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zipplewrath

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2. I'd put it around the first Gulf War

Reply to captain queeg (Original post)

Fri May 5, 2017, 02:59 PM

May 2017

There was this whole sorta mea culpa after the war to somehow reset the relationship with the military that had gotten outta whack in Vietnam. It was about then that the whole "thank you for your service" thing started.

And it's not that I object, but I think we overlook the contributions of people like foreign service officers who also serve in danger and help protect us. They just do it without a gun.

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Anyone else think that since 9/11 police and military are automatically considereed "heroes" [View all] captain queeg May 2017 OP

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I'd put it around the first Gulf War zipplewrath May 2017 #2

I'm trying to think back that far captain queeg May 2017 #5

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