Posted on 01/21/2019 4:58:49 PM PST by GrandJediMasterYoda
I remember that. But I’m thinking this was someone else, who was caught lying and then quibbled about the difference between ‘Vietnam Vet’ and ‘Vietnam Era Vet’.
It wasn’t so high profile a person, but did make the news.
Also, there are the yearly average of 300,000+ Army, Air Force and Navy/Marines who served in Europe and the Med, facing the Soviets and Warsaw Pact, during the time of the Vietnam war are considered as “Vietnam Era Veterans.”
He served the Marine Corps in the same fine tradition as Dan Rather.
Still pretty tight for Mr Phillips. Bombing of the north ended in 72 and MC drawdown was in earnest in 72-73. Very few Marines remained in 74 and only the helo crews came back in 75 for the evacuation. I was in Cubi Pt, Philippines on stby with a herc crew but we were never called out.
Maybe you missed it. MSM is now admitting he was never in Viet Nam.
The Wiki on him appears to have been changed, too:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Phillips_(activist)
Thanks back at ya brother. Nuke subs are awesome!
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