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To: oh8eleven

Because I was in VN Idiot!


8 posted on 05/27/2014 3:48:20 PM PDT by Red_Devil 232 ((VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!))
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To: Red_Devil 232
Because I was in VN
Then why ID yourself as a "VN era" vet?
11 posted on 05/27/2014 3:52:35 PM PDT by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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To: Red_Devil 232; oh8eleven
Because I was in VN Idiot!

Didn't ya mean ID10T? Gotta give a gun grape a break.

15 posted on 05/27/2014 3:56:06 PM PDT by SgtBob (Freedom is not for the faint of heart. Semper Fi!)
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To: Red_Devil 232

oh8eleven’s comment, rather question, is correct. There IS a distinction between “VietNam vet” and “VietNam era” vet. Obviously, the former means you served in country for a full tour or even part of a tour, while the latter (”era vet”) means you were in one of the military service branches during the time the VietNam war was in progress but DID NOT serve in country.


23 posted on 05/27/2014 4:10:43 PM PDT by miele man
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To: Red_Devil 232

His question was a valid one. I am a Viet Nam era vet, but I was not in Viet Nam, so I am not able to be treated at the VA.


48 posted on 05/27/2014 7:51:58 PM PDT by Enterprise ("Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire)
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