With respect, honor, and gratitude, we salute the men and women who served this nation.
Happy Veterans Day to the 44 million past and present veterans of the United States armed services. Whether you toted a rifle in the jungle, fixed an APV in the middle of a desert, sat at a desk in Fort Meade, sent a drone into a terrorist’s tent, or made the chow at MCRD San Diego, your service — and for many, your sacrifice — is appreciated.
(And for crayon-eaters like myself, happy 251st birthday to the Corps. Raise a cup of the demon rum.)
If you served, what branch were you in, and where was your posting?
Such a fantastic show
The wife and I watched it about a year ago. I had heard it was really good and finally got around to it.
It’s almost 20yrs old at this point but it’s a show that I’ll be watching 20 yrs from now and be just as impressed. The writing, the acting, the life these actors gave those characters….just brilliant!! And to add…the bloke who plays Winters (Damian Lewis) is a brit….can’t tell from the show can ya. And Schwimmer played Sobel fantastically well by turning him into that one guy that we all know, loathe and have no respect for.
Sobels story post war was really sad. He ended up estranged from his family and blinded himself in a failed suicide attempt. He ended up dying in VA nursing home from malnutrition.
Several of E Co veterans took some exception as to how he was portrayed in the show.
All that said, the series is fantastic. I’ve watched it countless times and parts of it still get me.
Yes, I know. I’m referring to the portrayal of the character of Sobel and the job the tremendous job Schwimmer did.
OK, I’ll start: USMC, San Antonio
2nd Para Commando. Redesignated and converted as the 2nd Para SF now. The Predators
Lest we forget.
USAF: Texas, AZ, ROK, New Mexico
PMC: TF Copperhead – Kandahar, Bagram, Ramrod, Sharana, Shank, Arian, Warrior, Ghazni (and yes I was there on 8/28/13)
https://youtu.be/EfvsCYPqbPY?si=tuiDGmnBoKKpqRwl
Wassail to all those who served and the fallen.
A special one goes out to my fellow busted knuckle grease monkey brothers keeping the Ken Dolls zipping through the heavens.
An extra special one to the Route Clearance, EOD, and Sapper teams I served alongside in the Rockpile. Magic-71 and -72 and the rest of TF-Copperhead tried our damnedest to find the bombs before you guys had to run over them but we could never get them all. I will never forgot your courage and sacrifice.
https://youtu.be/mIWd3T1xjec?si=aE9ox2WvLHYUXGDV&t=15
RIP to the 524th Fighter Squadron. Though the Vipers are gone the misery they inflicted on our livers will live forever
https://youtu.be/pBNVrfNvFHk?si=L8yltflDD7MlUq1o