015 @ 3:57 pm
By: Ted McDonald
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A Marine RVN Vet Helicopter door gunner said the Warrant officers were enlisted guys who finished boot camp, 10 weeks of Warrant Officer training and 18 month of helicopter flight training. You had to be at least 18 years old.
Published: Friday, September 11th, 2015 @ 3:59 am
By: Ted McDonald
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A few days ago an investigative reporter did a look back on the history of businessman, Donald Trump
Published: Sunday, September 6th, 2015 @ 2:17 pm
By: Gene Scarborough
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The loneliest night of my life was beneath a picture of Stone Mountain.
Published: Wednesday, September 2nd, 2015 @ 4:54 am
By: Bobby Tony
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I doubt if there will ever be a robot that can calculate the value of a human life.
Published: Wednesday, August 26th, 2015 @ 5:46 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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There were entertainers in all branches of the service who seemed to escape the day to day routines by practicing among buddies while recluses disappeared to read book or write home.
Published: Thursday, August 13th, 2015 @ 10:02 pm
By: Ted McDonald
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Coming and Going, a Vietnam Story
Published: Sunday, July 19th, 2015 @ 3:00 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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No battle field action is reported in this introduction to the jungle. Combat veterans provide the books and movies.
Published: Friday, July 17th, 2015 @ 5:27 am
By: Ted McDonald
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Little boys go to Summer Camp. Men go to Army Camp.
Published: Thursday, July 16th, 2015 @ 6:22 am
By: Ted McDonald
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Forty-Six years ago 11 were killed at a local Georgia dragstrip. I was there.
Published: Thursday, July 16th, 2015 @ 5:13 am
By: Bobby Tony
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I took this photo while serving in the USN in 1967.
Published: Monday, July 13th, 2015 @ 7:17 pm
By: Ted McDonald
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I visited the Army recruiter before joining the Navy to see if I could stay home as a conscientious objector but since I was not a seminary student or a member of some strange organization he suggested that I volunteer for the dangerous job of Medic and be exempt from carrying a weapon.
Published: Saturday, July 4th, 2015 @ 12:39 pm
By: Ted McDonald
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It does not make any difference what you meant, it is all about who does the translation
Published: Friday, June 26th, 2015 @ 11:34 am
By: Bobby Tony
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A story about Vinny D.
Published: Wednesday, May 27th, 2015 @ 10:19 am
By: Bobby Tony
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The interview programs of Sunday are always interesting to me. Tops on the list of topics were all the "religious freedom" legislations across the country.
Published: Monday, April 6th, 2015 @ 8:56 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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I have a new friend in Fayetteville by the name of Jim Johnson. I have known of him for years. For the first time I was able to call and talk with him. The result was his sending to me his new book: “Combat Trauma - A Personal Look at Long Term Consequences.”
Published: Saturday, March 14th, 2015 @ 5:37 pm
By: Gene Scarborough
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It is hard to believe how fast time flies. When I was 18 major things were happening in our country. I was fully aware of Selma and the march because Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a resident of Atlanta.
Published: Wednesday, March 11th, 2015 @ 8:34 pm
By: Gene Scarborough
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It is really interesting to see and hear all of these people who have badmouthed our military through every operation - dating back to Vietnam - beating the drums to go to war against ISIS / ISIL.
Published: Friday, February 13th, 2015 @ 9:40 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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