Politics

[spike.t]

Lets not forget about the recent post by a member in this thread that suggested that the answer to my problem when i asked about telemedicine, was to use a Colt 1911 in .45 ACP.
None of you seemed to have a problem with that comment.

Must have missed it or misunderstood it ....sometimes on here some posts take a bit of deciphering....

 

[Tubby’s Canteen]

Lets not forget about the recent post by a member in this thread that suggested that the answer to my problem when i asked about telemedicine, was to use a Colt 1911 in .45 ACP.
None of you seemed to have a problem with that comment.

? I seem to remember condemning that member, something along the lines of you and I certainly not seeing eye to eye but I’d never advocate for you to delete yourself.

 

[Tubby’s Canteen]

Must have missed it or misunderstood it ....sometimes on here some posts take a bit of deciphering....

No it was pretty plain in how it was worded and when I asked for clarification that member doubled down and said Brent should delete himself.

That’s not to say I support Brent’s current rant, @Tundra Tiger will be along to sort that out I’m sure shortly.

 

[spike.t]

No it was pretty plain in how it was worded and when I asked for clarification that member doubled down and said Brent should delete himself.

That’s not to say I support Brent’s current rant, @Tundra Tiger will be along to sort that out I’m sure shortly.

OK not good...must have missed it

 

[Altitude sickness]

I’ll look into it

Wishful, contact the NARA, specifically the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC), holds military service records, including information about awards and decorations.

You can apply for that info online.

 

[mdwest]

I’ll look into it

File a FOIA.

His DD214 will tell you that he received a bronze star, but it won’t provide the actual citation that tells you the story of what was done to earn the medal.

I don’t know how well the archives are preserved that far back in terms of citations. There was a big fire in the early 70’s at the national personnel center that destroyed something like 18m files… many of them were WW2 and Korea related personnel…

But I’d still give it a shot..

If you have his full name and any other pertinent information about him, I’ve got a good friend that is an acclaimed military historian.. used to teach history at the naval academy, is now the dean of history at a large university, published several books on WW2 and other conflicts, etc… he might have a good idea where to look for records as well..

 

[Wishfulthinker580]

File a FOIA.

His DD214 will tell you that he received a bronze star, but it won’t provide the actual citation that tells you the story of what was done to earn the medal.

I don’t know how well the archives are preserved that far back in terms of citations. There was a big fire in the early 70’s at the national personnel center that destroyed something like 18m files… many of them were WW2 and Korea related personnel…

But I’d still give it a shot..

If you have his full name and any other pertinent information about him, I’ve got a good friend that is an acclaimed military historian.. used to teach history at the naval academy, is now the dean of history at a large university, published several books on WW2 and other conflicts, etc… he might have a good idea where to look for records as well..

Thanks for the info. I will do that. I did get screenshots of copies of his discharge papers from my aunt. Cool to see his info.

 

[John Wasmuth]

Man some of yall are wrapped way too tight….

 

[Brent in Az]

No it was pretty plain in how it was worded and when I asked for clarification that member doubled down and said Brent should delete himself.

That’s not to say I support Brent’s current rant, @Tundra Tiger will be along to sort that out I’m sure shortly.

The only thing he needs to sort out, is his own unhinged behavior, and sticking his nose into other peoples disagreements with his insults, which does nothing but spark more insults and what you see here.
He does that anytime Redleg and i go at it.
He takes TDS to a whole new level.
Quite disturbing really

 

[Hunt anything]

Man some of yall are wrapped way too tight….

Yep, I took about a month off of the political thread to regain some sanity! I believe i need to double it next time.

 

[John Wasmuth]

Yep, I took about a month off of the political thread to regain some sanity! I believe i need to double it next time.

Lemme know when and I’ll go with ya….

 

[Tubby’s Canteen]

The only thing he needs to sort out, is his own unhinged behavior, and sticking his nose into other peoples disagreements with his insults, which does nothing but spark more insults and what you see here.
He does that anytime Redleg and i go at it.
He takes TDS to a whole new level.
Quite disturbing really

Brent how old are you? I know you’ve said on here you’re retired, the thought a retired cad design worker is going to take a 50 year old Alaskan out back that’s still hump packing moose quarters around is foolhardy. You call him a key board warrior but really what are any of us? We’re a bunch of men separated by thousands of miles likely to never meet arguing amongst ourselves because we all likely need a hobby.
More than likely if and when any of us ever do meet we’re probably far more polite than the light this thread shows us in, there is far more to man’s personality than politics. You and I frequently clash over politics for example but I’m sure we could find some common ground on a neutral subject to have a ten minute conversation in if we did run into each other at a convention.

 

[Tubby’s Canteen]

Lemme know when and I’ll go with ya….

It’s probably not a bad idea for all of us.

 

[Brent in Az]

Brent how old are you? I know you’ve said on here you’re retired, the thought a retired cad design worker is going to take a 50 year old Alaskan out back that’s still hump packing moose quarters around is foolhardy. You call him a key board warrior but really what are any of us? We’re a bunch of men separated by thousands of miles likely to never meet arguing amongst ourselves because we all likely need a hobby.

I am not retired, and the CAD work I did was just one of many things in a business I owned that required a lot of physical work. I didnt just sit on my ass all day behind a computer. I wore many hats, and i could run circles around any blue collar employee I had
Don't pretend you know anything about me, because you dont.

 

[Tubby’s Canteen]

I am not retired, and the CAD work I did was just one of many things in a business I owned that required a lot of physical work. I didnt just sit on my ass all day behind a computer. I wore many hats, and i could run circles around any blue collar employee I had
Don't pretend you know anything about me, because you dont.

never mind Brent I was trying to find some common ground with you but your obviously riled up and spoiling for an argument, I don’t have the energy to invest in fighting with you today on an argument that’s not even mine. If you’re not retired that was my mistake I thought you had previously stated you were.

 

[spike.t]

Bit more or actually not on the Iranians arrested by anti terror police and special forces....

 

[Brent in Az]

never mind Brent I was trying to find some common ground with you but your obviously riled up and spoiling for an argument, I don’t have the energy to invest in fighting with you today on an argument that’s not even mine. If you’re not retired that was my mistake I thought you had previously stated you were.

I'm not looking to argue with anyone. If you look back, I didn't start this, but I'm the one who always gets blamed for escalating things in my defense.
When someone calls me a low IQ butt sniffer of the tangerine tyrant, yeah, the gloves come off, and I'm ready to rumble.
All of this started over a stupid meme that was meant to be humor.
John is right when he said some folks are wound to tight.

And for the record, I've packed many deer,elk, and bear, out of Arizona terrain that would have a flatlander begging for mercy.

 

[Tubby’s Canteen]

I'm not looking to argue with anyone. If you look back, I didn't start this, but I'm the one who always gets blamed for escalating things in my defense.
When someone calls me a low IQ butt sniffer of the tangerine tyrant, yeah, the gloves come off, and I'm ready to rumble.
All of this started over a stupid meme that was meant to be humor.
John is right when he said some folks are wound to tight.

And for the record, I've packed many deer,elk, and bear, out of Arizona terrain that would have a flatlander begging for mercy.

Brent I don’t care, I’ve said that the current argument is between you an @Tundra Tiger, I fished yesterday 20 odd hours for the third time this week and was up a 6 to be to the hospital to check on father. I’m currently sitting in a waiting room while a bunch of doctors try to decide if his hearts strong enough to take the being put under so they could operate to get the kidney stone that’s large enough he can’t pass and is causing him a severe bleed. On top of that I’ve got to be back to the boat at midnight to go again.

The only reason I responded at all was to state that I did care when someone said you should commit suicide, the rest of what your guys have going on you can have.

 

[BJH65]

Brent how old are you? I know you’ve said on here you’re retired, the thought a retired cad design worker is going to take a 50 year old Alaskan out back that’s still hump packing moose quarters around is foolhardy. You call him a key board warrior but really what are any of us? We’re a bunch of men separated by thousands of miles likely to never meet arguing amongst ourselves because we all likely need a hobby.
More than likely if and when any of us ever do meet we’re probably far more polite than the light this thread shows us in, there is far more to man’s personality than politics. You and I frequently clash over politics for example but I’m sure we could find some common ground on a neutral subject to have a ten minute conversation in if we did run into each other at a convention.

Don’t misjudge us old guys . Well, I’m not sure 60 is old? Still have similar strength like when I was 30 but definitely not the speed and reflexes. You don’t know our background, training regimen, martial arts expertise, dirty tricks etc..

Recently watched Mariusz Pudzianowski, 48, lose by 30 second 1st rd TKO to Eddie Hall, 37 and that was an 11year age difference but assuredly a different result with a younger Pudzianowski who was far more experienced, so yes youth has a clear edge depending on the circumstances. That’s why us old guys gotta end it quick and dirty!

The reality is nobody here is going to fight one another, ever and I suspect in the event of meeting one another, I believe it would be very cordial with mutual respect. It’s not hard to get riled up on the political stuff.

Best wishes for your father, hope he gets well soon.

 

[Tanks]

It's not like Trump created that meme himself. No doubt one of his constituents made it. Maybe even a Catholic constituent.....LOL.

He posted it on his feed, if someone else had posted it elsewhere I doubt it would have had any traction. I doubt he has the skills to do that himself; he has people for that kind of stuff. BTW, that is not a slight on Trump, I wouldn't know how to do that meme either, but I am sure my PA does.