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To: joe fonebone
nice to know that my service to this country in the ‘70’s is considered hollow.....

If you served in the '70s as I did, you'd know exactly what the General was talking about. Reagan was a breathe of fresh air when he came in and we started ramping up again. It was a damn good thing the Soviets never tried anything while Carter was in office.
38 posted on 12/05/2007 9:51:08 AM PST by af_vet_rr
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To: af_vet_rr

like i said in another post, carter gutted the military...having to strip aircraft for spare parts was totally asinine...and no fuel to fly ‘em with.....or tools to fix ‘em with....yeah, i remember those days...


40 posted on 12/05/2007 9:57:59 AM PST by joe fonebone (When in danger, when in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout)
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To: af_vet_rr; joe fonebone
In the '70's we were underfunded, understaffed and our equipment was falling apart. The Carter military.

But we, perhaps foolishly, thought if we were called upon to fight the Sov's in Germany (the primary mission my unit trained for) we could get the job done.

41 posted on 12/05/2007 10:06:16 AM PST by colorado tanker
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To: af_vet_rr
It was a damn good thing the Soviets never tried anything while Carter was in office.

DAmn right...

Bet they're still kicking themselves for that


79 posted on 12/05/2007 3:09:34 PM PST by maine-iac7 (",,,but you can't fool all of the people all the time" LINCOLN)
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