HERO'S OF CRAPPIE.COM

Fellow members, Slab has added a picture of Billbob on the thread that mentions his passing. He also mentions that Ted Love was a recipient of the Silver Star. Cray was also a Navy vet. Many of us are veterans on this sight. Buckeye is a retired officer, I believe. CrappiePappy is a vet. Anyway, if you want to mention a veteran who means something to you personally, with a post and even a picture if you will, add it to this thread. Also if you just want to mention being a vet, do that as well. "D"
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Thanks to all and hopefully Active Duty also. Our Son!

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Our Son currently in Kosovo.

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I know there are several others, don’t be bashful!

Some have liked and thanked these few posts.

Yes, I am a Veteran ... but, I'm no "hero" and never claimed to be one. I was drafted in 1968 and was lucky enough to get sent to South Korea for my overseas deployment. I spent approx. 19months total in the Army, due to the 5mo drop for serving in a non-combat overseas deployment. Once home I was exempt from Reserves due to returning to my job as a Pharmacy Technician, which was considered a "critical civilian occupation".

I support the real Heroes by financial support of the DAV & Wreaths Across America.

Yes, I'm A Vet. A Hero...No. The Majority of my service time there were no wars. A skirmish or 2, maybe. The Iraq invaded Kuwait and the US got involved. My Battalion was transitioning from the shoebox looking M113 Armored Personnel Carriers or APC's to the Bradley Fighting Vehicles. The !!#'s turned in and in school for the Bradley's, so we were rear echelon personnel in Germany for the duration. So my full enlistment of June '77 to April '92 was non-combatant, regular Army. But hey, Someone has to be in the rear supporting those in combat. Then Clinton was elected President and Base Closings Happened and in 2 years 180,000 solders were handed pink slips and told your service is no longer needed...Here's some chump change for your time. Oh yea, that was taken back if you filed for and was rewarded ANY DISABILITY PAY of any amount. Soa very bitter pill to swallow. Hero, No, Just a solder Doing what was required...

All vets are hero's to someone. Pappy you post your pic that I've seen and I will look for a pic of myself to post. Supporting the orgs that you do is heroic to me Pappy. Jamesdean thank you sir. Some of you all had fathers that served and died. If you wish we would like to hear some about them. Couple of you guys know who I am talking about. I read a book by one's father. The other lost a father.

This thread makes me think of one of my best friends, Dale. My constant fishing partner for many years. He was in Nam. Marine Corp Recon. Came home after getting pinned down in a rice paddy. He took a grenade to the back and still suffers greatly from it. He moved to another state and we drifted apart. When he was feeling too much pain to get in the boat, he made me promise to just catch 1 then come home. He didn't fall too far behind that way :highfive

I grew up in a Marine Household. Dad retired in 1970 with, I'm told 30+ yrs in the Corps. I remember him coming home and pulling white glove inspections after a bad day at work. I can laugh about it now. I was the youngest of 4 siblings, and learned by their mistakes, though it didn't always help. Dad was a Radio Repairman in the Corps. I'm not sure if they moved them around different divisions when being transferred or if they stayed in the same division. I know we spent a lot of time in the high and low desert in California when he was Stateside, between Pendleton, 29 Palms and Barstow. At one time Dad had a Book in a Gray hard cover for what division he was in, but all his Pictures and memories burned in a house fire in late '77.
I can vaguely remember a few stories he would only talk about if he got really, really liberated...Stories of the Philippians, Korea, Okinawa, and Viet Nam. I lost him to cancer in December 1982. RIP Dad. GYSGT Richard "Pappy" Vernon Pierce.

Pappy playing soldier (Quick Reaction Force ... aka "guard duty")
I was QRF driver/M60 gunner (never trained with nor fired the M60)
Now, my assigned rifle was the M14, which I qualified Expert with.

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My father was Navy .. WWII (stationed in Australia)
My Stepdad was Army .. WWII .. served under Patton & received Commendations for retrieving tanks from behind enemy lines.

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Young men 18 years old on the day they left for boot camp
to fight in WW11. My dad is the tall guy in the back row. They were from Fayette Co Illinois. My dad passed away 20 years ago, i couldn't have asked for a better man to be my dad

All I can give is my respect and thanks for all that y’all have done for us all. Was never in so I have no pics. God Bless every one of you.

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All I can give is my respect and thanks for all that y’all have done for us all. Was never in so I have no pics. God Bless every one of you.

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:hesaid Went for my physical and got 4Fed due to a knee I can't get down on. :dono

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I joined the Air Force to keep from getting drafted and sent to Nam.

Here I am less than 12 months later at Bien Hoa Air base in Nam, not all my plans worked out. It's been over 50 years, and I still get an uneasy feeling up my spine at the grand finally at fireworks displays.
Every time I watch a special on Viet Nam, I can't help but think President Johnson should have been held accountable for keeping us in that war, what a waste.
Most of us did what we had to do, not what we wanted to do. I'll stop now....

I grew up in a Marine Sargents house. My dad served during the Korean conflict. My son joined the marines after 2 years of college. He served his country for 5 years.

I still make my bed every morning just like I did since I can remember. Great Dad. Great Son.

Bon Temps!

My family has a proud military history, dating back to both sides of the civil war. My great-grandfather ( yes, that is correct) lost a leg at Gettysburg. My uncle died in Korea. My Dad never got over that. Dad served in the Air Force and I was born on Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas.

My brother was in the navy as were an uncle and cousin. Another cousin was a Marine who barely missed Vietnam.

I came out of high school in 1974. Any desire to serve was replaced by hatred of those who spit on GIs as they returned from Nam. I would have been in jail had I experienced that!

I don’t have many regrets in life but choosing to let Hippie trash direct me away from service was the biggest regret.

Ted and I talked about this. He got my Thanks and gratitude for his service and sacrifice.


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When speaking of heroes on CDC I think it must include Rango. He was a big part of this site for years. I think a few members will remember him and the "beast"
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THANK YOU!!!
To each and everyone who have served and to those in active duty.
Prayers for Ted’s family and may God Bless.


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Thank you to all who have served or are serving that allows us the freedoms that we have

Visiting Our Hero even with the funky moustache! Have another better photo from yesterday but I'll have to get it from his phone and post.

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Grew up with my buddy Todd , he went into the Marines right out of high school , i waited a few years , to join , he was in sta plt.strategic target acquisition , commonly known as a sniper , he was his partners spotter , kia from an ied July 20, 2005 glad to have known him

So sorry for all the pics but about to leave and obviously super proud
Also pretty DUSTY at the dang Airport as usual

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GET THAT WOMAN SOME SHOES BEFORE HER FEET FREEZE !! :Rofl