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In reply to the discussion: In 1981, I was a full time stock clerk at an Ohio Big Bear grocery store making 12.60 an hour [View all]maxrandb
(15,508 posts)In 29 years, I never even saw a shot fired in anger.
I am truly no "battle-hardened" hero, but what bothers me most is ANY veteran who tries to use their service to make them something they're not.
I was mostly in the rear with the gear. The closest I ever get to combat was diving under a desk one day in the sandbox when a mortar landed about 500 yards away. Was always more worried about a main space fire 2,000 miles from the nearest land, a class Delta fire on the flight deck, or a collision.
I was mostly in NGFS. The deployments and separation from family was hard, but for that, I saw more of the world than I ever dreamed of and was well compensated for it.
Actually, it is I that owe the American people a "thank you", not the other way around.