To all the Vets
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chriscarter
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Just retired Nov 1st after 20 years. Hard work but well worth it.
Thank you, a million times thank you.
Jerry the Jacket
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Amen! Thanks to all the Vets past and present. Your service and sacrifice have made this the greatest country on earth!
Go Jackets!
Go Jackets!
LibertyTurns
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Congrats. They pay you every month from now on whether you suit up or not. It doesn’t suck. Never again being on the best Team there ever was, well that does suck.
Scubapro
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I think this Tech man deserves a mention
https://www.nationalaviation.org/our-enshrinees/mcguire-jr-thomas/
LongforDodd
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Were you ever with the Ga Guard?
iceeater1969
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You may have pulled perimeter duty while I exited country. Brought my unit back from 50 miles south west of Danang.1972 Danang Air Base going on perimeter watch, I was 21. Tech beat Iowa State in the Liberty Bowl 31 to 30. It was an honor to serve the Land of the Free and Home of the Brave......
Gt Rotc was a big $ help getting through Gt. Before I left Nixon gave all Vietnam vets 3 month of their service obligation. With that I had less than 90 days remaining, so when I landed at Fort Lewis they said "Lieutenant, you are discharged- go home" . So glad to be in the USA.
Some were not so fortunate and did not return. Every Memorial Day Eagle scouts help my wife and me place flowers on graves of the fallen in combat who are now buried at Barrancas Cementry.
1 year 6 months and 1 day a active duty!
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Thank you to all who have served and are preparing to do so. You’re sacrifice is beyond my comprehension as a regular civilian, but I appreciate it as best I can.
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flak
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Semper fi
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Semper Fi,
To this day I remember receiving my care package in Saudi Arabia and it containing VHS tape of GT beating Nebraska to win the National title. I heard they won, but still watched the game like 10 times that week.
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LibertyTurns
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Oh yeah, fun times, best sporting events were in Camp Pendleton squad-bays during the Bird / Magic Lakers / Celtics matchups, we would have 60 Marines watching games on a little 19/20” tv, half for Celtics half for Lakers and it got wild.
Same crowd would watch NCAA tournament and I was only Tech fan, we played Georgetown in tourney, Best GT game ever because the crowd
Sports pre ESPN was the best!
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LibertyTurns
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Not that it ever officially happened but once a strike group may have gotten completely turned around for 4 hrs to watch GT vs VT. Damn antenna was on the wrong side and couldn’t pick up the satellite otherwise. By God’s good grace no operations interrupted the game.
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GTBatGirl96
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Wow. I....er... have something in my eye.....
What an impressive family! The only reason we have so many high character kids is because of their high character parents and guardians.