desrtrat Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 i really can not find the proper words to say how i feel about this..... i served 11 years in the Army from 1972-1983 in some of the worst S**t holes that you could imagined and lost a lot of good people. and to see someone like this, with decorations that a lot of good men and woman died for, and received less... JUST BURNS MY ASS... http://www.sphere.com/nation/article/milit...roud%2F19280604 a tall horse and a short piece of rope is to good for him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinthegreat Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 thats f---ed up. serves him right. he should get worse imo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RembaSS 1SG Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 I agree completely with you. With over 21 years under my Army belt it angers me greatly to see this happen, I retired in 2007 as an E-8. In 2005, in preparation for my second and last tour to Iraq we were in JRTC (FT Polk, La) and one of our old soldier (E-4 actually) came to us "after jumping into North Iraq." Had the combat jump on his jump wings to prove it, we fellow paratroopers were very jealous-even though it was a secure LZ. He wore these wings for nearly two years before he was met by an Army advisor (an E-6) that rode the same aircraft with him...all the way to the ground. He never jumped with the paratroopers. I and this SSG nearly killed him. All he got was an Article 15 (45 days extra duty, restiction and we took some pay from him...that was it!). They took away his wings as well. Freaking pitiful if you ask me. Thanks for the link. I have forwarded it to my work for inspiration. Thanks again for your service. I know you do not hear it enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcsilveradoss Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 you know im not as military minded as i should be, but i could not even finish this article i had gotten so pissed off. dude needs a few months in a prison camp with those fake medals stuffed in his pee-hole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagledax Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 If you ask me, these people should be sent to Iraq and Afghanistan, and every other hell hole we in uniform have served. I only have three tours in Iraq so what do I know. Round all of them up and let them go serve and really find out what it is like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TYLERTXSS Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 (edited) I agree Top^^^Send these jackasses to some of the hellholes weve visited. Edited December 15, 2009 by TYLERTXSS (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcmahan Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 i read about this today at work it pisses me off i was a army ranger for 6 yrs and havent got those kind of awards he just need to grow a pair and do the real thing imo oh thats right he will be in jail lol gets what he deserves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idahoBLKss Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 yeah hes a joke but at the same time it should be illegal to sell your medals and or purchase medals you haven't earned ... imo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TYLERTXSS Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 They really should limit where u can purchase medals and such, any clown can get on usmedals.com and order whatever they want Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Army SS Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 I think the greatest part of the article was that one of them was arrested on Veterans Day and the other plead guilty on Pearl Harbor Day. That makes me mad when I constantly see this in the news and in our Army Times. It is becoming way too frequent. I have had friends that have been lost over here (I'm still in Iraq) that this kind of story would just make them sick to their stomachs. I know there is a lot of embelishing on the part of service members on what they have done or seen, but when a civilian disgraces the uniform and the ribbons that some of our comrades have given their life to earn makes me sick..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desrtrat Posted December 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 (edited) I agree completely with you. With over 21 years under my Army belt it angers me greatly to see this happen, I retired in 2007 as an E-8. In 2005, in preparation for my second and last tour to Iraq we were in JRTC (FT Polk, La) and one of our old soldier (E-4 actually) came to us "after jumping into North Iraq." Had the combat jump on his jump wings to prove it, we fellow paratroopers were very jealous-even though it was a secure LZ. He wore these wings for nearly two years before he was met by an Army advisor (an E-6) that rode the same aircraft with him...all the way to the ground. He never jumped with the paratroopers. I and this SSG nearly killed him. All he got was an Article 15 (45 days extra duty, restiction and we took some pay from him...that was it!). They took away his wings as well. Freaking pitiful if you ask me. Thanks for the link. I have forwarded it to my work for inspiration. Thanks again for your service. I know you do not hear it enough. i guess things have changed over the years, heck i still remember when there was still the WAC (Women's Army Corps). but back in the day we use to have our DD-201 file updated and reviewed every 3 mo. just for that reason. anything needing to be added needed FULL documentation on all entries, and also to insure that no classified entries were made in error. this went for officers and enlisted personal..saw quite a few officers awarded the Purple Heart and never saw a day of combat.. sometimes i think the military should go back to the way it was 25+ yrs. ago.. but then no body would volunteer.. Edited December 15, 2009 by desrtrat (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas_Veteran Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 Crap like this really pisses me off! I wish they would send their asses to prison for a few years so that they can really think about what they have done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBlack Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 What a piece of crap this dushbag is... What a slap in the face to all of you who actually serve this country.. They should drag him across Iraq from his balls by a tank.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superchevything Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 F-ing losers man go earn your medals like i did for mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbocoop Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 That is bullshit, that POS lived like an hour from base here. What a little bitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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